Fool Video: Starbucks' Lucky Clover?

By Mac Greer
February 26, 2008 | Comments (0)

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Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) is now banking on the Clover, a device that makes fresh-pressed single servings of coffee. The coffee retailer's current competition ranges from the supersized McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) to the more petite Peet's Coffee & Tea (Nasdaq: PEET). Will the Clover bring good luck to Starbucks' stock price? Is McDonald's a threat? What can Starbucks learn from the non-caffeinated success of Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) (NYSE: CMG-B)? In this installment of "Fool Video," Motley Fool senior analyst Andy Cross talks about the future of Starbucks.

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Chipotle has been recommended in both Hidden Gems (B shares) and Rule Breakers. Starbucks is a Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommendation. To find out what other stocks David and Tom Gardner have recommended to subscribers, take a 30-day free trial.

Lou owns shares of Chipotle and Starbucks. Mac owns shares of Starbucks. Andy doesn't own any of the stocks discussed. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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