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Will Starbucks Take Over the Tea Industry?

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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?

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  • Kirino 2012/06/22 22:00:39
    No
    Kirino
    +11
    Tazo's teas are nothing but crappy over priced tea for hipsters. Now Twinings, can make a good cup of tea.

    tazos teas crappy priced tea hipsters twinings cup tea
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  • Lina Blub 2012/06/23 07:14:39
    No
    Lina Blub
    +1
    They could never take over amazonas xP <- tea industry, i could ask the question other way around, will bubble tea take over coffee industries? Answer would still be no mostly i think, tea is tea and coffee is coffe u can compare those both, its like bubble gum & lollipop
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  • Lina Blub Lina Blub 2012/06/23 07:15:33
    Lina Blub
    Can't* sry can't xD
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  • Moonbeams 2012/06/23 07:10:13
    No
    Moonbeams
    +1
    If it's anything like their Coffee; they can keep it.
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  • mae 2012/06/23 06:28:20
    No
    mae
    +1
    No. Americans generally do not like to drink burned-tasting tea.
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  • Fariborz-Zak 2012/06/23 05:40:27
    Yes
    Fariborz-Zak
    +1
    Star for Bucks or Bucks for Star?
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  • redhorse29 2012/06/23 05:37:32
    No
    redhorse29
    +1
    Lots of tea merchants in the world.
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  • S* 2012/06/23 05:15:50
    No
    S*
    +2
    I may be wrong, most certainly am, but when I drank coffee I went for plain black coffee, and for the last 15 years, I like plain black tea. A teabag or bulk tea per cup is merely a pittance, I would not pay $3 for a cup on a regular basis. Give me a cup of hot water, I carry my own tea.
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  • Aqua Surf 2012/06/23 04:59:19
    No
    Aqua Surf
    +1
    I think their teas suck. I prefer Marriage Freres, when I can afford it.
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  • Stan Kapusta 2012/06/23 04:57:38
    No
    Stan Kapusta
    +2
    I don't see Tea drinkers flocking to a coffee chain store to buy tea.
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  • Lawnmowerman~PWCM~JLA 2012/06/23 04:29:30
    No
    Lawnmowerman~PWCM~JLA
    +2
    ...not if it tastes as burnt as all their coffee I've tried...which totals approx. 3 cups.
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  • Aqua Surf Lawnmow... 2012/06/23 05:03:42
    Aqua Surf
    +1
    They make it WAY too strong. I buy Starbucks beans in the bag and have them grind it medium in the store, then use only 2 heaping tablespoons for a pot of coffee. That is plenty strong and the bag lasts forever.
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  • mihai71 2012/06/23 04:11:44
    No
    mihai71
    +1
    I hate to see that
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  • El Prez 2012/06/23 04:02:31
    No
    El Prez
    +4
    I hope tea drinkers are not stupid enough to pay $2.85 for tea and milk. If they are then they are as stupid as the coffee drinkers and deserve what they get.
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  • tankbunny 2012/06/23 04:00:09
    Yes
    tankbunny
    The could easily if they wanted to
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  • shadow76 2012/06/23 03:42:52
    No
    shadow76
    +3
    Just give me a Lipton tea bag, glass jar, water and the sun!
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  • Al B Th... shadow76 2012/06/23 04:43:09
    Al B Thayer
    +1
    There isn't a finer tasting tea than sun tea. Ice cold no sugar lemon or no lemon.
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  • shadow76 Al B Th... 2012/06/23 06:43:44
    shadow76
    You've got that right!
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  • Inquisitve Kat 2012/06/23 03:40:52
    No
    Inquisitve Kat
    +2
    Sounds delish, though!

    starbucks tea
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  • Loser lollipop 2012/06/23 03:40:27
    Yes
    Loser lollipop
    They could do it
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  • Al B Thayer 2012/06/23 03:39:56
    Yes
    Al B Thayer
    +2
    Even though people know that tea costs $00.02 a glass to make. They will let Starbucks hoodwink them into believing that theirs is a much more refined blend and such great care goes into brewing using only the finest tea from heaven knows where in the best growing region of some place we have never heard of.

    No animals were harmed in the growing and possessing of their tea and it was lovingly harvested under the strictest government regulations.

