McDonald's coffee bars to take on Starbucks

[marketsurfer]

fact is, starbuck fans will NOT GO to mcdonalds--regardless of marketing savy on MCD part. MCD will pick up segments of the Dunkin donut crowd, perhaps.

surf

 

[Bigpipn]

Quote from marketsurfer:

fact is, starbuck fans will NOT GO to mcdonalds--regardless of marketing savy on MCD part. MCD will pick up segments of the Dunkin donut crowd, perhaps.

surf

Excellent point.

DD has the best coffee too.. ahh sipping on some right now, home brewed baby.

 

[marketsurfer]

Quote from Thunderdog:

I usually just have a green tea when I can get a seat on the couch by the fireplace. For me, it's all about the couch and fireplace at Starbucks. Oh, and they play better music than the other cafes, including Second Cup.

i drink the green tea---good stuff.

XM radio now has a "starbucks" dedicated channel.


surf

 

[Thunderdog]

Quote from marketsurfer:

fact is, starbuck fans will NOT GO to mcdonalds--regardless of marketing savy on MCD part. MCD will pick up segments of the Dunkin donut crowd, perhaps.

surf

If you're drinking your coffee in the cafe, then there is the ambience thing. However, I don't think that counts for much if you're buying coffee to go. Like nutmeg, I think that MCD has a shot at getting some of Starbucks' take out crowd if they get their coffee right. If.

 

[GTG]

I wonder if they will be serving Egg McMuffins at the McDonalds coffee shops?

 

[nutmeg]

Quote from GTG:

I wonder if they will be serving Egg McMuffins at the McDonalds coffee shops?

Good point. I have always been amazed at how businesses' lose track of what business they are in.

 

[Bigpipn]

Quote from Thunderdog:

If you're drinking your coffee in the cafe, then there is the ambience thing. However, I don't think that counts for much if you're buying coffee to go. Like nutmeg, I think that MCD has a shot at getting some of Starbucks' take out crowd if they get their coffee right. If.

IF=extra caffeine

 

[atticus]

Quote from Bigpipn:

100% agreed except for the fact that the qualiity of babes at MCD's is nothing like SBUX. There is a herd of realtors in this area who raid the local SBUX and they'll do anything for a lead.

Anything.

But yea MCD's coffee is smoother and cheaper...

Right, it's not the experience, it's the incremental revenue of a truck driver sitting in a MCD in lieu of drive-thru.

 

[atticus]

Quote from GTG:

I wonder if they will be serving Egg McMuffins at the McDonalds coffee shops?

The shops will be in the full-line restaurants.

 

[Bigpipn]

Quote from atticus:

Right, it's not the experience, it's the incremental revenue of a truck driver sitting in a MCD in lieu of drive-thru.

Absolutely.


I'll bet MCD would have 50% market share in 6 months if they laced their java with 2 caps of AMP.