Coffee Wars, continued–Put Up Your Mugs

coffeeRemember last week when Starbucks decided decaf drinkers were costing the company too much money? Well, not every business turned its back on that bit of news! Caribou Coffee handed out over 500 12-oz cups of  free decaf on Friday! Now that’s a hot war worth following!

Analysts believe McDonald’s is in the coffee derby for the long haul with their new automatic machines for high-end lattes and cappuccinos. They’ve turned it into a price war, not just a decaf war.

Wait, Panera Bread wants to play, too. Last week they gave out samples of their coffee and their new breakfast items. Think they’ll probably do that promotion again!

Here’s an idea: Free coffee day everyday. There are enough players, we could just bounce from brand to brand! If it’s Monday, it’s…

Grab your Mug.

2 Comments »

  1. [...] to Consumer Reports, the topic gets murkier by the second. For those who have been following the coffee war discussion, here’s another take: Eight O’Clock Coffee’s 100 percent Colombian won the taste [...]

  2. [...] was that place. Lots of imitators have followed and now some street corners are literally buzzing with hi- octane caffeinated [...]

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