Fantastic Friday Links-January 14, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011 at 11:35AM A coffee shop in Split, Croatia is giving customers free use of an iPad instead of handing out free newspapers. link
The Columbian (Vancouver, WA) visited Paper Tiger Coffee on the same day I did. Look for my take on the café early next week. link
The people’s republic of Ukiah, California is trying to keep chains out of its downtown. Bad news for fans of Starbucks and Peet’s. link
More bad news about 2011 coffee production—this time from Indonesia. You’d better be prepared to pay more for that cup. There’s not much good news out there. link
Starbucks fans will be eager to get their hands on Howard Schulz’s new book, coming out in March. I’m sure it will detail how he saved the company. link
Things are heating up because the espresso machine cooled down in Aspen, Colorado, where a barista is being sued for turning off the machine on his last day of work. The coffee shop missed an hour of business the next morning, and the owners are mad. link
A judge ruled that Nespresso did not copy Silodesign’s double-walled glass design. link
You can see a picture of Silodesign’s cup and get a little more background on the story here.
Fox Business News says you can save $1,200 each year by eliminating coffee from your budget. link
One county commissioner from Cleveland wants to do just that. link
Happy Friday!
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