    The water used is from the highest mountain springs and only after passing a professional taste test can it be used in Starbucks tea.

    Go ahead and plunk down a five note and change and dont forget to extend the pinky.
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  • mae Al B Th... 2012/06/23 06:40:26
    mae
    Will the tea be professionally burned per strict Starbuck's protocol to enhance that unforgettable Starbucks experience?
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  • angela.horne.378 2012/06/23 03:06:22
    No
    angela.horne.378
    +3
    starbucks serve lukewarm coffee
    how can theybe good for much?
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  • CAPISCE 2012/06/23 02:46:59
    Yes
    CAPISCE
    +2
    The Trendy morons will flock to buy over priced Tea at Starbucks just like they do with the over priced Coffee. Freaking Idiots
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  • beach bum 2012/06/23 02:33:22
    No
    beach bum
    +1
    no
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  • Sue Deenim 2012/06/23 02:15:54
    No
    Sue Deenim
    +2
    As long as I can make a gallon of sun tea for less than a dollar, I'm not tempted. I don't think there are enough hot tea drinkers to make it that worthwhile.
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  • xXChemical_RomanticXx 2012/06/23 02:14:12
    No
    xXChemical_RomanticXx
    +2
    Maybe. Twinnings for me.
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  • 4chewnahdoe 2012/06/23 02:10:07
    No
    4chewnahdoe
    +2
    Who goes out to drink tea, anyway? I drink tea sometimes that I make myself in my own home, but I wouldn't drink overpriced Starbucks tea. Probably isn't even good quality tea either.
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  • brittneylalaa 2012/06/23 01:15:28
    Yes
    brittneylalaa
    +1
    Starbucks is expensive but it also has an expensive taste. I can always taste the difference in their products compared to a coffee from McDonalds. So I would imagine their tea would be as good.
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  • SOUL4REAL 2012/06/23 01:11:12
    Yes
    SOUL4REAL
    +1
    Starbucks just might take over the tea industry beacuse they have taken over the coffee industry! You never know!
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  • L1 2012/06/23 00:52:43
    No
    L1
    +2
    I really don't know. It's a business and they do what businesses do. Anyway, I can't see it putting Teavana out of business.
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  • Reggie☮ 2012/06/23 00:26:59
    No
    Reggie☮
    +1
    IMO no.
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  • ReindeerWS6 2012/06/23 00:15:41
    No
    ReindeerWS6
    +2
    Good God I hope not... Compared to the local independent shops, Starbucks really needs to come up to speed on the products they already sell.
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  • MarinerFH 2012/06/23 00:08:05
    No
    MarinerFH
    +2
    What Tea Industry? How many Tea Houses are in any American Town?

    Personally, I get sick from coffee, can't even breathe the fumes. I would like to see some places to relax with a good, well made cup of tea.

    tea house
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  • jackie 2012/06/22 23:57:28
    Yes
    jackie
    +1
    Sure, all they need is good tea. they have enough people and money to get it.
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  • john12breaknot 2012/06/22 23:51:21
    No
    john12breaknot
    +1
    No,because I expect lawsuits for Starbucks and other corporate sponsors of white genocide.
    Africa for the Africans,Asia for the Asians,white countries for EVERYBODY!
    a) Genocide
    Anti-racist is a codeword for anti-white.
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  • jackie john12b... 2012/06/22 23:58:51
    jackie
    +3
    herp derp
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  • john12b... jackie 2012/06/23 06:56:40
    john12breaknot
    +1
    Thanks for not attempting to dispute the forcible elimination of the white population is genocide,and not "diversity" as claimed by the anti-white state religion.

    Anti-racist is a code word for anti-white.
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  • barbara... john12b... 2012/08/16 03:38:24
    barbararaeyoung
    +3
    You're a moron Mr. John12.
    And your "mantra" is BS. It's simply not true. All developing countries-- including South Africa have increasing immigration. South Africa's white European immigrant population has increased by more than 50% since 2005.

    Read this: http://fightingwhitenationali...
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  • Phyl *In God i Trust* 2012/06/22 23:45:47
    No
    Phyl *In God i Trust*
    +1
    No Starbucks
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  • ed 2012/06/22 23:39:57
    No
    ed
    +2
    I don't think so.
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