Posts Tagged growth


Starbucks' coffee maker may drain Nespresso's growth

By on Friday, March 16th, 2012 | No Comments

By David Jones LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) – Plans by Starbucks to launch a rival coffee machine to Nespresso may derail owner Nestle’s hopes for growth in the United States after the George Clooney-marketed system has proved a hit with espresso coffee lovers across Europe. Starbucks’ news last week sent shares in Green Mountain Coffee [...]

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Fair-trade movement splits over paths for growth

By on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

PULLY, Switzerland — In a coffee-scented conference room near Lake Geneva, Ramon Esteve, a sixth-generation commodities trader, sits amid his father’s collection of centuries-old grinders and explains why he’s helping impoverished farmers grow more coffee, cotton and cocoa. He’s embracing a goal, first laid out by fair-trade activists, so he can secure more sustainable supplies [...]

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Nespresso: Growth Engine for Portioned Coffee Segment in 2011

By on Thursday, August 18th, 2011 | No Comments

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, August 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Nestlé Nespresso in the first half of 2011 achieved double-digit growth with more than 15% of its sales generated outside of Europe. Nespresso continued to drive momentum and innovation in the dynamic portioned coffee segment. The category, which accounted for 8% of the total coffee market in 2010, [...]

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Starbucks CEO promises huge grocery growth

By on Thursday, March 24th, 2011 | No Comments

* Sees grocery rivaling own stores as business * Set to expand reward card program to groceries * Shares up 4 pct SEATTLE, March 23 (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) wants to make sales of its coffee and other products in the grocery aisle rival its traditional cafe business, according to Chief Executive Howard Schultz. [...]

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Starbucks consumer goods to drive U.S. growth

By on Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 | No Comments

  Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz speaks during a news conference in Tokyo April 13, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Yuriko Nakao By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES | Tue Mar 8, 2011 1:08am EST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp’s (SBUX.O) next phase of U.S. growth will come from sales of branded products outside the four walls of [...]

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