Sorry, BuzzFeed, but we knew about many of these things!
It's no surprise that Chantico is the company's biggest flop; that was well-documented on this website.
Starbucks owns Teavana? Yup.
I loved Chantico!
Posted by: a former partner | September 22, 2013 at 11:47 PM
Chantico the biggest flop? Please.. I guess the author never heard of Sorbetto. Chantico was a flop, indeed, but didn't require a huge machine.
The 10 minute rule? Ha. I can count on one hand how many times I have followed that in the past 9 years...
Posted by: Andrew | September 23, 2013 at 03:17 PM
Chantico was awesome. If it was a flop, it was a delicious, delicious flop.
Posted by: Fox in a Hole | September 24, 2013 at 12:03 AM
I follow the ten minute rule every time I open and every time I close. True story.
Posted by: sarah b | September 24, 2013 at 08:36 AM
Mmm, drinkable chocolate. I'll take one, please.
#15 is one of the main reasons I'm happy to spend my coffee dollars at Starbucks.
Posted by: Al I. | September 25, 2013 at 09:18 PM
Chantico. Yep. I was part of that madness. Thank God it's over!
I get the why (mimic European chocolate tastes), but now the how.
Sorbetto. Ha ha ha hah! (sigh)
Posted by: ImChiquita | September 27, 2013 at 10:43 AM