Starbucks Corporation

Starbucks sells hot and cold drinks, coffee beans, salads, hot and cold sandwiches, sweet pastries, snacks, and items such as mugs and tumblers.

Country of origin
USA

Founded
1971

Primary industries
Beverage
Beverage > Tea & Coffee
Food
Foodservice

Associated brands
VIA Ready Brew

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Howard Schultz honoured with Leadership Award

The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University has honoured Howard Schultz, Starbucks Coffee Company chairman, president and CEO, with the 2013 Kellogg Award for Distinguished Leadership.

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Starbucks continues growth in Asia

Starbucks Coffee Company reaffirmed its commitment to accelerate growth in Southeast Asia, with plans to open 100 new stores in Indonesia over the next three years.

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Starbucks extends global community service hours

Starbucks Coffee Company's employees, customers and community members are on track to volunteer one million community service hours around the world as part of their 2015 global responsibility goals.

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Starbucks Iced Coffee

Starbucks has launched Starbucks Iced Coffee, according to The Dieline. Four blended coffee and milk products are now available at select grocery retailers in the US.

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Starbucks closes Teavana acquisition

Starbucks Coffee Company’s planned acquisition of Teavana Holdings has formally closed, making Teavana a wholly-owned subsidiary of Starbucks.

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Starbucks opens flagship store in Mumbai

Tata Starbucks Limited, the 50/50 joint venture between Starbucks Coffee Company and Tata Global Beverages, has opened the doors to the first Starbucks store in India.

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Coffee and snacks market to grow, says research

After surging over the past decade, the Coffee and Snack Shops industry experienced a major slowdown in 2009 due to a struggling economy and, to a lesser extent, changing consumer tastes.

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Starbucks kicks off Global Leadership Conference

Starbucks Coffee Company has kicked-off its three-day Global Leadership Conference in Houston (US) where the company will aim to inspire nearly 10,000 store managers by investing in their development.

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Starbucks Via Pumpkin Spice

Starbucks Via Pumpkin Spice is an instant coffee with natural pumpkin and spice flavours. $7.99 in the US for a six-serving pack.

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Starbucks unveils ambitious recruitment plans

Starbucks has unveiled an ambitious plan to hire an additional 1000 apprentices over the next 24 months in the UK, with up to 700 apprenticeships opportunities being offered in Greater London (UK).

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Starbucks UK improves its muffins

Starbucks in the UK has improved its selection of muffins by diligently 'weighing, sniffing, measuring, and counting chocolate chunks'.

Opinion

Selling cold hot drinks to the Brits

Encouraging Brits to drink cold tea and cold coffee is always going to be a tough sell. Let's face it, the UK's short summer makes cold drinks a less-than-favourable option.