Starbucks vs. McDonald’s Options

[Barkmann]

So McDon {US only for now} is going to start selling all kinds of coffee like starbucks does, this should be a battle worth watching on Wall street, 2 big gaints going at it who will win? and who will not win?
Now you can get a Big Mac and a cappuccino at the same time oh boy.



http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Inves....aspx?GT1=10825



This post has been edited by Barkmann: 01/07/08 6:00pm

[Cpt. Snot Rocket]

First off, I hate coffee, ice tea or any drink that even taste similar to coffee. I am just repulsed by it. Don't know why. So my opinion here is completely impartial.
McDonalds, BurgerKing and the like have been experimenting with richer and more refined coffee for several years now. It has been very succesful. This is why McD's thinks they can play in the barrista market. I think they are right. Historically McD's used to pride itself in being able to offer a cup of coffee for 25cents. Starbucks has now set the price for a cup of coffea at $5 or $6 and that's not even counting the tip! So there is a tremendous amount of of profit avalaible in these barrista coffea items. McD's will tap into this market and will succeed. They will not put Starbucks out of business, so don't worry all you buckheads. There is plenty of room for competition.

On another note: I notoced some criticism of McD's in the posts. This would appear to stem from the general belief that their food is "junk food", meaning that it is fattening and unhealthy. I find this really funny because the most fattening, unhealthy coffee ever produced is made by.....STARBUCKS! It truly is the "junk food" KING of coffee.

This post has been edited by Cpt. Snot Rocket: 01/08/08 1:52pm