Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Starbucks makes food healthier - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The coffee giant says it has simplified recipesw to includemore high-qualitg ingredients like whole grains, blueberries from Oregob and cherries from Michigan. “Starbucks customersx have been telling us that they want better tastin and healthier food options when they visit our said Starbucks food category vice presidenty Sandra Stark in a news release announcing thenew menus. “We answeresd their call with a delicious new menu of food made with real ingredients and morewholesoms options.” New menu items include a blueberry oat bar, a farmer’ss market salad and banana walnut bread that Starbucks says “isx nearly 30 percent real banana.
” Starbucks has been expandingf its food menu in the last two year s to entice customers to visit more and to spend more per The company was also among the first restaurant chains in the countrhy to ban trans fat from its food and beverages. Starbuckas (NASDAQ: SBUX) is closing hundredws of locations and cutting thousands of jobs to trim expense s asrevenue falls. The company reported sales fell 8 percenftlast quarter, following a 9 percent decline in firsty quarter sales. It is also facing pressure fromMcDonalds (NYSE: whose new coffee drinks are driving salesx higher.

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