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Starbucks

Starbucks Corporation is a Seattle, Washington-based global American chain of coffee shops and roasteries. It is the biggest chain of coffee shops in the world. The corporation operated 33,833 locations as of November 2021, with 15,444 of those being in the United States. Over 8,900 of Starbucks' U.S. locations are company-operated, and the remaining ones are licensed.[3] Starbucks, which offered a larger range of coffee experiences, is often credited for the growth of the second wave of coffee culture. Starbucks offers hot and cold beverages, espresso, caffe latte, full and loose-leaf teas, juices, Frappuccino drinks, pastries, and snacks. Whole-bean coffee, micro-ground instant coffee, juices, and pastries are also available.

Starbucks History

Starbucks was founded by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker established Starbucks in 1971 at Seattle's Pike Place Market. They sold the firm to Howard Schultz in the early 1980s, who decided to turn the coffee bean store into a coffee shop offering espresso-based drinks after going on a business trip to Milan, Italy. During his first stint as CEO, which spanned the years 1986 to 2000, Schultz aggressively expanded the company, first in Seattle and subsequently along the whole West Coast of the United States. Orin Smith took over as CEO after Schultz, and during his five years in charge, he established Starbucks as a major player in fair trade coffee, driving up sales to US$5 billion. In his capacity as CEO from 2005 to 2008, Jim Donald oversaw a significant growth in the company.