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      <title>McDonald&#39;s Coffee is giving Starbucks a run for its money. by Yvonne Flores</title>
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      <pubDate>2019-02-07 06:36:50 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>McDonald&#39;s price points are significantly less than Starbucks.</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>McDonald's uses sophisticated brewing technology to compete with Starbucks equipment. These unique coffee blends are made to order and less expensive than a Starbucks coffee. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2019-02-07 06:43:52 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>McCafe&#39;s are made to order and provides catchy advertising</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>McCafe uses sophisticated and trendy marketing advertising methods that competes with Starbucks.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2019-02-07 06:51:22 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>McCafe is popular in France.</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>To appeal to the upscale Parisian trends, McCafe's appear in France to compete with other coffee competitors. More McCafes are expected to enter US markets.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2019-02-07 06:57:54 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>McCafe offers similar product offerings as Starbucks</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Starbucks places their delicacies near the counter like McCafe.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2019-02-07 07:01:39 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>McCafe offers a similar environment to Starbucks</title>
         <author>ygflores</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Both McDonalds and Starbucks share similar color schemes and atmosphere</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2019-02-07 07:05:08 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Business Insider reveals that McDonalds is cheaper, faster, and has better food options</title>
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         <pubDate>2019-02-07 07:08:12 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>McDonald&#39;s ordering  and purchasing processes have been simplified. </title>
         <author>locy</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>McDonald's has recently integrated a self-ordering and payment process with their new kiosks, adding to organizations appeal as a quick and easy stop for coffee or food. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2019-02-07 19:00:18 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>McDonalds is leveraging their status and popularity as widely known fast-food chain to top coffee competitors. </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>McDonald's has made changes to their menu, including the addition of more gourmet items and all-day breakfast, which impacts their coffee sales. They've made themselves a one-stop shop for both food and coffee, impacting competitors who specialize in only coffee. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2019-02-07 19:04:57 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>McDonald&#39;s &#39;mirror of Starbucks&#39; is creating a nightmare for franchisees</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>In September, McDonald's announced it had added a new set of espresso-based drinks to the menu: a caramel macchiato, a vanilla cappuccino, and an americano. Three franchisees said one positive aspect of the beverages was their similarity to those at Starbucks, with one calling them a "mirror" of the coffee giant's drinks.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2019-02-08 01:04:07 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>McDonald&#39;s &#39;mirror of Starbucks&#39; is revolutionizing the chain&#39;s business — here&#39;s how</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>In September, announced that it had added a new set of espresso-based drinks to the menu: a caramel macchiato, a vanilla cappuccino, and an americano.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2019-02-08 01:07:03 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>McDonald&#39;s new coffee &#39;better than anything Starbucks has ever come up with,&#39; according to Twitter</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Customers are taking to Twitter to express their opinions about McDonalds' new iced coffee and frappe like drinks released in the summer of 2018. Some even stated it was, in their opinion, better than Starbucks. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2019-02-08 04:20:20 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Starbucks Abandons Plans for 1,000 Reserve Bars as McDonald&#39;s, Dunkin&#39; Surge</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Starbucks is reportedly "losing ground" to its competitor, McDonalds, and therefore has made the decision to scale back plans for expansion in 2019. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2019-02-08 04:25:09 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>McDonald&#39;s &#39;cheap coffee&#39; could be stealing customers from Starbucks when it needs them most</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>McDonalds is reportedly "stealing" customers and shareholders from Starbucks with its wider variety of food products and cheaper coffee. McDonalds is succeeding in winning over afternoon customers, rather than those who visit in the morning. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2019-02-08 04:30:28 UTC</pubDate>
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