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Seattle’s Best Coffee Ready to Open the Drive-Thru Windows of 10 New Locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex on May 20

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:00:00 EST

Dallas/Fort Worth area coffee drinkers, synchronize your alarm clocks: Seattle’s Best Coffee, a featured brand within Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), announces the simultaneous opening of 10 drive-thrus throughout Dallas/Fort Worth at 4:30 a.m. on Mon., May 20. Seattle’s Best Coffee invites customers to start a new morning routine by heading to their nearest drive-thru for a free hot or iced brewed coffee of any size during Free Coffee Week, May 20-26.

Starbucks Welcomes Deverl Maserang as Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Starbucks Coffee Company today announced that it has appointed Deverl Maserang as executive vice president leading the company’s Global Supply Chain Organization. In this role, he will be accountable for end-to-end supply chain operations globally spanning manufacturing, engineering, procurement, distribution, planning, transportation, inventory management and worldwide sourcing.

Starbucks Honors Japanese Customers and Partners (Employees) with Historic Tribute Store

Fri, 10 May 2013 06:30:00 EST

TOKYO, May 10, 2013 - Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) today reaffirmed its confidence in its Japan growth story, following a market visit by Howard Schultz, Starbucks chairman, president and ceo, where he met with Starbucks partners (employees) and customers. As Starbucks first international market outside of North America, Starbucks is on track to open its 1,000^th store in Japan this summer and is looking forward to further elevating the unique and locally-relevant Starbucks Experience in the market, as the company looks beyond its 1,000^th store milestone.

Starbucks and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Enter Into Expanded, Long-Term Strategic Partnership

Wed, 08 May 2013 01:00:00 EST

Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX), the world’s largest coffee retailer, and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) (NASDAQ: GMCR), a leader in specialty coffee and coffeemakers, have signed an agreement that provides for the expansion of their successful partnership for the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and sale of Starbucks- and Tazo-branded single serve packs for use in GMCR’s Keurig® single serve brewing systems globally.

Starbucks Announces Senior Leadership Moves to Fuel Global Growth Aspirations

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

As Starbucks embarks on the second half of fiscal year 2013, after another record quarter, Starbucks chairman, president and ceo Howard Schultz announced the following changes to the company’s senior leadership team. These changes will further advance Starbucks upward trajectory and accelerate the company’s global growth plans by taking full advantage of the diverse and complementary experience, tenure and skill sets of its senior leaders.

Starbucks Kicks off Summer with New Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino® Blended Beverage and Offers More Than 36,000 Different Frappuccino® Combinations

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:00:00 EST

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced the launch of the new Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino® blended beverage and the return of a customer favorite, Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino®, to kick off summer. Starting today, customers can enjoy these two delicious flavors at participating stores, or enjoy one of 36,000 different combinations of their own Frappuccino® blended beverage.

Starbucks Reports Record Second Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EST

SEATTLE, April 25, 2013 - Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) today reported financial results for its 13-week fiscal second quarter and 26-week fiscal year to date ended March 31, 2013.

Starbucks Accelerates Path toward One Million Community Service Hours in 2013 Through 3rd Annual Global Month of Service

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 06:00:00 EST

Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced that its partners (employees), customers and community members are on track to volunteer one million community service hours around the world as part of their 2015 global responsibility goals. To help accelerate the company’s progress towards this ambitious goal, Starbucks is strengthening and expanding its third annual Global Month of Service, which kicks off on April 1, with the following five companies - Alaska Airlines, Deloitte, Fidelity Investments®, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and Square.

Working together, the organizations will help drive tailored community service projects in the hometowns of these businesses throughout April in select U.S. cities to foster positive, long-term change. Starbucks Global Month of Service, which runs throughout April, is expected to inspire over 300,000 hours of service, by more than 75,000 volunteers, through 2,700 projects, across 40 countries around the globe.

Starbucks Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary of My Starbucks Idea

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:00:00 EST

Today, consumers can walk into a Starbucks to order a “skinny” beverage, receive digital rewards for using their Starbucks Card and enjoy the free Wi-Fi. These innovations, and hundreds more, have enhanced the Starbucks experience because of customer ideas shared on MyStarbucksIdea.com.

