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Starbucks, another Seattle-based coffee company, purchased Torrefazione Italia along with Seattle's Best Coffee in 2003. Starbucks announced in 2005 that all 17 Torrefazione Italia cafés would be closed before the end of the year, [1] and all of the San Francisco retail locations were closed on 27 October 2005. The coffee brand has been ...
In August 2002, Starbucks provided free Wi-Fi in the United Kingdom, although in the past, a Starbucks rewards card was required. [149] [150] On July 1, 2010, Starbucks offered free Wi-Fi in all of its stores in the U.S. and Canada. [151] [152] [153] In August 2010, Starbucks began offering free Wi-Fi in Germany via BT Openzone. [154]
The Frappuccino was originally developed, trademarked, and sold by George Howell's Eastern Massachusetts coffee shop chain the Coffee Connection, and created and named by his marketing director, Andrew Frank. [3] When Starbucks purchased the Coffee Connection in 1994, they gained the rights to use, make, market, and sell the Frappuccino drink. [3]
Starbuck, in Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick; Lieutenant Starbuck, in the 1978 Battlestar Galactica film and TV series; Dana Scully, from The X-Files TV series (1993–2018) - was nicknamed Starbuck by her father
The Original Starbucks has kept its early appearance over time, and is subject to design guidelines and historic significance. [6] It is known for tourist attraction and hosting crowds. [7] [8] The store began by selling whole bean coffee, tea, and spices. [9]
Iced coffee drinks in a variety of recipes, some alcoholic, are also called mazagran; they may or may not be served in Mazagran cups. The Battle of Mazagran took place there in 1840 between French soldiers and Algerians and the legend says that during the night, the 123 besieged French soldiers drank coffee laced with alcoholic beverages. It is ...
Pumpkin Spice Latte with whipped cream on top, sold by Starbucks. The Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) is a coffee drink made with a mix of traditional fall spice flavors (cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove), steamed milk, espresso, and often sugar, topped with whipped cream and pumpkin pie spice.
Peet was born in Alkmaar, Netherlands, where his father ran a small coffee roasting establishment, prior to World War II. [3] Following the war; Peet left London, where he had apprenticed with Twinings coffee and tea company, [4] to work as a tea taster in the Dutch East Indies and New Zealand, prior to emigrating to San Francisco, California, in 1955, where he worked in the coffee importing ...