Dunkin Donuts

Business Week - July 23, 2008 3:26 AM

Not so long ago, everyone sought to imitate Starbucks (SBUX), home of the hip, WiFi-enabled cafs and cool baristas whipping up fancy coffee. These days, many coffee fiends prefer the premium coffees from Dunkin' Donuts and fast-food giant McDonald's ...

Reuters UK - July 21, 2008 1:43 PM

By Jennifer Martinez LOS ANGELES,, July 11 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is preparing to launch a line of smoothies next week, according to advertising at stores in several U.S. cities. Signs in at least four coffee shops ...

USA Today - July 20, 2008 11:59 PM

It may be tough to sell a $4 cup o' joe in a sour economy, but Starbucks (SBOX) (and other fast-food kingpins) are betting big this summer that folks will willingly fork out nearly that much for healthy-sounding fruit smoothies. On Tuesday, Starbucks ...

New York Times - July 19, 2008 11:23 PM

The sun had barely pierced the indigo morning sky when Francisco J. Perez made the call. He gripped the street pay phone and spoke of his knack for spreading concrete, his expertise in carpentry, his love for painting. He paced and fidgeted, picking at ...
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MSNBC - July 19, 2008 5:16 PM

Leave the laptop behind, dump the PDA and otherwise abandon anything that could be called 'always on' ΓΆβ?¬β?? so goes a frequent recommendation to stressed vacationers. The thinking is that if it's too easy to stay in touch via phone and e-mail with ...