Coffee Prices Are Soaring, but Growers Aren’t Celebrating
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Coffee Prices Are Soaring, but Growers Aren’t Celebrating

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines These should be wonderful times at Finca El Puente, a coffee plantation carved into the mountains of southwestern Honduras. On world markets, the price of ordinary coffee has more than doubled over the past year. The specialty varieties of coffee harvested at the…

Starbucks strike spreads, 10K baristas walk out on Christmas Eve
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Starbucks strike spreads, 10K baristas walk out on Christmas Eve

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The union representing Starbucks baristas said on Tuesday that a strike against the java giant has expanded to more than 300 locations — with about 10,000 coffeehouse workers walking off the job on Christmas Eve. Baristas in more than 50 cities including New…

Dunkin’s Staten Island Ferry snack bar aims for ‘end of year’ grand opening — sans alcohol
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Dunkin’s Staten Island Ferry snack bar aims for ‘end of year’ grand opening — sans alcohol

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Dunkin’ is set to start operating concessions on Staten Island ferries before the end of the year — but don’t expect any brewskis with the brew, at least yet, The Post has learned. The New England-based coffee giant will fill a void left…

South Dakota employees buy cycling co-worker Alex Rust new E-bike after six years of biking to work
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South Dakota employees buy cycling co-worker Alex Rust new E-bike after six years of biking to work

ByNews Polite

There’s a whole latte love in this South Dakota coffeehouse. Dishwasher Alex Rust, 24, received a new e-bike from his co-workers after he commuted at least four miles to Josiah’s Coffeehouse, Cafe & Bakery in Sioux Falls year-round on his bicycle for over six years. The dedicated employee normally wakes…

I’m a Starbucks barista — We’ve been out of ‘espresso and dignity’ for 2 months
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I’m a Starbucks barista — We’ve been out of ‘espresso and dignity’ for 2 months

ByNews Polite

Where have you bean? A Starbucks barista on TikTok is claiming her store has been out of espresso for two months — meaning that mochas, cappuccinos and lattes are a no-go. TikTok user @toreeisnotdead took to the social media platform last week to share her “help” message in a clip…

Starbucks insider shares where the popular chain got its name
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Starbucks insider shares where the popular chain got its name

ByNews Polite

Next time you visit Starbucks, remember that multiple different names were considered for the coffee chain – and in an alternate universe, you’re drinking a “Cargo House” vanilla bean frappe. That’s just one of the names almost used by executives, who borrowed the name Starbucks from an unusual but much-beloved source….