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Podcast: Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders
Episode: SHIFT BREAK! Cortado Confusion
Description: As most of you know, Starbucks has once again coopted a traditional drink and introduced it to their menu as a part of their "Back to Starbucks" campaign. The cortado, a 4 oz espresso and milk drink originating in Spain, has been a staple menu item in specialty coffee for decades. Only now it appears on the Starbucks menu as an 8oz drink. Of course we are all bracing for the wave of customers requesting a Starbucks fun-house- mirror version of this drink, much like the macchiato. But there is a whole lot more to discuss than just the bizarro...