Starbucks
Sign in to savethumb|right|A Starbucks at the Fulham Broadway tube station in [[London, England.]] thumb|right|Interior of the Pike Place Market location in 1977 thumb|right|Howard Schultz was chief executive from 1986 to 2000, and again from 2008 to 2017 Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker at Seattle's Pike Place Market initially as a coffee bean wholesaler. Starbucks was converted into a coffee shop serving espresso-based drinks under the own
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Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational coffeehouse chain founded in 1971 at Seattle's Pike Place Market that originally sold coffee beans before transforming into a shop serving espresso-based drinks. It has grown to become one of the world's largest coffeehouse chains with locations across the globe, making it a significant player in the global coffee and retail beverage industry.
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- Company.name
- Starbucks Corporation
- Company.logo
- Starbucks Corporation Logo 2011.svg
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- 150px
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- Logo since 2011
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- 250px
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- Headquarters at Starbucks Center in Seattle, Washington
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.founded
- , in Pike Place Market, Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
- Company.hq_location
- Starbucks Center
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- Seattle
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- U.S.
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79 sectionsContents
- History
- 20th century
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 21st century
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
- American unionization efforts
- Economic summary
- Products
- Coffee cup sizes
- Low calorie and sugar-free products
- Non-dairy milk offerings
- Ethos water
- Instant coffee
- Coffee makers and single-use capsules
- Alcoholic drinks
- Fruit juices, fruit beverages, and sodas
- Functional beverages
- Seasonal cups
- Barrel-aged coffee
- Oleato coffee
- Starbucks card and loyalty program
- Electricity and Wi-Fi
- Locations
- International expansion
- Europe
- Asia
- Americas
- Oceania
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Africa
- At sea
- Licensed and franchise operations
- Automation
- Unbranded stores
- Teavana
- Corporate governance and identity
- Ownership
- Board of directors
- Logo
- Environmental and social policies
- Environmental practices
- Recycling
- Phase out of single-use plastic straws
- Reusable cups
- Farmer equity practices
- Fair trade
- Food bank donations
- Cage-free eggs
- In popular culture
- Hear Music
- Upstanders
- Films
- Partnerships
- Apple Inc.
- MSNBC
- Kraft Foods
- Arizona State University
- PepsiCo
- Spotify
- Disney
- Uber Eats
- Lyra Health Inc.
- Reception
- Criticisms and controversies
- Response to Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Racial controversies
- Union busting
- Pride/LGBTQ+
- Boycott amidst the 2023 Gaza war
- Other controversies
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|A Starbucks at the Fulham Broadway tube station in [[London, England.]] thumb|right|Interior of the Pike Place Market location in 1977 thumb|right|Howard Schultz was chief executive from 1986 to 2000, and again from 2008 to 2017 Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker at Seattle's Pike Place Market initially as a coffee bean wholesaler. Starbucks was converted into a coffee shop serving espresso-based drinks under the ownership of Howard Schultz, who was chief executive officer from 1986 to 2000 and led the aggressive expansion of the franchise across the West Coast of the United States.
the company had 35,711 stores in 80 countries, 15,873 of which were located in the United States. Of Starbucks' U.S.-based stores, over 8,900 are company-operated, while the remainder are licensed. It is the world's largest coffeehouse chain. The company is ranked 120th on the Fortune 500 and 303rd on the Forbes Global 2000, as of 2022.
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