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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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FCC could free up 'white space' for broadband usemore

On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on a measure that would make white space...

Starbucks says it will double its buying of 'fair-trade' coffeemore

Starbucks Corp. said it will double its purchases of “fair trade-certified” coffee to 40 million pounds next year.

How do I get free wifi Internet at a Starbucks?more

Starbucks makes a big deal out of the fact that if you get a Starbucks Card you also get free wireless Internet access...

Authorities investigate white powder at Starbucksmore

Authorities are investigating suspicious white powder that was found at an Arizona Starbucks coffee shop Thursday when...

Starbucks accused of water wasting greenwashmore

the coffee giant keeps taps running all day at its branches around the world Written by Tom Young Starbucks has been...

Starbucks settles NLRB complaint with Minneapolis baristamore

. NEW YORK Starbucks has settled a National Labor Relations Board complaint with an employee who said he was fired this...

Starbucks bets on sorbettosmore

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The Times They Are A-Changin'more

which is slated for release on Oct. 7. Like McCartney, who signed on to sell his album at Starbucks (nasdaq: SBUX -...

Starbucks says execs won't get raisesmore

Chairman and chief executive Howard Schultz and other executives at Starbucks Corp. won't receive salary increases in...

Starbucks whips up a bettermore

SEATTLE - Starbucks (SBUX) is on the brink of rolling out a serious reinvention of its breakfast food.

Mad Mail: Time to Buy Starbucks?more

[former CEO] Meg Whitman is also frightening.”           ___ Jim: Is now a good time to get into Starbucks ? Howard...

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Major Starbucks investor sells 12.5 million sharesmore

...in Starbucks. The investment had represented more than a 1% stake in the Seattle coffee giant. Starbucks...

Peltz Sells Starbucks Holdingsmore

An investment arm controlled by the activist investor Nelson Peltz has dissolved its stake in Starbucks, removing...

Starbucks increases commitment to supporting coffee farmers and commun...more

Starbucks reaffirmed its commitment to supporting coffee farmers, communities and the environment with the recent...

Residents Rally To Keep Starbucks From Closing more

Some Madison residents don't want the Starbucks in their area to close and now they are trying to do something about it.

Sorting out coffee's contradictionsmore

When Howard Schultz in 1985 founded the company that would become the wildly successful Starbucks chain, no financial...

Howard Schultz Must Blogmore

As evidence by their lack of participation, we know Starbucks, as a company, has refused to blog and refuses to...

Tips on speaking coffee in Beijingmore

For folks traveling to Beijing for the Olympics this summer, "xing ba ke" and "ka fei" would be...

Former President of Starbucks U.S. Joins 1-800-GOT-JUNK?more

1-800-GOT-JUNK? announced today it is handing the keys to the junk truck to former President of Starbucks U.S.

Starbucks is not giving up on its UK expansion plansmore

Starbucks reckons it is still on course to open 100 new coffee shops in the UK this year, despite reporting its first...

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