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B&N menu isn't the full Starbucks, at least in the half dozen I've seen. Bakery & cafe food is definitely their own [0]. They also don't offer the full drink

• seanmcdirmid 10y ago
  They serve frappachinos and chai tea lattes, so the menu licensed goes way beyond coffee. Food differs drastically between each Starbucks districts anyways.
  • tedmiston 10y ago
    I think my comment was unclear. By "coffee", I was referring to the whole slew of basic coffee- and espresso-based drinks. However, B&N does not serve every flavor of every drink, stock every syrup, etc. You can see that B&N lists 12 items under Espresso-based beverages (even that is an overestimate because they include normal coffee and iced tea lemonade) [0], while Starbucks Espresso-based list has 31 items [1]. Newer items like the Flat White are not at B&N cafes. Source: Spent a lot of time at Starbucks in college while my girlfriend was a barista. [0]: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/cafe/espresso-beverages http://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/cafe/espresso-beverages [1]: http://www.starbucks.com/menu/catalog/product?drink=brewed-coffee#view_control=product&drink=espresso http://www.starbucks.com/menu/catalog/product?drink=brewed-c...
    • seanmcdirmid 10y ago
      I couldn't get chai tea lattes or every flavor syrup in Beijing anyways, so it is hard for me to judge. At least when I went to a B&N cafe Starbucks in the states, they had way more drink selection than a real Starbucks in Beijing.