Talk:Caribou Coffee

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Untitled[edit]

I added more information about Arcapita (based in Bahrain) and the nature of Caribou's Sharia obligations. I intended to be fair, "just the facts".

I added Arcapita's own website displaying other investments of the company including The Tensar Corporation, Cypress Communications, Southland log Homes, Church's Chicken, Loehmann's, Cirrus Design Corporation, and many others.

Stub[edit]

I don't think that this article should be a stub, but I don't know how to change it into a normal article.--Daffy100 23:27, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to work on this article and get it out of stub.--phenz^Talk 04:45, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Advertizement[edit]

What is your message in your ad, the women and two Caribou. What message are you sending, that will catch the attention of potential customers.

Thanks Steve131.187.253.130 13:23, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted a biased paragraph that was bitching about prices/treatment of employees. Wikipedia is not the place to vent about such matters. Kirkesque 01:49, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Caribou.gif[edit]

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Controversy section[edit]

I just removed this because it was unsourced and did not make clear what Caribou Coffee had done that was actually controversial or who found it so. If there are sources showing notable commentators believe there is something sinister about Caribou Coffee's ownership - or that the actions of owners have drawn significant controversy to the company then we should reinstate it - rewritten and properly verified. I also think - given the lack of other sources the snopes link from the external links section should probably go. Without other coverage it doesn't that seem justified. -- SiobhanHansa 18:17, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ownership[edit]

Why are we mentioning a particular line of the "philosophy" of the majority stake holders? In what way does its inclusion conform to Wikipedia's due weight requirement for a neutral point of view? Are there significant actions the comapny has taken because of this philosophy? Is the issue considered significant in the business community? We need reliable sources that show this significance before writing about it like this. The philosophies of most major investors are not selectively quoted in most business articles here. -- SiobhanHansa 18:24, 26 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The snopes article is outdated (links on it lead to dead-end pages) and the focus on the ownership is probably perpetuated by someone with interest in Starbucks. Seriously. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.162.103.132 (talk) 22:21, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why is Caribou's new parent company on the list for businesses that used forced labor during WWII? If you google "Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH Forced Labor" and you get this....http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/germanco1.html. they wont answer the question. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.192.99.54 (talk) 23:30, 28 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Headquarters[edit]

Why is the Headquarters listed as Minneapolis, Minnesota? It really is in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. and I would know because I actually live there. Alec92 (talk) 02:58, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Partnership with Coca-cola[edit]

Someone should add a section about Caribou's partnership with Coca-cola in distributed canned iced coffee drinks. I would, but I'm no good at writing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.85.193.111 (talk) 17:56, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It'd also be nice to add something about Caribou's recent partnership with Project 7, selling items such as gum, mints and water with over half the proceeds going to charities. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kiwisoup (talk • contribs) 07:41, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Marketing Language[edit]

Someone's been adding content to this page using marketing language. The term "handcrafted oatmeal" stuck out as marketing speak. I'm not sure if this type of language is descriptive and encyclopedic, or simply marketing buzzwords, else I'd be bold. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pyrogen (talk • contribs) 05:09, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Since I last visited this page, the article took a sharp turn toward sounding like an advertisement and some of the criticisms about investors and rainforest alliance were removed. Kiwisoup (talk) 05:25, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Locations inconsistent and incorrect[edit]

The introduction states that there are "415 company-owned coffeehouses in 40 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 126 franchise locations worldwide" and then later states in the History section that there are "415 locations in 16 states and the District of Columbia." Which is it, 40 states or 16 states? The answer is neither. I counted them myself and they are in 19 states and the District of Columbia.

Also, the article states that stores outside of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin would close 9 days after April 5, 2013 (which would be April 14, 2013 as the date of closings). Their Atlanta, GA location is still open as of November 22, 2013. (75.65.220.204 (talk))

Proposed Changes for the page[edit]

A group of us were looking to make some changes to page. We were hoping to just to update the page with information about how the beans are rainforest alliance, talk about Amy's Blend and how the company is involved with fighting breast cancer. We also wanted to update the information about who currently owns the company and the recent store closings.We were also hoping to update the lead. Also think that the structure of the article needs to be redone. More sections need to be added for this additional information. I would love some feedback! (Gjohnson33 (talk) 16:55, 9 July 2015 (UTC))Moved from the top of the page to the bottom Cheers, Lindsay^Hello 08:31, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback! Sure, let's make some changes and make the article better. I will caution, however, on a couple of points. First, don't go in all guns blazing, make radical changes, and maintain them. this essay has some excellent suggestions about the process to use ~ effectively, it is make a change, if someone disputes it or reverts it, then discuss it here ~ and many or most editors expect the process to be used. Second, i notice you say "[w]e" and "[a] group of us"; that sounds as though it could be one or more people with a conflict of interest (we say COI for short ~ we love abbreviations!), i.e., someone with a financial or other interest in the success or otherwise of Caribou Coffee. If that is the case (and i quite recognise it may not be), i suggest you adhere to the recommendations/requirements you can find at COI ~ effectively, they are that you make suggestions on the talk page (here) and let other editors make the actual changes as they see fit. This page is now on my watchlist, so i'll see if you make changes here, and i'll drop by to have a look and see if i can help. Cheers, Lindsay^Hello 08:55, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, one more thing that i meant to add. Your use of the plural (we and us) ~ please be aware that an account with Wikipedia is only for the use of one person; if there are several of you, you each need your own accounts to edit with. WP:ACCOUNT has some links and information about accounts. Cheers, Lindsay^Hello 09:01, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't support these proposed changes. BlueSalix (talk) 03:55, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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