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Poll Results: Most important issue to the MSI commmunity?
September 09, 2008
by mguiste
In a very close vote, "Recycling" emerged as the top issue in the recent home page poll. The bottom line is that all of these issues are very important to the community, and the closeness of the vote reflects that. Question, and the full results: What is the most important issue on MSI? Bold Coffee/PPR: 25% WiFi Program: 21% Recycling: 29% Loyalty Program: 22% Other: 2% See some discussion of this question here: The Big Ideas on MSI You may have also noticed that the Leaderboard on the home page changed today. This week's Leaderboard shows only recent contributions--and there were some surprises. Nice job 33Mac and TLCTX! We also have a new 1st place: well done JavaOcha! And thank … more »
Clover Update – Now in Boston and Seattle
September 17, 2008
by Aimee Johnson
Hi there! I wanted to let you know that the Clover® Brewing System in addition to the Seattle stores I blogged about earlier can now be found in even more stores in Boston - 31 to be exact. For a list of stores visit www.clovercrafted.com . This one-of-a-kind coffee brewing system highlights how rich and distinctive coffees can be, one cup at a time. At the stores that have this brewing system, you’ll find Starbucks® Small Batch Coffees, specifically for brewing on the Clover®. Our coffee team has traveled the world to find the perfect coffees to take advantage of the ability of the Clover® Brewing System to maximize the various layers and flavor nuances. For example, the … more »
Poll Results: Level of Discourse on MSI
September 18, 2008
by mguiste
Earlier this week I asked about the conversations on MyStarbucksIdea. Specifically I wanted to know if you thought the level of discourse was what we all, as a community, wanted it to be. The answer was a resounding "Yes!". Just over half of you thought the conversations were "About right". Full results below. The average level of discourse on MyStarbucksIdea is: 52%: About right 9%: Too low 12%: Too one-sided 21%: Not enough Starbucks participation 6%: Too something else In the related idea link , there was commentary by Ian G and UrbanVoy especially around it being difficult to follow idea threads on the site. Several other community members had comments about products or … more »
Poll Results: Where In North America are you?
September 11, 2008
by mguiste
The results are in. It turns out most of you are from the "West", at least based on the breakdown of answers as provided. Here are the totals: Northeast 18% Southeast 19% Midwest 18% West 34% Canada/Mexico 11% Thanks to everyone who participated! The new poll asks about those who are outside North America.
Creating community with Farmers in Costa Rica
September 26, 2008
by sbx_kand
Through this site and other conversations partners and customer have asked us how we connect with coffee farmers in origin country. Since 2001, Starbucks has partnered with Earthwatch Institute in Boston, MA. Earthwatch is an incredible organization and if you don’t know who they are you should check out their website at www.earthwatch.org . Since 2007, we’ve been partnering with Earthwatch on a project in the Tarrazu Region of Costa Rica called “Sustainable Coffee Farming”. Through this project, we have the ability to send a limited number of partners and customers to Costa Rica each year to meet farmers and work along side them on their farms. Our partners and customers … more »
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