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How starbucks’ via steamed in the instant-coffee category

CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — When Starbucks joined the moment-coffee market 2 yrs ago this Feb, the organization wasn’t bashful, heralding the Via launch like a "transformational" moment that will "reinvent" balance-maligned instant category. So when the company went national that September, President-Chief executive officer Howard Schultz flatly stated it "can change the way in which people …