starbucks

     

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) is an international coffee an coffeehouse chain primarily based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 15,011 stores in 44 countries. Starbucks sells drip brewed coffee, espresso-based hot drinks, other hot and cold drinks, snacks and items such as mugs and coffee beans. Through the Starbucks Entertainment division and Hear Music brand, the company also markets books, music, and film. Many of these products are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store. Starbucks brand ice cream and coffee are also sold at grocery stores.

Trivia about starbucks

  • In 1971, before you were born, this coffee company opened its first location, at Seattle's Pike Place Market
  • Gordon Bowker, who helped found this chain in 1971, wanted to call it Pequod
  • This specialty retailer received Colombia's Order of the Grand Cross for its support of coffee farmers in 2004
  • In 2011 this Seattle-based company dropped its name from its green logo but kept the mermaid
  • In 2005 this chain with close to 9,000 locations began offering Chantico, a "drinkable dessert"
  • This company's happy to serve you a daily Double Caramel Macchiato or Frappuccino
  • Howard Schultz made this chain ubiquitous in the U.S. after having an epiphany over espresso
  • Yum! In May 2000 this chain introduced its Chocolate Brownie Frappuccino
  • In 1990 this company expanded its Seattle HQ & built a new roasting plant
  • This company is named for a character in "Moby-Dick"
  • It was born in Seattle in 1971 & named for the first mate in "Moby Dick"
  • This coffee company's logo features 2 stars & a twin-tailed mermaid
  • Topped with whipped cream, a tall Honey Frappuccino Blended Creme from this company has 330 calories
  • This company's venti cappuccinos must've sold big between Sept. '05 & May '06; its stock went up more than $16 a share
  • Founded in Seattle's Pike Place Market, this company perks up about 33 million customers a week
  • Its frappucino beverage was named one of "the best new products of 1996"
  • 13 workers at one of this coffee chain's stores in California became stars when they won big bucks in 2000...$87 million
  • This Seattle-based coffee chain was named for the first mate in "Moby Dick"
  • At the end of fiscal 2007, J-CX decided not to brew up a competition with this beverage co. which then had 15,756 stores