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While drinking a cup of coffee at a local coffee shop I
performed some brief research online to discover who were the top retail coffee
shops in the United States – and the results are Starbucks, Tim Horton’s,
Caribou Coffee, and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. If my research is correct Coffee
Bean and Tea Leaf has a total of 213 locations, Tim Horton’s has 292 locations,
Caribou Coffee with a total of 322 locations, and of course ….   Starbucks – are you
sitting down? – with a total 8,000 U.S. locations! Wow!

This shows how gigantic Starbucks really is, especially if
we take into consideration the fact that Seattle’s Best, that has 160 locations
in the United States, is actually a Starbuck’s subsidiary. The next largest
group of retail coffee shops not part of the above mentioned top four are
Coffee Beanery, Port City Java, Dunn Brothers Coffee, and lastly Peet’s Coffee.
Of course each area of the country has one or three regional retail coffee
establishments that hold the loyalty of the area residents.

It was 1971 when the first Starbucks coffee shop opened its
doors. Opening their doors at Pike Place Market in Seattle Washington Starbucks
was able to capture the hearts of coffee enthusiasts by offering fresh roasted
and ground coffee from the very finest coffee beans available from around the
world. If you were to ask a Starbucks employee what their company mission is
here is the answer you will likely receive: to inspire and nurture the human
spirit – one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time. Nowadays,
Starbucks has 15,000 selling units in 50 countries all over the world. And if
that was not enough, Starbucks also happens to be the world’s leading coffee
roaster as well as retailer of premium specialty coffee.

With locations primarily located in the Midwest and eastern
parts of the United States Caribou Coffee has coffee shops located in 15
states. They are certainly a key competitor to the Starbucks brand in those
areas where Caribou Coffee Shops are found. The company, which was founded in
1990, has been serving delicious coffee drinks for over 21 years! They say they
do not talk about their mission or vision because that is just corporate talk.
Instead, they prefer to “share an extraordinary experience that feeds the
soul”.

Tim Horton’s offers coffee and donuts in different locations
all over United States and Canada, as well. It was 1964 when Tim Horton’s first
opened their doors for business. They are primarily focused on serving their
customers with top quality coffee and offering daily fresh products that
satisfy their loyal customers.

With a focus on selling coffee products, premium coffee
drinks and rare teas coffee bean and tea leaf is a family company that is
growing and expanding to become a direct competitor with Starbucks. Founded in
1963 Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is a company that is almost 50 years old.
Furthermore, they are dedicated to serving their community and providing a
destination and lifestyle quality experience.

No matter which of the above mentioned coffee chains serves
your favorite coffee, there is one thing that all coffee roasters and coffee
fans have in common – passion. Whether Starbucks is your favorite coffee-shop
retailer or Tim Horton’s you cannot go wrong by visiting either of these coffee
shops in your pursuit of the perfect cup of coffee. I am fairly certain one of
the above mentioned four coffee shop retailers will be just around the corner
from your home or office. When tasting your first sip of the premium coffee you
just ordered from one of the above coffee shops think about the history of that
particular business and savor all that went into making that perfect cup of
coffee!

Dave Lashier wrote this article because he loves coffee. For espresso machine reviews that give you the most thorough information pertaining to espresso machine reviews found anywhere online visit www.ESPRESSOMACHINEREVIEWS.biz

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