Archive for November 11th, 2011

Starbucks is Going To Juice It Up – USA

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Originally heard through the grapevine Starbucks was going to divide their shops into two; half coffee and half cold pressed juice bar, “grab it and go or consume it on the premises” but it was announced today that it had acquired Evolution Fresh, a West Coast supermarket brand for $30 million, and instead of the split which was considered, the Seattle-based coffee chain has decided to launch a “health & wellness” concept in 2012 to establish a new vision of the high-end juice business.

Link you might enjoy: Is Starbucks Going Into The Fresh Pressed Juice Business?

Joe Bastianich Defends His Partner Mario Batali Regarding Remark, “Bankers Are Hitler & Stalin Like” – New York

Friday, November 11th, 2011

 

Culinary Tidbits . . . Joe Bastianich defends his business partner, Mario Batali regarding his off-the-cuff remarks about bankers being Hitler & Stalin like, and Bastianich is quoted as saying, “I come from that world, I worked on Wall Street for many years. I think that what was said in that room was probably misinterpreted to a certain degree. I’m one of those people so I get both sides of the story. Of course we want [finance types] to come to our restaurants.”

Similar link: Mario Batali’s Remark About Bankers May Backfire