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The first store was situated at 102 Pike St., Seattle, Washington.
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Howard Schultz joins Starbuck's as director of retail operations and marketing. Starbucks begins providing coffee to fine restaurants and espresso bars.
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Howard travels to Italy, where he’s impressed with the popularity of espresso bars in Milan. He sees the potent ial to develop a similar coffeehouse culture in Seattle.
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Howard convinces the founders of Starbucks to test the coffeehouse concept in downtown Seattle, where the f irst Starbucks® Caffè Latte is served. This successful experiment is the genesis for a company that Schultz founds in 1985.
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Howard convinces the founders of Starbucks to test the coffeehouse concept in downtown Seattle, where the first Starbucks® Caffè Latte is served. This successful experiment is the genesis for a company that Schultz founds in 1985.
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Howard founds Il Giornale, offering brewed coffee and espresso beverages made from Starbucks® coffee beans.
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Il Giornale acquires Starbucks assets with the backing of local investors and changes its name to Starbucks Corporation. Opens in Chicago and Vancouver, Canada.Total stores: 17
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Offers full health benefits to eligible full‐ and part‐timeemployees.
Total stores: 33 -
Total stores: 55
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Starbucks expands headquarters in Seattle.Total stores: 84
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Becomes the first privately owned U.S. company to offer astock option program that includes part‐time employees.
Opens first licensed airport store at Seattle’s Sea‐Tac International Airport.
Total stores: 116 -
Completes initial public offering (IPO), with common stock being traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the trading symbol SBUX.T
otal stores: 165 -
Opens roasting plant in Kent, Wash. Announces first two‐for‐one stock split.
Total stores: 272 -
Total stores: 425
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Begins serving Frappuccino® blended beverages. Introduces Starbucks® super‐premium ice cream. Announces second two‐for‐one stock split. Opens roasting facility in York, Pa.otal stores: 677
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Begins selling bottled Frappuccino® coffee drink through North American Coffee Partnership (Starbucks and Pepsi‐ Cola North America).Opens stores in: Japan (first store outside of North America) and Singapore.Total stores: 1,015
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Establishes The Starbucks Foundation, benefiting localliteracy programs.Opens stores in: the Philippines.
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Acquires Tazo, a tea company based in Portland, Ore. Extends the Starbucks brand into grocery channelsacross the U.S.Launches Starbucks.com.Opens stores in: Malaysia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Thailandand U.K.Total stores: 1,886
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Partners with Conservat ion Internat ional to promote sustainable coffee‐growing practices.Acquires Hear Music, a San Francisco–based music company.Announces third two‐for‐one stock split.Opens stores in: China, Kuwait, Lebanon and South Korea.
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Howard Schultz transit ions to chairman and chief global strategist, Orin Smith promoted to president and chief executive officer.Establ ishes l icensing agreement with TransFair USA to sel l Fairtrade cert if ied coffee in U.S. and Canada.Opens stores in: Australia, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.Total stores: 3,501
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Introduces ethical coffee‐sourcing guidelines developed in partnership with Conservat ion Internat ional.Introduces the Starbucks Card, an innovat ive stored‐value card for customers to use and reload.Announces fourth two‐for‐one stock split. O
pens stores in: Austria and Switzerland.
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Starbucks enters into licensing agreements with national Fair Trade organizat ions to sel l Fairtrade cert if ied coffee in the countries where Starbucks does business.Establ ishes Starbucks Coffee Trad ing Company (SCTC) in Lausanne, Switzerland.Opens stores in: Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Mexico Oman, Puerto Rico and Spain.Total stores: 5,886
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Acquires Seattle Coffee Company, which includes Seattle’sBest Coffee and Torrefazione Italia coffee brands.Opens roast ing facil ity in Carson Val ley, Nev., and Amsterdam, Netherlands.Opens stores in: Chile, Cyprus, Peru and Turkey.
Total stores: 7,225 -
Opens f irst Farmer Support Center in San Jose, Costa Rica. Releases Ray Charles, Genius Loves Company CD through acollaborat ion with Concord Records. Introduces Starbucks Coffee Master Program .
Opens stores in: France.Total stores: 8,569 -
Jim Donald becomes president and chief execut ive off icer to replace ret iring Orin Smith.Acquires Ethos Water.Announces fifth two‐for‐one stock split.
Opens stores in: Bahamas, Ireland and Jordan.
Total stores: 10,241 -
Launches the industry’s first paper beverage cup containing post‐consumer recycled fiber, saving more than 75,000 trees each year.Opens stores in: Brazil and Egypt.
Total stores: 12,440 -
El iminates al l art if icial trans fat and makes 2 percent mil k the new standard for espresso beverages.
Opens stores in: Denmark, the Netherlands, Romania and Russia.Total stores: 15,011 -
Chairman Howard Schultz returns as chief executive officer.Acquires Coffee Equipment Company and its Clover® brewing system.Launches My Starbucks Idea, Starbucks first online community.Launches Pike Place RoastTM, which quickly becomes Starbucks top‐selling coffee.
Opens stores in: Argent ina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Portugal.Total stores: 16,680 -
Launches Starbucks VIATM Ready Brew Coffee.Opens East Africa Farmer Support Centre in Kigali, Rwanda.Launches myStarbucks and Starbucks Card iPhone apps and Starbucks Card Mobile payment.
Opens stores in: Aruba and Poland.Total stores: 16,635 -
Expands digital offerings for customers with free unlimited Wi‐Fi, Starbucks Digital Network.
Opens stores in: El Salvador, Hungary and Sweden.Total stores: 16,858 -
Celebrates 40th anniversary with updated brand ident ity and month of global community service. Opens stores in: Guatemala.Total stores: 17,003
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Opens stores in: Costa Rica, Curacao, Finland, Morocco and Norway.
Total stores: 17,651 (as of July 1, 2012)
