Competitor News

Starbucks was making news regularly this past week, when their annual shareholder meeting was being held.  First off, CEO Howard Schultz announced the company was jumping into the race relations conversation with their #Race Together initiative via a full-page ad in last Sunday’s New York Times.  Having their baristas write race together messages on their…

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Coffee Stocks are Piping Hot these Days

Matt Krantz reports at USA TODAY that it looks like coffee is starting to perk up on Wall Street. While the broad market is struggling to hold its recent gains, shares of five of the largest publicly traded coffee companies are on a high boil. Shares of Diedrich Coffee (DDRX) are up 4,525% this year, Green Mountain (GMCR) has doubled and even Starbucks (SBUX) is up 50%.

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