tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post5668234369279433846..comments2007-11-16T13:06:32.339-05:00TraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-88292977113815785962007-11-16T13:06:00.000-05:002007-11-16T13:06:00.000-05:00eventually every company slows down in growth - they are saturated in the USA<BR/>They can grow in China I suppose but they need to get the chinese to switch from tea to coffee first. The other thing is its getting expensive. $4-$5 for a coffee? I can get a whole meal at McDonald's for that. At some point the consumer will push back and much like at the grocery store where volumes of chicken, and meats has fallen as prices skyrocket (even milk has seen demand destruction) - so will coffee. INflation is the culprit here. Everywhere.TraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-69925679356426405392007-11-16T12:11:00.000-05:002007-11-16T12:11:00.000-05:00SBUX has been going down hill for some time. They were grasping at straws to generate revenue. They try to sell high priced crap and now from what I've seen hire employees with less than par skills. I've always been a big SBUX fan, but the quality of service has gone down hill and I would not be suprised of a huge shake up and maybe even a buyout...hmmmm how about a McMochaLatter?pikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232392792291613838noreply@blogger.com