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Cold Open: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's Ice Blended Mocha
from ICE In Minnesota & Venezuela Without Maduro | The Tim Dillon Show #478 · #478
5 min
Tim opens drinking an ice-blended mocha from Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, riffing on the company's mismanagement by private equity, its failed pivot to Asian teas, whipped cream getting on his nose, and comparing brand names like Cold Stone vs Marble Slab Creamery.
- Tim describes this week as heavy due to 'the killing' and worries the whipped cream on his mocha will undermine his seriousness.
- Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf was mismanaged by private equity, which focused on weird Asian teas and mango drinks instead of competing with Starbucks.
- Tim argues the ice blended mocha is better than a Frappuccino because it uses cocoa powder rather than the tropical concoctions the chain emphasized.
- Tim clarifies he's not being sponsored by Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and preemptively asks viewers not to judge him if whipped cream ends up on his face or clothes during the segment.
- The name 'ice blended' is weaker marketing than 'Frappuccino'; Cold Stone also has a better name than Marble Slab Creamery because it has more ring to it.
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