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STARBUCKS
Founded in 1971 in Seattle's Pike Place Market, Starbucks is the world's largest purveyor of premium coffee. Starbucks is named for the first mate in Herman Melville's Moby Dick. The original name of the company was Starbucks Coffee, Tea and Spices. Its mission: "To establish Starbucks as the premier purveyor of the finest coffee in the world while maintaining our uncompromising principles as we grow." In fiscal 2007, revenues were $9.4 billion with operating income of $1.1 billion.
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Mary-Elise Smilek writes: I was recently fired from a Starbucks in Oregon. I had been a loyal partner for four years...
Two former employees are suing Starbucks Corp., alleging they were fired for being gay. Joseph Hooks and Dorothy Baker,...
Last week, coffee supremo Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) announced it would close 600 stores in the US and slash 12,000 jobs.
It’s getting ugly out there. And no, I don’t mean the political battle between Obama and Clinton; I mean the coffee...
This Seattle PI article details the changed Starbucks is undergoing including adding a social network.
that high-lights a survey in which discerning joe drinkers said they prefer Dunkin' Donuts coffee to java from...
By Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY Joe on the rocks — aka iced coffee — may be the summer of 2009's hottest beverage.
It may be National Doughnut Day, but it's unlikely that the people at Krispy Kreme (KKD) are doing much celebrating.
She joins James Taylor, Joni Mitchell and Paul McCartney in signing up with Starbuck's Hear Music label
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp, which has tried for years to jump-start a much-criticized food division, plans...
The New York Times says that's the cost of Starbucks partnering with MSNBC and becoming a sponsor of 'Morning Joe' with...
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) is looking at expanding its chain of McCafe stores to 1,200 in Europe by the end of...
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The first Starbucks that opened in Yakima is closing its doors today after more than 15 years. The store at 2203 S.
It was midmorning Friday at Starbucks in Lawndale and insurance agent Kimberly Brown, her papers spread out on a round...
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NEW YORK -- A barista who said he was fired from Starbucks Corp. for helping to organize fellow workers into a union...
Starbucks unveiled the high-priced and high-taste Clover brewing systems at several Seattle stores Tuesday and says...
This morning, Starbucks launched a nationwide program that offers its morning customers any grande iced drink for $2...
In an economy where the siren song of Starbucks' two-tailed mermaid has weakened slightly, independent coffee retailers...
McDonald's Corp. said Wednesday that its first-quarter profit climbed nearly 4 percent as more customers worldwide came...
There has been a spate of books celebrating the remarkable rise of Starbucks, but the latest, by Kim Fellner, stands...
A new survey says that 73% of Americans think Starbucks is overpriced, 21% said they were unsure, and only 6% came to...
When Howard Schultz in 1985 founded the company that would become the wildly successful Starbucks chain, no financial...
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