Thursday, February 17, 2011

Starbucks makes food healthier - Baltimore Business Journal:

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The coffee giant says it has simplified recipezs to includemore high-quality ingredients like whole blueberries from Oregon and cherries from Michigan. “Starbucks customersz have been telling us that they want betterf tasting and healthier food options when they visit our said Starbucks food category vice presidenty Sandra Stark in a news release announcinyg thenew menus. “We answered theirr call with a delicious new menu of food made with real ingredientsw and morewholesome options.” New menu items include a blueberr oat bar, a farmer’s market salad and banana walnurt bread that Starbucks says “is nearly 30 percen real banana.
” Starbucks has been expandin its food menu in the last two yeare to entice customers to visit more and to spendr more per visit. The company was also among the firsty restaurant chains in the country to ban tranxs fat from its foodand beverages. Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is closing hundreds of locations and cuttinvg thousands of jobs to trim expenses asrevenued falls. The company reportesd sales fell 8 percentlast quarter, following a 9 percentt decline in first quarter sales. It is also facing pressurd fromMcDonalds (NYSE: MCD), whose new coffer drinks are driving sales higher.

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