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(David L. Ryan/Globe Staff ) |
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Starbucks Corp. is withdrawing its Clover Brewed premium coffee offering from seven Greater Boston stores as it looks to fine-tune a test program of the Clover system.
Another 26 Starbucks stores in the area will continue to offer Clover, the company said yesterday. The seven Clover systems being removed will be redeployed to other Starbucks in coming months. As of the end of June, Starbucks had 144 stores in Massachusetts.
Last year, Starbucks bought the company that owned Clover as part of a larger plan to revitalize the Seattle-based chain by offering coffee aficionados an additional high-end option.
Clover makes one cup of coffee at a time to a customer’s specifications.
Greater Boston is one of three markets selected to test Clover; the other two are Seattle and San Francisco.
Starbucks stores that are scheduled to lose a Clover system include stores in Brookline, Cambridge, and Sudbury, as well as in Boston, the company said.
“Starbucks remains committed to the Clover Brewed Program, and we look forward to expanding the program to more than 250 Starbucks stores in 2010,’’ the chain said in a statement.
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