The Gold Medalist of Coffee Stocks

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which Austin Smith, consumer goods editor and analyst, along with Brendan Byrnes, industrials editor and analyst, discuss topics across the investing world.

In today's edition, Austin and Brendan discuss Starbucks (NAS: SBUX) and hand out medals for Austin's top three coffee stock picks.

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