http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/05/caffe-amici-espresso-montgomery-st/ Rants and Raves on Espresso Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:53:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/05/caffe-amici-espresso-montgomery-st/comment-page-1/#comment-2811 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Once feisty Coffee People whipped into Starbucks Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:46:14 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=164#comment-2811 [...] This is a nearly identical fate that befell the once-grand Torrefazione Italia chain. In 1998, it too was acquired by a larger conglomerate, Seattle’s Best Coffee, and then proceeded to go down the tubes in terms of coffee quality, the skill level of staff, and even the amenities for customers. Then Starbucks bought the lot, dropping the quality even further into the gutter. Torrefazione Italia was almost unrecognizable before Starbucks finally rebranded them with the green mermaid and Pottery Barn CD collections (or closed them down entirely). [...] [...] This is a nearly identical fate that befell the once-grand Torrefazione Italia chain. In 1998, it too was acquired by a larger conglomerate, Seattle’s Best Coffee, and then proceeded to go down the tubes in terms of coffee quality, the skill level of staff, and even the amenities for customers. Then Starbucks bought the lot, dropping the quality even further into the gutter. Torrefazione Italia was almost unrecognizable before Starbucks finally rebranded them with the green mermaid and Pottery Barn CD collections (or closed them down entirely). [...]

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