Aside from the Burger King buys Tim Horton’s news, we took note of a couple of other relevant stories this week . . . Starbucks announced that they will begin testing mobile coffee trucks this fall on three targeted college campuses. Arizona State University, James Madison University in Virginia and South Carolina’s Coastal Carolina University…
We haven’t reported too much of late on our competitors, but there is much to report, so we’ll try to catch you up in this issue . . . Taco Bell has joined the breakfast competition, announcing a few weeks ago that beginning March 27, they will offer a rather extensive breakfast menu from 7AM…
Our analyst John Gordon reports that Dunkin’ Donuts scored strongly in Harris Poll ‘Equi Trend‘ report, composed via their research in the coffeehouse sector. Dunkin’ was number one, followed by Einstein and Starbucks in that order. In terms of bulk coffee sales scores, Folgers was 1st, followed by Green Mountain, Seattle’s Best, and Dunkin’ Donuts blend in…
Starbucks Corp. .. (Nasdaq: SBUX) said Tuesday that it will be selling single-serving K-Cups for the Keurig coffee machine in grocery stores in November, signaling a challenge to Dunkin’ Brands Inc. .. (Nasdaq: DNKN), which this month began selling K-Cups in Dunkin’ Donuts franchises only.
Businessweek reports that Dunkin’ Donuts will start selling its coffee in single-serve Keurig cups today, beating rival Starbucks Corp. to the market in a fast-growing portion of the coffee business.
Patch.com reports that Governor Deval Patrick, along with State Rep. Brad Jones and State Sen. Katherine Clark visited Keurig on Walkers Brook Drive, Tuesday, to hear about the company’s history and how it continues to grow.
Thomas Grillo writes in the Boston Herald that Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks — with their coffee shops saturating neighborhoods and their bags of beans bulging from supermarket shelves — are now duking it out one cup at a time.
Emily Bryson York reports at Breaking News Chicago that Dunkin’ Donuts and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters are hooking up to make Dunkin’s coffee available in K-cups for Keurig machines exclusively at Dunkin’ Donuts shops.
The Boston Business Journal reports that shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (Nasdaq: GMCR) surged 15 percent Thursday morning after the company said sales at its Reading-based Keurig single-cup brewing business surged 89 percent in the fiscal first quarter.
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