Friday, October 30, 2015

The Golden Era Of Starbucks Is Going Strong

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The reign of Starbucks continues.

As other global chains like McDonald’s, Subway, and KFC struggle to regain stability, Starbucks ended its fiscal 2015 year in September with global comparable-store sales growth of 7%. This was the sixth consecutive year of comparable sales growth for Starbucks globally.

The Seattle-based chain’s business remained robust in the U.S. too, where it grew sales at cafes open 13 months or longer by 9% last quarter.

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Starbucks — ranked the most popular restaurant among teens in a recent Piper Jaffray survey — has been growing sales through successful new food and drink offerings and its very successful loyalty program.

The company also recently rolled out mobile ordering and has increased worker pay and benefits in the U.S. “Our comp results are strongest where we are having our greatest success in reducing turnover,” Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz told investors. “There is no doubt that our partner investments link directly back to our ability to post record profits.”

Improvements in pay and benefits are also planned for the company’s international restaurants, it said.

The current growth spree looks like it will continue through next year: Starbucks predicted global comparable store sales growth “somewhat above mid-single digit” percentages in fiscal 2016, and plans to open another 1,800 new stores, of which about 700 will be in the Americas region.

Already, Starbucks has 23,043 stores in 68 countries. Schultz is relying on the “universal appeal of the Starbucks experience” to make the chain even more ubiquitous.

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Here's How To Make An Oozing Chocolate Cheese Toastie

The toastie with the most-ie.

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Nutella + marscapone + a gooey chocolate centre = all your toastie dreams come true. Find the full recipe at the bottom of this post and even more sweet treat ideas here.

Here’s what you’ll need to make the toastie:

Here's what you'll need to make the toastie:

Brioche, Nutella, Marscapone, Dark Chocolate and Butter.

(Note: Don’t substitute the mascarpone – it’ll make your toastie creamy, rich, and sweet. Don’t substitute another soft cheese, like ricotta, as it’ll be too watery.)

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Start by thinly buttering your brioche slices.

The butter is to keep the sandwich from sticking to the pan, so you only need a smear. You could use plain white bread if you want, but rich brioche will give your sammie an indulgent touch.

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Here's How To Make 3 Incredible Treats From The Sweetest Bakery In London

Sugar and egg whites, and all things nice.

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So, meringues are 100% the prettiest way to eat sugar.

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And the Meringue Girls are 100% geniuses when it comes to baking.

“MGs stands for girl power and creativity,” they explain. “Both trained chefs, we met in a hot sweaty restaurant kitchen, and schemed ways of starting up our own food business – we both have a real entrepreneurial spirit. We wanted to nail a niche – so focused on taking meringues to the absolute limit.“

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They’re responsible for these GIN AND TONIC MERINGUE KISSES, for instance.

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Here's How To Make Homemade Popcorn Crunchie Bars

All your dessert dreams come true.

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Crunchy, salty and sweet, once you start you won’t be able to stop munching. Find the full recipe at the bottom of this post and even more sweet treat ideas here.

Here’s what you need to make the honeycomb:

Here's what you need to make the honeycomb:

Caster sugar, golden syrup, bicarbonate of soda.

You’ll also need: Salted popcorn, melted chocolate for dipping.

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Put the caster sugar and golden syrup in deep saucepan, and place on medium heat.

Slowly melt the sugar (but don’t let it bubble).

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Here's How To Make Dreamy Floating Meringue Hot Chocolate

Float away on a meringue iceberg.

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The most luxurious hot chocolate, topped with a darling floating meringue ~iceberg~. Find the full recipe at the bottom of this post and even more sweet treat ideas here.

Here’s what you’ll need to make the hot chocolates and icebergs:

Here's what you'll need to make the hot chocolates and icebergs:

Milk
Double cream
Dark chocolate
Meringue mixture (read on for the full recipe).

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Firstly, make your meringue icebergs.

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Thursday, October 29, 2015

Can We Guess Your Favorite Halloween Candy?

Face your fear…then stuff your face.

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Here's What An Obsessive Tea Drinker Thinks Of The New "Nespresso For Tea" Machine

Just move oolong…nothing to see here.

Last week, I tried out a new intelligent tea infuser called Teforia. It’s like the Nespresso of tea.

Last week, I tried out a new intelligent tea infuser called Teforia. It's like the Nespresso of tea.

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Teforia uses special loose leaf tea capsules with wireless “RFID” tags in the lid. These tags store information like that particular tea’s ideal brewing temperature.

Teforia uses special loose leaf tea capsules with wireless "RFID" tags in the lid. These tags store information like that particular tea's ideal brewing temperature.