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1 5 Ways to Make Your Instant Coffee Seem Gourmet
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2 Starbucks to Introduce Via Instant Coffee
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3 Taste Test: Starbucks VIA Instant Coffee
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4 Do You Drink Instant Coffee?
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5 VIA Instant Coffee to Arrive in Starbucks Stores Nationwide
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6 Starbucks's Latest For Summer: Iced VIA
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7 Don't Like Starbucks's VIA? Then Get Your Free Coffee
Instant coffee often receives a bad rep, but 37 percent of you seem to like it just fine. Although the instant version is basically regular ground coffee that has been freeze-dried, there are a lot of people that feel that the taste is not up to par. I've been using a number of ingredients to make my Starbucks VIA instant coffee taste like it's store-bought. Not only is it saving me bucks, but it Read more
Although Starbucks's instant coffee line, VIA, has been sold nationwide for over a year now, the coffee conglomerate wants more consumers to taste it. So much so that it's launched a new promotion, Taste Promise, encouraging coffee drinkers to try VIA. If you don't like it, Starbucks will send you a free 12-ounce bag of ground coffee. To participate in the campaign, which started today and runs Read more
Starbucks isn't just hoping to wow customers with flavored coffee; it's also going after that longtime Summer favorite, iced coffee. Beginning June 29, the coffee giant will sell VIA Iced Coffee, a spinoff of the instant coffee it has been pushing heavily over the past year. I got an exclusive preview of the drink while in Seattle for Starbucks Coffee College. To learn what I thought of it, read Read more
A few weeks ago Starbucks sent us a sample of VIA, its new instant coffee. Being a bit of a coffee snob I was kind of grossed out but decided to try it on my upcoming climbing trip anyway. The best thing VIA has going for it is its size — it's small. Normally when I pack for camping I bring the works: coffee beans, portable grinder, and a french press. I was so happy to have more space in my Read more
If you're a frequent or occasional instant coffee drinker, look out for a new kind of brew coming to a store near you. On Sept. 29, Starbucks will be rolling out its much-discussed instant coffee, VIA, in stores across the US and Canada. When VIA Ready Brew was first introduced back in March, the insta-packets were only available in limited markets: Seattle, Chicago, London, and online. Read more
When I reached for the coffee this morning, I realized that there were none left! Since I was barely awake, I opted for the second best thing: instant coffee. Although I don't normally drink soluble coffee, it works in a pinch — and it's better than nothing. Still, I'm not ready to make instant my default cup of joe. What about you? Do You Drink Instant Coffee? Yes, I drink instant Read more
When Starbucks announced it would be launching VIA, an instant coffee product, the food world collectively gasped. How could a premium coffee chain start selling instant coffee, a product with a notorious reputation for bad taste? Today, the VIA brews were introduced in two markets, Seattle and Chicago. They've been the subject of much speculation, since, according to the VIA label, it's taken Read more
If you thought Starbucks was uncouth to venture into the world of value meals, then wait until you hear its next supposed move. Ad Age is reporting that the struggling java chain is making plans to test soluble coffee in its stores. Although Starbucks declined to comment on the launch, sources are saying plans to introduce the soluble coffee, to be called Via, will be announced next week. It Read more
Sometimes, you just can't beat that afternoon slump. Sitting at a desk all day can leave you feeling the opposite of energetic, especially around those postlunch hours when our bodies expend more energy digesting or we crash from the effects of our morning cup of coffee — and when that happens, don't think you can always rely on energy drinks. Besides their long list of unpronounceable Read more
Here's a question every geeky gal wants answered: "Where can I meet a single geek?" For all the single ladies out there, here are 10 possible places to uncover scores of single geeks. By the way, leave your other tech-related questions on our Facebook page, in the comments, or in our Ask a Geek Girl group. Neighborhood coffee shops — Bring a book or your laptop and hang out at an independent Read more
