At least here in Canada: Starbucks has obvious, measurably worse coffee than most other chains. Just order a black espresso to see. Starbucks is banking on the

At least here in Canada: Starbucks has obvious, measurably worse coffee than most other chains. Just order a black espresso to see. Starbucks is banking on the fact that most people order drinks, and the quality of the coffee is indiscernible among the milk and sugars. At this point, Starbucks has worse coffee than McDonald's and is only a step above Tim Hortons (which itself is on par with truck stop coffee).