This month, Starbucks celebrates a five-year milestone of innovation on MyStarbucksIdea.com, an online community for people to share, vote, discuss and put into action ideas on how to enhance the Starbucks experience. The site was founded to create an open dialogue and collaborative environment with consumers to share their thoughts and ideas and allow them to play a vital role in how they interact with Starbucks, both in and out of stores.

Starbucks Introduces Innovative Cross-Channel, Multi-Brand Loyalty Program and Announces Global Social Impact Initiatives at Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST

Howard Schultz, chairman, president and ceo of Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX), opened the company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders by recognizing company partners (employees) and highlighting the company’s continuing robust operating performance. Schultz and other company executives announced a breakthrough innovation in Starbucks loyalty and rewards program, shared progress and future plans for its recent La Boulange, Evolution Fresh and Teavana acquisitions and offered a comprehensive overview of how Starbucks is using its global scale to create positive, local impact in the communities where it operates and where its partners and customers live and work.

Annual meeting highlights included:

Thanks and appreciation from company shareholders via webcast to the 200,000 Starbucks partners around the world who deliver the Starbucks Experience to over 70 million customers in 62 countries each week.

The announcement by Adam Brotman, chief digital officer, of an expansion of the company’s loyalty and rewards program, and an industry-first innovation that will enable customers to earn rewards for grocery channel purchases that can be redeemed in Starbucks retail stores and is expected to double the number of customers enrolled in the company’s programs in fiscal 2013.

Brotman also announced that Starbucks mobile payment platform is now generating over three million U.S. mobile payment transactions per week.

Blair Taylor, Starbucks chief community officer, announced the launch of a new nonprofit corporation with a $1 million seed grant to introduce job skills, leadership and apprenticeship programs to young people across the company’s multi-billion-dollar supply chain, and further expansion of the company’s support for U.S. manufacturing through an order for 100,000 ceramic mugs from a supplier in Ohio whose operations Starbucks helped expand through previous purchasing commitments.

A discussion by Troy Alstead, chief financial officer, of region-by-region and individual segment performance for fiscal 2012 and a reaffirmation of the company’s fiscal 2013 revenue and EPS growth targets.

Schultz’s recognition of Starbucks 15-year business partnership with Mohammed Alshaya, Executive Chairman, M.H. Alshaya Co., including comments about how bringing specialty coffee to the Middle East serves as a model for the company’s future expansion initiatives.

Starbucks Expands $70 Million Ethical Sourcing Program With New Global Agronomy Center

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:00:00 EST

 To help coffee farming communities around the world mitigate climate change impact, and support long-term crop stability, Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) today announced that it is expanding the company’s $70 million comprehensive ethical sourcing program with a new farming research and development center in Costa Rica. These programs are part of Starbucks ongoing billion-dollar commitment to ethically sourcing 100 percent of its coffee by 2015.

Starbucks will adapt this active 240-hectare farm located on the slopes of the Poas Volcano into a global agronomy center. The work happening on this farm will enable the company to expand its Coffee and Farming Equity practices (C.A.F.E.), the industry-leading ethical sourcing model developed in partnership with Conservation International which ensures coffee quality while promoting social, environmental and economic standards.

Starbucks Names Sharon Rothstein Global Chief Marketing Officer

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:30:00 EST

Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) today announced that it has appointed Sharon Rothstein as global chief marketing officer. Rothstein was previously senior vice president of marketing at innovative specialty beauty retailer Sephora.

“Throughout our 42-year history, Starbucks has strived to innovate and exceed the expectations of our customers around the world,” said Starbucks chairman, president and ceo Howard Schultz. “Sharon’s forward-thinking brand sensibility and global cross-channel marketing expertise will continue to push us toward our aspiration of building one of the world’s most relevant, trusted and enduring brands.”

Rothstein will report to Schultz and serve on Starbucks senior leadership team. She will steward the Starbucks brand as well as the company’s portfolio of emerging brands, including Seattle’s Best Coffee, Evolution Fresh, La Boulange, Tazo and Teavana.

Seattle’s Best Coffee Fast-Tracks Expansion of Drive-Thru Stores with 15 New Locations Opening in Spring 2013

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST

Starbucks Celebrates Espresso Excellence with New Hazelnut Macchiato

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:00:00 EST

SEATTLE, March 04, 2013 - Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) today celebrates espresso excellence with its newest beverage, Starbucks^® Hazelnut Macchiato, available now at participating Starbucks^® stores nationwide. One of the most popular flavors in Starbucks^® retail stores, second only to vanilla, the decadent, layered Hazelnut Macchiato is a delicious new way to enjoy this exceedingly popular flavor – hot or iced.

