Will Starbucks Take Over the Tea Industry?
SodaHead News
2012/06/22 19:00:00
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Starbucks is the King of Coffee Shops, but can it expand its empire to include tea, as well? The Seattle-based corporation will launch its first tea bar this year near its headquarters, where customers will be able to choose from more than 80 different types of tea that they can blend together as desired. It's not clear what the bar will be called, but The Huffington Post reports that it will not use the same logo.
So far, Starbucks has not announced any plans to expand the business beyond a single outlet, but they will be teaming up with Tazo, a billion-dollar brand, so chances are there are bigger wheels in motion behind the scenes. Do you think Starbucks can dominate tea like it does coffee, or will this just turn out to be a failed experiment?
So far, Starbucks has not announced any plans to expand the business beyond a single outlet, but they will be teaming up with Tazo, a billion-dollar brand, so chances are there are bigger wheels in motion behind the scenes. Do you think Starbucks can dominate tea like it does coffee, or will this just turn out to be a failed experiment?
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In the UK independent coffee shops offer better quality tea and coffee than any of the crappy wordwide chains.
Starbucks menu board and have ordered a cup on occasion. Although I do fine it quite
pricey as the majority of Starbuck products are known to be, I do think that Starbucks
does make good tea. It might help if Starbucks lowered their prices a little. Fat chance
of that happening anytime soon though, I guess.
Advice for tea drinkers - get loose leaf teas if you can find it. If you like Earl Grey - check that the tea actually contains Natural Oil of Bergamot, like BIGELOW teas, and is not "bergamot flavored" or "scent of bergamot" like some other brands.