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Starbucks to offer staff NVQs
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- 04 October 2010 09:53
Baristas at Starbucks will be able to pick up a qualification in making lattes after the coffee chain revealed plans to offer a range of NVQs. From next year in the UK, employees will be able to study for qualifications in customer service and food hygiene. The move is part ...read more
Marketing drive boosts profits at Starbucks
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- 26 July 2010 11:11
Starbucks has seen its profits rise by more than a third in the last quarter, following a massive investment in marketing. US store traffic increased by 6%, 4% internationally, lifting quarterly profits by 37% to $207.9 million (£136 million) in the 13 weeks to June 27th.Starbucks debuted its Via brand ...read more
Starbucks launches instant coffee
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- 04 March 2010 09:51
Starbucks' instant coffee brand, Via, will go on sale this week for the first time in the UK. The company hopes to take on the likes of Nescafé and Kenco following the launch, which Howard Shultz, Starbucks's chief executive, described as "perhaps the biggest opportunity" in the company's history.Starbucks said ...read more
Profits triple at Starbucks as US sales improve
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- 25 January 2010 10:17
Starbucks has reversed two years of falling sales, tripling profit in its final quarter last year. Sales increased by 4% in the US, with profit up from $64.3 million to $241.5 million in the period to December 27th. UK sales rose by 3.9%, rising by 6% in the final six ...read more
Starbucks rolls out Fairtrade lattes and cappuccinos
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- 02 September 2009 09:30
Starbucks has started serving 100% Fairtrade Certified and "Starbucks Shared Planet" verified coffee in all of their espresso-based beverages in the UK and Ireland. The move is expected to increase the amount of Fairtrade Certified coffee sold in the UK and Ireland by 18% this year.Harriet Lamb, executive director of ...read more
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