Caribou Coffee

Financing

JDE Peet's will take over Caribou's coffee roasting operations

The global coffee maker is buying the coffee chain’s roasting operations and will start supplying coffee for the 800-unit chain.

Leadership

Panera Brands takes another step in its planned IPO

Krispy Kreme CEO Mike Tattersfield, who is stepping down from that position in January, will become the company’s board chairman. Former Starbucks CFO Patrick Grismer will become lead independent director.

Taste Tracker: Cool drinks debut at Applebee’s, Sonic and Caribou Coffee; Velvet Taco and Baja Fresh change up tacos; KFC tests nuggets; it’s a wrap for Arby’s; and more menu news of the week.

Giants like Starbucks and Domino’s are building more drive-thrus while regional drive-thru chains have exploded. And consumers are flocking to them.

The Minneapolis-based coffee chain is making a big bet on its drive-thru concept, one it designed with some assistance from its top operators.

The Minneapolis-based chain on Wednesday launched home delivery for weekly or monthly subscriptions of coffee, tea and ready-to-drink, canned beverages.

Caribou Coffee is introducing a new small-format location, while Starbucks is eyeing a pickup-only store.

Technomic’s look into global menu innovation reveals some surprises.

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It’s not just drinks driving sales at coffee shops.

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