Starbucks Coffee Company and Tata Coffee Limited Inaugurate Roasting and Packaging Plant in Kushalnagar, Karnataka, India

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:30:00 EST

In a key partnership milestone between Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) and Tata Coffee Limited, the two companies today inaugurated a roasting and packaging plant in Kushalnagar in Coorg, Karnataka. This world-class facility enables roasting and packaging of green coffee beans for Starbucks stores in India and over time in select markets around the globe.

Starbucks Debuts Iconic Flagship Store in Ho Chi Minh City, Honoring Vietnam’s Distinctive Local Culture

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:30:00 EST

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, January 31, 2013 - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) today opened the doors to the first Starbucks store in Vietnam, following an expanded long-term relationship with Hong Kong Maxim’s Group. This flagship store, which has been designed to reflect Starbucks 42-year coffee heritage, while embracing Vietnam’s distinctive local traditions and coffee culture, is nestled in the aspirational lifestyle neighborhood of Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1, at the junction of the bustling Nga Sau Phu Dong. The opening of the two-story store was officiated by Mr. Huynh Khanh Hiep, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade, and it marks the beginning of the global iconic brand’s Vietnam journey. Vietnam is Starbucks 12th market across the China and Asia Pacific region.

Starbucks Gains Leadership in Nearly $1 Billion Light Roast Coffee Segment

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:00:00 EST

SEATTLE, January 06, 2013 - Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) aims to grow share of the 40 percent of U.S. coffee drinkers¹ who say they prefer a lighter roast by using an innovative cross-channel campaign to win them over to Starbucks® Blonde Roast. Starbucks has already seen significant success since introducing its lighter roast coffee last year. Starbucks® Blonde Roast packaged coffee sales were 79 percent incremental in grocery and 70 percent incremental at Starbucks retail stores, driving growth across all channels in the nearly $1 billion light roast coffee segment.²

Starbucks Announces Much Anticipated Entry into the Dynamic Vietnam Market

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:30:00 EST

Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) today announced the expansion of its long-term relationship with Hong Kong Maxim’s Group to now operate Starbucks® stores in Vietnam. Scheduled to open the first Starbucks® store in Ho Chi Minh City in early February 2013, Starbucks reiterated today that Asia continues to be a significant growth driver for the Company and is proud to be partnering with Hong Kong Maxim’s Group to enter Vietnam this year.

Starbucks Helps Start New Year’s Resolutions Off Right With New Steel-Cut Oatmeal

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 03:00:00 EST

SEATTLE, January 02, 2013 - Just in time for New Year’s resolutions, Starbucks will launch a nutrition-packed start to the day with the new Starbucks^® Hearty Blueberry Oatmeal. The new Hearty Blueberry Oatmeal will feature a blend of steel-cut and rolled oats for a hearty blend texture and new toppings including fresh blueberries, a fruit, nut and seed medley and agave syrup for a touch of sweetness. Ready to eat in five minutes and packed with seven grams of protein and six grams of fiber in a 280 calorie bowl, the new Hearty Blueberry Oatmeal is a satisfying choice to warm up cold winter mornings.

Starbucks Unveils Accelerated Global Growth Plans

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:00:00 EST

NEW YORK -Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) today reaffirmed its leadership position and growth agenda across its global retail, emerging brands and CPG channels at its biennial Investor Conference.

“Starbucks business and brand have never been healthier, and as a company we have never been better positioned to execute against our global, multi-channel growth agenda,” Starbucks chairman, president and chief executive officer Howard Schultz said at the company’s 2012 Investor Conference. “Starbucks will have more than 20,000 retail stores on six continents by 2014 and more than 200,000 points of global CPG distribution by 2015. I am personally committed to seeing Starbucks deliver the innovation, execution and elevated customer experience necessary to achieve both these goals and remain one of the world’s most trusted and admired consumer brands.”

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Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST

Evolution Fresh, Inc. Opens New Location in Seattle's University Village

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:00:00 EST

SEATTLE, November 19, 2012 – Today, