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ADDING MULTIMEDIA Starbucks VIA[TM] Ready Brew Arrives at All U.S. Starbucks Locations and Revolutionizes the Instant Coffee Experience.


Starbucks Introduces a New Way to Brew a Cup Anytime, Anywhere and Announces Kickoff of Starbucks VIA[TM] Taste Challenge in U.S. Stores October 2-5

SEATTLE -- Tomorrow, Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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: SBUX SBUX Starbucks Corporation (stock symbol)
SBUX Starbucks Coffee Company
) launches its breakthrough Starbucks VIA[TM] Ready Brew at all U.S. locations, expanding upon Noun 1. expanding upon - adding information or detail
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 the company's coffee expertise and leadership. Starbucks VIA[TM] is 100 percent natural roasted arabica a·rab·i·ca  
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1.
a. A species of coffee, Coffea arabica, originating in Ethiopia and widely cultivated for its high-quality, commercially valuable seeds.

b. The beanlike seed of this plant.

2.
 coffee in an instant form that is rich and full bodied just like a fresh-brewed cup of Starbucks[R] coffee. Starbucks VIA[TM] is made with a proprietary, U.S. patent-pending microgrind technology to preserve the coffee's taste, quality and freshness.

"We believe Starbucks VIA[TM] will change the way people drink coffee and where they enjoy it. It took 20 years for us to create a coffee that delivers Starbucks[R] coffee quality in an instant, and we're excited to make that available throughout the U.S. and Canada," said Starbucks chairman, president and ceo Howard Schultz This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.
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. "We know that as more people try this product, more people will like it and adopt it into their daily routine so they will never be without great coffee. We're so confident that you won't be able to tell the difference between Starbucks VIA[TM] and our brewed coffee, we're inviting customers into our stores to see if they can tell the difference."

Starbucks VIA([TM]) Taste Challenge

From Oct. 2 - 5, Starbucks invites customers to join the Starbucks VIA[TM] Ready Brew Taste Challenge at their favorite U.S. Starbucks location. Participants can taste Colombia Starbucks VIA[TM] next to fresh-brewed Pike Place[TM] Roast and challenge themselves to guess which one is Starbucks VIA[TM]. Starbucks VIA[TM] Taste Challenge participants will receive coupon for a complimentary Tall brewed coffee on their next visit as well as an offer for $1 off a Starbucks VIA[TM] Ready Brew purchase.

Starbucks VIA([TM]) Road Trip

Tomorrow's launch also marks the end of the Starbucks VIA([TM]) Road Trip, featuring comedian Erin Foley, who traveled from coast-to-coast to preview Starbucks VIA[TM] with coffee lovers in the U.S. and Canada. The Starbucks VIA[TM] Road Trip kicked-off in Seattle on Sept. 15 and made official stops in Vancouver, Canada; Denver, Chicago, Boston and New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, along with many towns and sites in-between. The webisode series, featuring host Erin Foley and her sidekick The first popular popup program for DOS PCs, introduced by Borland in 1984. Sidekick included a calculator, notepad, calendar, phone dialer and ASCII table and popularized the concept of a terminate and stay resident (TSR) utility.  Starbucks coffee master and social media guru Noun 1. media guru - someone who advises about the use of communication media
media consultant

adviser, advisor, consultant - an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala"
 Brad Nelson Brad Nelson (born December 23, 1982 in Algona, Iowa), is a minor league baseball player in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He has played first base and outfield. He was acquired by the Brewers in the fourth round of the 2001 amateur draft.  on their Starbucks VIA[TM]-filled road trip adventure, is available at YouTube.com/Starbucks. Starbucksvia.com is also a source for the latest from the Starbucks VIA([TM]) Road Trip. The trip will make its final stop tomorrow in Times Square where Starbucks CFO See Chief Financial Officer.  Troy Alstead will ring the NASDAQ opening bell to celebrate the arrival of Starbucks VIA[TM].

Breakthrough Instant Coffee

Made with a U.S. patent-pending technology and the highest-quality coffee beans sourced from 3 percent of the world's top coffee, Starbucks VIA[TM] Ready Brew is 100 percent natural roasted arabica coffee. It can be made by adding hot (or cold) water which brews the coffee in an instant. With Starbucks VIA[TM] you can have a great cup of instant coffee that is rich and full bodied like a fresh-brewed cup of Starbucks[R] coffee.

Starbucks VIA[TM] Ready Brew is pre-portioned into single-serve packets and is packaged in books of three or boxes of 12. It is available in both Starbucks[R] Italian Roast and Starbucks[R] Colombia. The suggested retail price for the U.S. is $2.95 for a three pack and $9.95 for a 12 pack, making a great cup of Starbucks[R] coffee available for less than $1 each.

Starbucks VIA Ready Brew was already voted "Most Innovative New Product of the Year" in the U.K. by Allegra Al·leg·ra

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 Strategies1 and "Best New Consumer Product" by Progressive Grocer magazine in the U.S. These awards further establish Starbucks VIA[TM] Ready Brew as a leader in the instant coffee market.

Starbucks VIA[TM] Ready Brew in the Marketplace

Building upon the success of Starbucks VIA[TM] with its Foodservice partners, the high-quality instant brew will now be available through specialty outdoor gear and apparel retailer REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.), United Airlines US flights over two hours, Omni Hotels Omni Hotels is a privately owned upscale hotel company based in Irving, Texas. Omni currently owns and/or manages 36 properties of which 4 are resorts. The company also has 2 franchise properties (Newport News, VA and Philadelphia, PA). , and select Marriott locations. The convenience of Starbucks VIA[TM], coupled with the industry experience of Starbucks foodservice and grocery partners, will allow consumers to take a great cup of fresh-brewed coffee with them wherever they go.

"With a $21 billion global instant coffee business, and instant coffee representing 40 percent of overall global coffee sales, we believe Starbucks is uniquely positioned to capture a significant share of this market," said Schultz. "We believe there is tremendous opportunity to both grow the current instant coffee market as well as introduce consumers to an entirely new coffee occasion."

About Starbucks

Since 1971, Starbucks Coffee Company has been committed to ethically sourcing and roasting the highest quality arabica coffee in the world. Today, with stores around the globe, the company is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our guiding principles, we bring the unique Starbucks Experience to life for every customer through every cup. To share in the experience, please visit us in our stores or online at www.starbucks.com.

Pike Place is a trademark of the Pike Place Market Pike Place Market is a public market overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle, Washington, United States. The Market, which opened August 17, 1907, is one of the oldest continually-operated public farmer's markets in the country.  PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , used under license.

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