Will a Ballard company save Starbucks?
Earlier this month, Starbucks acquired the Coffee Equipment Company in Ballard, the inventor of the "Clover" single-cup coffee maker. Now the Clover is in six Starbucks cafes (three in Seattle and three in Boston), and the early press is glowing. "It brews one of the tastiest cups of coffee this side of the moon," writes Business Week in an article with the title, "Starbucks on the comeback trail with Clover." The NY Times tried it, too, calling the Clover a hit but scolding Starbucks for using over-roasted beans.
Comments
Yay, someone calling them on the overroasting!
Posted by: peanutga11ery1 | March 31, 2008 11:33 AM
You can get Clover made coffee at Aster in Ballard. (As well as other places, I've heard)
I'd prefer to support a small local business.
Posted by: BallardGirl | March 31, 2008 3:43 PM
Great. I'm so excited about Starbucks I'm going to brew my own coffee. The arrogance of the company astounds me. They're going to let their managers share tips (big boo...from a former server) and their coffee is burned and their crews are annoying.
Count me out.
Posted by: Sally Ann | April 2, 2008 12:04 PM
How many people got laid off at Starbucks to round up some $11,000 coffee machines?!
Posted by: Yo mamma | April 2, 2008 1:09 PM
If it has to do with Howie, it will sell out! Much like he sold out the city of Seattle with the Sonics. Howie will never see another dime from my pockets again.
Posted by: hoppdrop | April 3, 2008 7:09 PM