Starbucks' Winning Ingredients

In today's edition of Motley Fool Money, our top analysts weigh in on Starbucks' most recent earnings.

In the first quarter, we saw profits up 13% and global-same store sales up 6%. While some companies are struggling in China, Starbucks is having huge success in the country. Unfortunately, there are blemishes as well. The Verismo doesn't seem to be selling well, and Ron Gross doesn't think the company is cheap enough to free cash flow for him to get interested today.

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