starbucks

  • Starbucks to stop putting insects in their coffee

    The coffee-making giant Starbucks has announced that will no longer be using cochineal extract to produce a red tint in its beverages. The extract is created from crushing beetles and then processing the released juices. Starbucks has said that it will start to use a red dye extracted from...
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    Today’s frivolous lawsuit brought to you by a Starbucks tip jar

    On March 3, 2008, 54-year-old Roger Kreutz was ordering coffee at Starbucks when 19-year-old thief Aaron Poisson snatched the tip jar and took off.  Instead of fully evaluating the situation – for example, the odds that a senior citizen could chase down a teenager, or whether such a chase...
  • Bagel Rage!

    It may well be referred to as ‘Starbucks’ v English’ in the history books. According to a college English professor out of Manhattan, the American chain has put the first runs on the board when it comes to assaulting the English Language. Professor Lynne Rosenthal, was forcibly ejected from an Upper West Side Starbucks yesterday morning...