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Starbucks Corporation
Starbucks logo
Type Public (NASDAQ: SBUX)
Founded In 1971 across from Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington
Headquarters Seattle, Washington, USA
Key people Howard Schultz, Chairman, President and CEO
Martin Coles, Chief Operating Officer
James C. Alling, President, Starbucks International
Peter Bocian, Chief Financial Officer
Industry Restaurants
Retail Coffee and Tea
Retail Beverages
Entertainment
Products Whole Bean Coffee
Boxed Tea
Made-to-order beverages
Bottled beverages
Baked Goods
Merchandise
Frappuccino beverages
Revenue ▲ US$9.411 billion (2007)
Operating income ▲ US$1.053 billion (2007)
Net income ▲ US$672.64 million (2007)
Total assets US$5.343 billion (2007)
Total equity US$2.284 billion (2007)
Employees 172,000 (Dec '07)
Subsidiaries Starbucks Coffee Company
Tazo Tea Company
Seattle's Best Coffee
Torrefazione Italia
Hear Music
Ethos Water
Website Starbucks.com
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world,[1] with 15,012 stores in 44 countries.[2] Starbucks sells drip brewed coffee, espresso-based hot drinks, other hot and cold drinks, snacks, and items such as mugs and coffee beans. Through the Starbucks Entertainment division and Hear Music brand, the company also markets books, music, and film. Many of the company's products are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store. Starbucks-brand ice cream and coffee are also sold at grocery stores.
From Starbucks' founding in Seattle as a local coffee bean roaster and retailer, Starbucks has expanded rapidly. In the 1990s, the company was opening a new store every workday, a pace that continued into the 2000s....
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