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...solution might be an automated syrup dispenser, which for now sits in the Starbucks R&D lab but could speed up, among other things, the production of blender-made Frappuccinos. That goal was given fresh urgency in July when same-store sales for the month rose 4%, the slowest pace in nearly five years. The reason, said management: hot weather increased demand for cold drinks, and stores couldn't keep up. Customers saw long lines and kept on walking. It was a rare financial miss, and Starbucks' stock dropped 9% on the news (it's still up more than...
Striking a balance between efficiency and atmosphere is largely why it took 3 1/2 years to roll out ovens, the biggest thing to hit Starbucks since the blender's 1995 debut. Starbucks knew there was demand--witness the bags of food carried in--but creating a good-looking oven that could cook a range of items and contain the odor--lest a store not smell first and foremost of coffee--was a challenge. Even after some breakfast sandwiches were developed, entirely new deployment routines had to be created so that employees would not slow the line. "If our espresso-only...
...Place the salad ingredients in a big bowl. 2. Put the dressing ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. 3. Add the dressing and toss just before serving. 4. Garnish with avocado wedges...
...broil. Keep a close eye, though; tomatoes roast faster than the other items and will likely need to be removed first.) Once the skins wrinkle and the edges are slightly burned, remove. Peel the tomatoes. 5. Place the spices, tomatoes and 1 cup of chicken broth in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl and set aside. 6. Place the saut?ed chilis and 1 1/2 cups of chicken broth into the blender. Blend until the mixture becomes a smooth paste. 7. Heat the remaining unused lard/oil at a medium temperature in a deep pot and pour...
...discovered in the '50s. Palmer figured that if these properties could be combined with an elastic element that returned a material to its original shape after impact, you'd have a product with innumerable applications. After three years in the lab--at one time making mixes in a food blender--Green came up with...