Hi All,

By definition, Mocha is chocolate mixed with coffee. However,
baristas as Starbucks insist on calling their chocolate syrup, which
has no coffee, "Mocha". Why is this? It's very confusing because I
HATE the taste of coffee and would hate to have any mixed with my hot
chocolate. I called Starbucks Customer Service and they gave some
lame "it's a Marketing Decision" response. Any else know why this is?

The E

erm...hello...hi....
I work at Starbucks for 2 and half yrs now...don't ask me why...i think
i've been brainwashed...at starbucks, mocha is coffee and chocolate...and a
hot cocoa is just chocolate. unless u want the full recipe to making a cup
of mocha and a cup of hot cocoa starbucks style...my gf works at Spinelli's
and i've got other friends working at other coffee chains...all methods of
making a mocha 'drink' is similar...but Mocha is also a name of a port in
Yemen where beans from Arabia are shipped from...and if you're a Starbucks
regular...you'll know that the company sells the Arabian Mocha Java
beans..but yea...its a common thing that when someone says 'mocha'..the
first thing that comes to mind is 'coffee and chocolate'...

-qurifax


"The E" > wrote in message
om...
> I like their hot chocolate a lot and my co-workers are always making
> me go there with them. Still would like to know an insider's guide as
> to why Starbucks would make-up their own definition of Mocha, ignoring
> the common definition? They might as well call their "coffee", "lemon
> juice" while their at it.
>
> The E
>
> >
> > And if you hate the taste of coffee, why would you have anything to do
> > with Starbucks?
> >
> > Or is this simply a troll?