Want to know what happened last night...

David Lay · Post by **David Lay** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:03 pm

...at the Starbucks training?

http://starbucksgossip.typepad.com/_/20 ... comme.html

Disclaimer: I am not a Starbucks employee. I actually prefer Phoenix.

Jim DeVito · Post by **Jim DeVito** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:30 pm

I had starbucks once... I heard on NPR this morning that the CEO is doing this because he feel (rightfully so IMO) that starbucks has become more of a â€œcommodityâ€

Bryan Schwegler · Post by **Bryan Schwegler** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:58 pm

[quote="Jim DeVito"]
In case you were wondering I thought the coffee tasted â€œburntâ€

Valerie Molinski · Post by **Valerie Molinski** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:17 am

[quote="Jim DeVito"]

In case you were wondering I thought the coffee tasted â€œburntâ€

Jim O'Bryan · Post by **Jim O'Bryan** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:55 am

[quote="Jim DeVito"]I had starbucks once... I heard on NPR this morning that the CEO is doing this because he feel (rightfully so IMO) that starbucks has become more of a â€œcommodityâ€

Jim DeVito · Post by **Jim DeVito** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:45 am

From the wiki of Alfred Peet

Peet taught his style of roasting beans to Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl and Gordon Bowker, who took the technique to Seattle and founded Starbucks in 1971. Peet is widely credited with starting the specialty coffee revolution in the US. Among coffee historians, Peet is labeled as "the Dutchman who taught America how to drink coffee."[4]

So if starbucks came from such good stock... what happened?

David Lay · Post by **David Lay** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:58 am

Jim O'Bryan wrote:Bonus Starbucks Question - Who did they study for 6 months before going into business?

Carl Jones...right?

Jim O'Bryan · Post by **Jim O'Bryan** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:01 pm

David Lay wrote:
Jim O'Bryan wrote:Bonus Starbucks Question - Who did they study for 6 months before going into business?

Carl Jones...right?

Well yes.

they came and studied Arabica. Carl had goens to school with two of the principles of what was to become Starbucks.

Carl and Sarah are the people behind the GREAT roast at all of the places serving Phoenix Coffee.

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David Lay · Post by **David Lay** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:54 am

Interesting post from Carl's wife:

http://superbarista.blogspot.com/2008/0 ... ks-ad.html