Reply With QuoteKudos to Starbucks for this. I hate their coffee, but I might have to go in and buy one of those mugs now. I hope this becomes an example for other businesses, getting them thinking about how they can switch to American-made products.
Starbucks initiative gives boost -- and buzz -- to Ohio pottery town
On the Job Hunt: Starbucks initiative gives boost -- and buzz -- to Ohio pottery town
Pottery glaze drips down to Bob Davis’ elbow as he dunks ceramic mugs by hand. He’ll do this more than a thousand times through the day.
He is well aware that someone in China could be doing the same job for less money. However, he is doing the job because the chief of the coffee juggernaut Starbucks launched a private sector initiative to create jobs.
“I guess we took the jobs from China,” Davis said. “They’ve been taking jobs off us all the time, so it’s about time we got back and took a little jobs off of them.”
If you stop by Starbucks for your caffeine fix, you may have noticed the campaign: Create Jobs for USA. The campaign is branded with the word "indivisible" stamped on mugs, wristbands and bags of coffee. For all the obvious reasons, CEO Howard Schultz at Starbucks wanted an American manufacturer to produce the mugs.
American Mug and Stein in East Liverpool, Ohio, fit the narrative.
East Liverpool is a classic tale of American manufacturing. Slogans boast that the town once was the pottery capital of the U.S., and “we set America’s table.” That was until manufacturers learned that all things ceramic could be made cheaper with foreign labor. Now, the word "closed" is seen through the dirty windows of many former factories, as paint peels from the window panes.
So Clyde McClellan at American Mug and Stein was approached by a third-party representative of Starbucks...
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/06...#ixzz1ztjfUsN0
Kudos to Starbucks for this. I hate their coffee, but I might have to go in and buy one of those mugs now. I hope this becomes an example for other businesses, getting them thinking about how they can switch to American-made products.
I'm sure even you kids can understand that this plan cannot possibly succeed without the help of the Government
Kudos to Starbucks and Howard. I am glad some companies are prepared to accept erosion of margin on some products for ethical reasons.
Thank you Howard! I had a giant (forgot their Italian name for it) ice coffee from there today. Went good with the heat and the new Spidey flick.
x2. Their coffee sucks, but I have a lot of respect for the corporation. This is not the first thing they've done that's been costly, but the right thing. If only GM and a lot of other American businesses were like this.Originally Posted by Ought Six
You guys just don't appreciate good coffee....I love starbucks coffee, course I love coffee from McDonalds and Dunkin Donut too but starbucks is my favorite.
Hint on the "iced coffee" for summer.....rather than buy their iced coffee, at which you get about 1/2 of the cup full of plain old ice...I buy a regular coffee of my favorite type and drive it home and pour it over a large cup of ice from home. since the starbucks cup is full of hot coffee I get more coffee for my money that way.
Their "create jobs for USA" is a great idea and shows again that STarbucks has an ethical side and they know that is good for their bottom line. (they also have high ethics on coffee production around the world, recycling, employee relations & benefits, and local community support)
x3 I have to dilute their coffee with milk and sweetener before it's halfway drinkable. But their corporate culture seems to have a genuine interest in seeing others succeed (except in the coffee shop sector of course)
Pro tip noted.
Starbucks coffee is so bad...I mean it can't be good when they have two on Ft Benning and then Three Java Cafe's that serve their coffee.
Starbucks coffee is delicious. For decades the South American growers have been exporting the cheaper, more bitter, Robusta coffee to the United States. Even though they themselves drink the more flavorful true coffee from the Arabica Bean. Maxwell House and Folgers, Tasters Choice etc. have been been corrupting your taste buds.
This Robusta crap isn't even true coffee but, a plant disovered in the late 1890s. Semi-related to the Arabica. The one true coffee of the gods.
Starbucks is the McDonald's of 'premium' coffee sellers. They roast their beans quickly to save time and energy costs, resulting in a bean that is slightly burnt on the outside and still green and bitter on the inside. Their coffee tastes like kerosene, but like McDonald's and its burgers, you can go to any Starbuck's anywhere in the world and you will get exactly the same mediocre cup of coffee. Starbuck's genius is in marketing, certainly not quality. Tully's is not much better. Peet's is quite good, and ironically they were bought out by Starbuck's. Fortunately, Starbuck's did not mess with Peet's coffee or business model when they purchased the company. Mercury Coffee is also a good chain in the PNW.
The best coffee is usually found at smaller local roasters. Here in Seattle, Cafe Ladro is probably the best small citywide chain. Victor's Celtic Coffee in Redmond is great, but the best I have come across is Vinaccio's, weirdly located in Marysville and Sultan, pretty much out in the middle of nowhere.
^Consistency is the major key in service industry. Good points made there 06. People want and expect the same product each time.
Not a coffee drinker and even when I do go to a coffeehouse, there are tons of local joints that are leaps and bounds ahead of Starbucks.
However, much respect for what they are doing in this regard.
We have a dozen or so local places too. Most are communistic meeting places and they make no bones about it. The Daily Grind in Albany is pretty good. They're just libs not commies. Although, sometimes they burn the coffee beans ( not too often and then they throw them out) and the firemen get a few calls locally. I've smelled "fire" once or twice.
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