17+ hour, 11+ min ago  (511+ words) The drive-thru coffee revolution is coming to the grocery store'sort-of. 7 Brew, the fast-growing drive-thru coffee chain, on Tuesday said it has started selling ready-to-drink canned coffee inside Walmart locations across Arkansas, where both companies are based." This follows an earlier…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (701+ words) Black Rock Coffee Bar received a bit of a cold introduction to the public markets." The coffee chain's stock is down 39% since its IPO last year, despite sales and profitability that would be the envy of just about any other…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (731+ words) The Dutch Bros location in Los Angeles, just off the campus of the University of Southern California, has everything you'd expect from the fast-growing beverage chain." That includes multiple windows, the chain's new expanded food menu and some limited-time drinks…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (711+ words) Luckin Coffee is making a play for the premium market. Centurium Capital, the controlling shareholder of the fast-growing Chinese chain, is reportedly acquiring, or close to acquiring, Blue Bottle Coffee from Nestle for $400 million. Bloomberg said this week that the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (285+ words) What is the status of Starbucks" turnaround? This week"s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast A Deeper Dive features Mike Grams, the chief operating officer of the coffee shop giant. Grams joined us from a Starbucks Reserve location in…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (191+ words) Southern Grounds aims to be a bridge between Starbucks and First Watch'Restaurant Business - Salad concepts continue to make a move from bowls to plates - Seafood makes a splash on menus in time for Lent - The chef behind the only Turkish…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (756+ words) One relatively easy way to open a bunch of shops at once is to just buy them in one fell swoop. That's what Dutch Bros did earlier this year when it acquired Clutch Coffee, a drive-thru coffee chain that immediately…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (398+ words) Starbucks launched four new beverages Tuesday, putting strawberries and matcha in the menu spotlight. White Chocolate Strawberry Cream Cold Brew evokes chocolate-covered strawberries with its combo of cold brew sweetened with vanilla syrup topped with white chocolate strawberry cream cold…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (593+ words) To celebrate Valentine's Day, Outback is offering four-course dinners for two. 7 Brew's festive beverage lineup." Rival Dutch Bros"is joining in the festivities with Pink Velvet Mocha, a beverage with a pink velvet-inspired flavor, as well as the Luvstruck Rebel,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (807+ words) At the Starbucks Investor Day presentation on Thursday, Brian Niccol, the chain's CEO, explained why the chain's intense focus on its in-store experience was so important for the brand's results." "Over 60% of our customers just in this last month came…...