Starbucks started as a small business in 1971 when an English teacher Jerry Baldwin, a History teacher Zev Siegel, and writer Gordon Bowker opened Starbucks coffee, teas, and spice in Seattle, Washington's Pikes Place Market. Buying and changing the name of Il Giornale Coffee Company to Starbucks Corporation in 1987 Howard Schultz began to move Starbucks to a new level positing the company to a dominant retailer, roaster, and brand of specialty drinks. Schultz also added espresso beverages, cold coffee drinks, a line of food items to the menu and sells a line of compact discs, as well as coffee related accessories and equipment in its retail stores. Headquartered in Seattle and operating mainly in the United States, as of 2003 Schultz established over one thousand licensed locations of Starbucks retail stores in Canada, South America, Europe, Asian-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa.
Starbucks also prides itself on making the company a great place to work. To maintain......

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Title: Starbucks
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