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Dublin Cafés Offering Free Coffee In Protest Against Starbucks Expansion

A number of independent coffees shops across Dublin are offering free beverages to customers today (5 September) in protest against the opening of yet anot...

Greencore Share Drop Linked To Starbucks Contract Loss

Greencore's recent share slump has reportedly been triggered by the loss of a major contract with US coffee firm Starbucks, according to The Irish Times....

Belfast Airport Set For £2.5m Revamp Of Food & Drinks Facilities

Belfast International Airport is getting ready to undergo a £2.5 million facelift of its food and drinks facilities. The Belfast Telegraph reports...

China Millennials Swap Tea for Coffee as Starbucks Pushes East

At a Starbucks in downtown Beijing, Du Beibei is getting her lunch-break caffeine fix. Like many young Chinese, she’s chosen to sip a cup of coffee i...

China's Spicy Hotpot Billionaire Is Ready to Take on the World

Zhang Yong, the co-founder and chairman of Haidilao, one of China’s most successful hotpot chains, remembers his first time eating out. As a 19-year-...

Hot Sales of Cold Brew Might Be What the Coffee Market Needs

Can cold brew perk up sleepy coffee markets? Surging sales of the trendy summertime drink have companies including Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts ex...

Cofco Sees Risk of Coffee Shortages on Colombia and Brazil Crops

The coffee market could face shortages next season amid risks for Colombia’s crop and with top grower Brazil in the lower-yielding part of a two-year...

Starbucks Acquires Landmark Ballsbridge Kiosk In Dublin

Starbucks has purchased the hexagon-shaped kiosk at the centre of Ballsbridge, which was originally used as a store by Pembroke Fire Brigade in the 1920s a...