Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts

No one wants to spend however amount of money on a cup of coffee for it to taste bad, when paying for coffee you would like to actually enjoy the coffee. Both locations Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks have a variety of flavors and options to choose from. In my opinion Dunkin’ Donuts has a very smooth coffee, as Starbucks coffee tends to be more “bold and harsh.” I personally feel that in all my trips to Starbucks, the coffee tends to taste burnt. I myself just do not enjoy that type of coffee, but if you are the type to drink bold and extremely strong coffee, Starbucks is the way to

If I was asked to pick either Dunkin’ Donuts or Starbucks, it would be impossible. There are certain factors that decide which company I will go with, too many to decide. It all depends on what mood I am in, what store is closest, and how much money I’m willing to spend. They both have equally good coffee and both built a good name for themselves. In the end you're ultimately just paying to advertise for the company because their label is all over the

In 2007, Apple and Starbucks became partners in the venture of iTunes store. Over time, another entity entered the equation, AT&T. What does this mean to the customer, the dependability of each to provide superior services to their respective products and services? As it is seen within the IT infrastructure, each entity needs to present certain services to keep up the maintenance of the services on each level, to a point to where one, in an ideal world, for logistical reasons, communicate with each other in case of failure.

Starbucks sells coffee, alcoholic beverages, tea, bottled tea, bottled beverages and snacks. Dunkin donuts offers plenty of options in terms of sweet delicacies like brownies, muffins, pastries and donuts apart from espresso and cold coffee. Incidentally, both the restaurants have breakfast on their menus.

Starbucks started in 1971 and by creating a cozy third place to customers beyond home and work and offering a slightly higher price yet fine quality coffee, within 25 years, it had opened just over 1000 stores. In order to maintain its leadership position, Starbucks had continued pursuing growth opportunities by selling Starbucks products through mass distribution channels and expanding its retail footprint. Along with the rapid expansion and success, Starbucks has encountered financial downturn in 2008, and the rise of competitors from both high price independent coffee shops, smaller coffee chains that resembled pre-expansion Starbucks model, to low price fast food restaurants chain McDonald’s and Dunkin’s Donuts has deteriorate the

Every human being having to start the morning with a cup of coffee or tea with hot and delicious breakfast, and mid-morning or afternoon. The great hot coffee or tea is sharing with family, friends and co-workers. Some people are like to drink coffees or teas as taste bold to medium and mild with any types of products. In 19th centuries to now, there are so many food businesses open in the market such as coffee stores, food restaurants, retail grocery stores and food industries. There are different country’s coffees or teas with flavors find in the coffee or cafe stores. The coffee businesses are open such as Starbucks coffee, Dunkin Donut, McDonald, Panera, Caribou café etc. All these coffee businesses have the own corporate stores,

Coffee has become a significant part of lifestyle of numerous people. Starbucks has opened its first coffee shop in in Seattle, Washington, USA in 1971 (“About Starbucks,” 2014). The Starbucks is very popular today and has more than 6,000 locations in over 30 countries. In addition to coffee and espresso drinks, people now enjoy Tazo tea and Frappuccino (“About Starbucks,” 2014). The main target of Starbucks is to be the consumer’s favorite coffee shop. The globalization of the businesses increases competition in the food and beverage industries. Starbucks is the most successful and competitive coffee chain on the market. The aggressive strategies of expansion pushed the competitors such as McDonalds or Dunkin Donuts

Starbucks lose its uniqueness when baristas used to grind beans throughout the day whenever a new pot of coffee had to be brewed which was at least every eight minutes. Many baristas began to grind all of the day’s coffee beans in the morning and store the rest of the day. Baristas now use push-button machines to make espresso drinks. That stores no longer smell like coffee and that every store looks cookie-cutter.

A competency describes anything that a business does well and differentiates them from competitors. The authors from Essentials of Strategic Management say it best as they define a competency as "the cross-functional integration and coordination of capabilities." They continue to clearly define that core competencies are the "collection of competencies that cross-divisional boundaries, is widespread with the corporation, and is something a corporation can do exceedingly well" and that distinctive competency are those skills that are "superior to those of the competition." The competitive analyses below presents the distinctive and core competencies from Great Cups of Coffees competitors Starbucks and Dunkin ' Donuts.

In terms of perception, 7-Eleven and Dunkin Donuts provide coffee in a "no-nonsense fashion", which attracts customers who are extremely price sensitive. Caribou Coffee's environment is similar to that of Starbucks because of furniture, free internet, and cozy surroundings, but their lack of market expansion has prohibited them from gaining the notoriety Starbucks has achieved. Finally, BIGGBY Coffee is in the middle ground where the likes of Dunkin Donuts and Caribou Coffee separate themselves. (Farfan, 2010)

These two businesses differentiate themselves in many ways. For example, Starbucks brands itself mainly as a beverage business. Although they have been recently adding small plates and sandwiches to their menu, they are still mainly known for their coffee. On the other hand, Dunkin’ Donuts offers many menu options such as donuts, sandwiches and breakfast foods. Although Dunkin’ Donuts claims that their biggest sell point is coffee, they also promote their other food options. Another difference is that Starbucks is more of a “coffee shop.” Comfort is a big thing to Starbucks businesses. They want

Waking up drowsy, struggling to get out of bed and the difficulty to mentally prepare for the day is a common problem that many individuals deal with day in and day out. Consuming one particular caffeine-filled drink can almost always solve the morning grogginess and lack of motivation for the majority of people. Coffee has become part of the daily routine for the majority of people all around the world, and due to the constant demand for coffee, there are numerous multi-million and multi-billion dollar successful coffee chain companies that can be found internationally and all over the globe. When considering all of the major coffee corporations, a few well-recognized names that are frequently mentioned are Dunkin’ Donuts, Saxby’s and

Starbucks Sourcing Problems: Trying to Find a way to Protect the Environment while maintaining a high quality coffee bean

This paper looks at Starbucks history and evaluates its current financial situation. Their sense of community, responsibility and social awareness has made Starbucks the company that it is today. Starbucks has adopted a unique culture that is hard to duplicate by other organizations. As stated on their website, the company’s vision is to establish Starbucks as the most recognized and respected brand in the world. The ideals, along with the leadership of Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO, has helped position the company where it is today, which in turn has positively affected the financials of the organization. This paper examines the financials and makes recommendations for new

Starbuck has revamped the traditional customer loyalty program by including gamification elements. For every dollar spent in a store, a Starbucks customers receives two stars and as they collect more stars, they receive rewards like; free coffee refills, free-birthday rewards, monthly double-star days and special rewards for every 125 stars collected. This is however, complimented by special programs on days like Valentine's Day, where customers can send a Starbucks Card eGift to one another via their smartphones! The Starbucks scheme is a fun filled and interactive version of the normal rewards program.