FDA Probe Prompts Wrigley to Halt Sales of Caffeine Gum
An FDA investigation into the safety of caffeine-added foods has prompted Wrigley to take its new caffeinated gum off the market for the time being.
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Is Your Pack-a-Day Habit a Vice, or an Opportunity?
A new website called costofyourvices.com wants to help you tally up the price of your bad habits. We'll take it a step further and help you make some money from those vices.
Savings Adventure: In Search of Amazing Asian Sodas and Drinks
Bored with ordinary Coke, iced tea and Red Bull? Asian markets offer a wide selection of teas, sodas and juices that'll challenge your taste buds without hurting your wallet.
What's With All the Hungry Thieves? Food Heists Become a Trend
There seems to be a growing trend in strange heists these days. From Nutella to cheese, why are thieves suddenly robbing us of our simple pleasures?
Starbucks' Big Expansion Plans: Yes, There's Still Room for It to Grow
It may feel like Starbucks shops are everywhere, but apparently there's still plenty of real estate left to conquer. Over the next five years, it will add 3,000 stores in the Americas, 1,500 of them in the U.S. But its global plans are just as ambitious.
Wall Street Watch: It's Tea Time for Starbucks
Starbucks announced on Wednesday that it will pay $620 million to acquire Teavana, the upscale mall chain that sells dozens of varieties of loose teas and artisanal tea-making equipment. They do also sell brewed tea beverages, but that's only sliver of its business. For Starbucks, this is a retail play, pure and simple.
Coffee Gets Square: Starbucks Switches to Mobile Pay Start-up
Starbucks plans to switch its processing of debit and credit card payments to mobile payments start-up Square, the two companies said Tuesday, in a deal will help establish two-year-old Square as a bona fide player in the industry.
8 Easy Ways to Slash Your Food Bills by $2,000 or More
Odds are you overpay for food much more often than you realize, and that can add up to thousands of dollars of wasted money over the course of a year. Check out these overpriced edibles, and how you could save a bundle on them.
Bitter Truth About Why Coffee Isn't Tasting as Good Lately
If you feel like your morning cup of coffee has gotten more bitter lately, its not a gustatory illusion: Many of America's major brands have been quietly tweaking their blends to keep their prices level.
Saving the Family Coffee Farm: An Unintenional Organic Journey
In 1992, when coffee prices plummeted and pesticides robbed Geraldo Calderon of his health, he had to change his farming methods. But it would be another 5 years before he learned that he was on the cutting edge of the organic farming movement.
Guess Whose New Machine Could Kill Starbucks
When the new Verismo coffeemaker shows up later this year, java buffs will be able to make Starbucks-quality espresso, cappuccino and latte beverages at home. But will the fancy European coffee drinks it'll crank out really be as good as Starbucks? Starbucks probably hopes so.
7 Ways Inflation Will Hit Americans in 2012
With the economy still trying to muster a recovery, and unemployment still around 8.5%, any price increases are painful. And just a month into 2012, a spate of headlines points to more hurt ahead. Here are seven ways inflation will be digging into your wallet this year:
Venti, Meet Vino: Starbucks Spikes Its Drink Menu
Starbucks is renowned for its caffeinated drinks, but it isn't above spiking its beverage menu here and there. The coffee giant is adding wine and beer at up to a dozen cafes in the Southern California and Atlanta markets.
Starbucks Lightens Up with Mellower 'Blonde' Brew
The complaint among those who don't dig Starbucks' coffee is that it tastes "burnt," or as java connoisseurs say, "bold." With those people in mind, it's trying something new. But can Starbucks' milder Blonde roast lure customers away from its budget-priced competition?