Is instant coffee the answer to Starbucks’ economic woes? Apparently the company thinks so. Word is next week it will be unveiling its new product, which it’s been working on for 20 years and will “absolutely replicate the taste of Starbucks coffee in an instant form,” according to a company spokesman. Hm, think it’ll be able to give Chowhounds’ favorite instant coffee a run for its money?











Starbucks has been working for twenty years to create convenience version of coffee that tastes like over-roasted/burned beans?