I have long awaited for a worthy competitor to the Starbucks coffee
chain.  It looks as if I may get my wish, as McDonald’s now has its own line of gourmet coffee, McCafe, which is expanding.  I think that ole McD’s has a better chance of taking a sizable chunk of the market share than do other wanna-be Starbucks chains. The
current price of my Starbucks drink of choice, a grande raspberry
mocha, is $4.04.  I hope to see this price go down as McDonald’s
and other big competitors enter the gourmet coffee market.  For
those who are interested–a manager at the McDonald’s on Western Blvd.
told me that they will have McCafe drinks available in a month or so.