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Starbucks plans launch of chocolate line:.

Publication: Food & Drink Weekly
Date: Monday, January 25 1999

Coffeehouse giant Starbucks Corp., plans to soon introduce a line of proprietary chocolates in its retail stores. Many Starbucks outlets now carry a few chocolate items but all are procured from outside chocolatiers. The Starbucks line will feature chocolate developed by the Seattle-based company.

Meanwhile, Starbucks is contemplating the possibilities of selling tea. Alluding to the company's pending acquisition of Tazo, Portland, Ore., which initially will replace Starbucks' in-house Infuse tea brand in retail coffee shops. Starbucks said eventually there may be opportunities for stand-alone tea units.

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