Specialty Eateries

(PNRA) Panera Bread’s COO Steps Down

Panera Bread Co. (PNRA) has recently announced that effective May 31, 2012, John Maguire will no longer serve as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company. Maguire resigned...

24Apr2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(SBUX) Wine and Beer Served at Starbucks

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) has decided to sell beer and wine in 12 cafes in Southern California, Atlanta and in Chicago.

The stores will be remodeled and redecorated to match an evening mood. The...

3Feb2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SBUX) Starbucks in India This Summer

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) is slated to make its way into India by the end of August. Starbucks, along with Asia’s largest publicly traded coffee grower, Tata Coffee Ltd, is planning to open 50 stores,...

3Feb2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SBUX) Starbucks Gets Application on iPhone

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX), the coffee maker has become more interesting for its customers on introducing sophisticated and time-effective technology. It added another application to its portfolio namely...

6Jul2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SBUX) Starbucks Coffee All Over China

Starbucks Coffee Company (SBUX) finally has taken full control of majority of its stores in mainland China based on a contractual agreement with its long time joint-venture partner in South China, including...

15Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SBUX) Starbucks Coffee Gets Expensive

Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) replicated many coffee retailers by increasing the price of packaged coffee to combat the record 125 per cent steep climb in Arabica coffee prices. Starbucks recently raised its prices...

9Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SBUX) Starbucks To Rule Indian Market

Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) looks to establishing a strong foothold in India with Tata Coffee Ltd, Asia’s largest publicly traded coffee grower. Seattle based Starbucks announced...

7Apr2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SBUX) Starbucks Analyst Maintains Neutral Rating on Shares

We currently reiterate our Neutral recommendation on Starbucks Corporation (SBUX).

Seattle, Washington-based Starbucks registered robust results for the fourth quarter and full year 2010. Adjusted...

27Dec2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(CBOU) Caribou Coffee Beats Third Quarter 2010 Earnings by a Penny

Caribou Coffee Company Inc. (CBOU), the second largest company-owned premium coffeehouse operator in the United States, posted third quarter 2010 earnings of 8 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus...

25Nov2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SBUX) Starbucks Third Quarter 2010 Earnings Meets Expectations – Remains Optimistic

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX), one of the leading roaster and retailer of specialty coffee, registered robust results for the third quarter of 2010. Adjusted quarterly earnings of 29 cents a share came in...

24Jul2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SBUX) Starbucks Corporation – Operating Income Surged 80%

Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) continues to trade at a premium, but the consistent earnings surprises and upward estimate revisions could be worth the price.

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24May2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(PNRA) Panera Bread Raises First Quarter 2010 Outlook

Panera Bread Co. (PNRA), a leading retail bakery-café operating company, has raised its earnings outlook for first quarter fiscal 2010 as well as for the entire fiscal year, based on strong comparable bakery-café...

21Apr2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

($SBUX) Starbucks Analyst Initiates Coverage at Neutral

We are initiating coverage on Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) with a Neutral recommendation and a target price of $25.50.

Starbucks is the leading roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world....

7Apr2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SBUX) Starbucks Corporation – Earnings Estimates Climbing

Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) recently rebounded from a key trend line to move back within striking range of the 52-week high at $24.45. The move higher comes on the heels of the company’s better than expected...

3Mar2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(PNRA) Panera Bread Company Issues Robust Earnings Outlook

The earnings outlook for Panera Bread Company (PNRA) remains strong ahead of its quarterly results next month. While the prospects of many of its peers continue to be weighed down by the weak economic environment,...

25Jan2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SBUX) Starbucks Corporation – Analysts Further Increase Estimates

Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) just crushed Wall Street’s expectation by setting record earnings.

Starbucks just reported record quarterly earnings on Jan 20. The coffee giant saw net revenues rise 4%...

25Jan2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SBUX) Starbucks Reports Strong First Quarter Earnings

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) reported first quarter results with earnings of 33 cents per share. Earnings were 5 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 28 cents per share, and were up 120% compared to...

21Jan2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SBUX) Starbucks Corporation – Beat by 14.29% in the Fiscal Fourth Quarter

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) has been in a turnaround mode the last few quarters. Last week it posted its third earnings surprise in a row. Its turnaround strategy appears to be paying off for shareholders...

11Nov2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(THI) Tim Hortons Inc. – Estimates Continue to Climb Following its Latest Earnings Report

Tim Hortons Inc.’s (THI) estimates continue to climb following its latest earnings report.

Rising Consensus

Since Alex wrote about the donut shop a few weeks ago, it has seen 2 upward revisions for both this year and the...

12Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SBUX) Starbucks: Don’t Sip On This Stock Just Yet

Stock of the Day by Jeannette Di Louie, Investment U Research

Last week, Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) debuted “Via Ready Brew” – its new instant coffee.

It’s a product that CEO Howard Schultz calls “perhaps the biggest...

8Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(THI) Tim Hortons Inc. – ROE of 24%, more than doubling the industry average of 10%

Tim Hortons Inc. (THI) recently reported second-quarter earnings per share that were about 3% above the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Total revenues jumped 9% year-over-year. The company also declared a dividend of 10 cents per share, which translates into an...

19Aug2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

($SBUX) Starbucks Climbing Back

by The Investment U Research Team

In a rare bit of truly positive...

22Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued