Yes, it is I, Pat Nerr… back at the helm of GreenApronStories. I have found some creative bandwidth to entertain you with. A couple of projects I’m working on… A couple of new videos and some material. So without much detail, I’d like to include you on a discussion that myself and other Green Aprons have been having lately… A poll for you…

We’ll see you soon for your usual… Thanks for stopping by

Pat Nerr

So Starbucks has finally been hit with a dose of reality. They use water like it’s going out of style. While it IS essential to sanitize spoons and isolate spoons for allergens (like milk allergies), the simple fact remains that they have really done nothing innovative in terms of recycling and conservation. Water has been watsted in this fashion for over 17 years with no real effort made to come up with an innovative solution. Same with the paper cup. While they use a percentage of post-consumer recycled fibers in their cups, they have missed the boat once again to be the innovator by developing the compostable cup/compostable utensil technology.

If you look at the amount of waste generated by a store that goes into the landfill or down the drain, the company could be doing more and should be, if they want to survive their current predicament. BRAVO Howie! BRAVO! Your new “leadership” is working well. The waste corporately and in the front lines continues to be ignored.

The GOOD

It met expectations for flavor and decadence. The smoked salt added a balanced salt/sweet flavor. We were fully aware that too much of that salt could ruin the beverage quite quickly though.

The BAD

Try to drink a short with Non Fat milf and no whip if you’re going to have it a couple of times a week. Here’s why.

~ Java Joe

~Java Joe

Thank you for calling Green Apron Stories, this is Joe. How can I help you?

Over the weekend, I recieved an e-mail from Pat that he acquired something quite special from his local store. In fact, he got 5 of them and the e-mail that went with them. Not wanting to make this place a straight-faced news source or gossip site, I asked Pat to write a story about his special gift. Special thanks should go to Chris and Jessie for their contribution.

As written by Pat Nerr:

Not so long ago in a land not so far way there lived The Karate Man. The Karate Man was passionate about two things in life. Smoothies and Shorin-Ryu Karate. The Karate Man spent his days travelling the world… telling folks about his wonderful Kinetix Protein Smoothies. How the smoothies gave great powers to those brave enough to choke down their fibrous, chalky goodness. Oh how the local villagers loved The Karate Man.

One day, Ol’ King Howard got wind of the influence that The Karate Man had on his subjects. How they would stop and listen to his tales of Smoothies and Karate. The Ol’ King was impressed by The Karate Man’s rugged good looks and beemed at how great it was that The Karate Man was in his Kingdom… how The Karate Man was the next best thing since Frapuccino.

Then, one day… the Ol’ King realized that nobody came to visit him anymore. The villagers were all at The Karate Man’s cafe where he concocted some of the most wonderfully chalky blended beverages ever created. The Ol’ King became jealous. The Karate Man’s manly features and knowledge of Kinetix Protein Powder far surpassed his own. Chet, the short, hunch-backed court jester and village gossip, suggested to the King that he befriend Karate Man…. so that he could gain his confidence and catch him off guard. Chet “Thrived” on such things. And so the Ol’ King did just that. He invited The Karate Man to join the King’s court in celebrating the annual Vivanno Summer kickoff celebration. The Karate Man… sensing no danger… agreed to join the party.

The morning of that Vivanno Summer Kickoff, the Ol’ King had The Karate Man killed. He notified the villagers that The Karate Man was no more. That they were to forget him and celebrate the grandeur that is Ol’ King Howard. The Villagers reluctantly agreed…

So the morale of the story is… Be careful of what Ol’ King Howard invites you to do… or you could end up like The Karate Man.

Now that the dust has settled from Jim Alling’s departure and he is readying to catch his next wave, it might be time to share a little of the type of guy he is. Fun loving, puts himself out there, energetic, enthusiastic, positive and a sincere gentleman. Certainly, an oddball out in the executive group at Starbucks. I had the pleasure of meeting him early on in his career at Starbucks and can say that he was as genuine on day one, as he was on his last day. I viewed him as a man with balance. He often went for a lunch run at noon. My impression is that he is family man first, business man second and serves himself last.

Here’s a little personal media on Jim Alling.

Good luck to him and his family. He deserves nothing but good.

Good morning. Ken Yah here. Your roving SSC-related news reporter. I’d like to take a minute to share something that I overheard in one of the many SSC coffee breakrooms. Most partners are aware that some kind of changes are going to take place with our benefits in October. You may be interested to know that the “new rules” for being eligible for benefits as a PT partner are about to get a little harder. The “word” is that the argument to squelch any disbelievers in the new rules will be the internal PR monster that is “Set Shifts”. Think 30% reduction in the amount of partners eligible for Starbucks benefits. I also overheard some stuff about a new bonus program.

I also heard that this years’ Holiday Promo will be “memorable”.

I’m just telling you what I heard.

Ken Yah