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Starbucks Shrugged and Zoka Fights Back

Starbucks threw in the towel and announced that they will start offering free WiFi starting July 1st. From Starbucks: Free Wi-fi at 6,700 U.S. sites by Ashley M. Heher: Starbucks Corp. will begin offering unlimited free Wi-Fi at all of its company-operated U.S. locations next month, part of an ongoing effort to bring more customers [...]

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Zoka Updates Website With Accurate Packaging Size

It appeared that Zoka Coffee no longer lists their coffee size as “per bag“.  It now states “12 oz“.  This is a nice conclusion to the post I Call Coffee Shenanigans – The 12 Ounce Pound. I love the Espresso Paladino blend, but 12 ounces is not a pound.  Hiding that fact or stating it [...]

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Coffee, Commodities and Pricing Shenanigans

After yesterday’s link from the Seattle Times, I got an interesting comment from Luke about coffee and commodities. The majority, if not all, of these roasters do not purchase coffee from the commodity market. Many of the roasters (notably Stumptown and Intelligentsia) on this list pay the highest (far beyond commodity prices) on average for [...]

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I Call Coffee Shenanigans – The 12 Ounce Pound

Some coffee roasters are attempting a trick to pass on price increases.  They are switching from 16-oz bags to 12-oz bags.  This in itself is not a problem if you are honest with your customers.  Zoka Coffee is the latest roaster to switch from 16-oz to 12-oz bags.  However, I don’t think they are being [...]

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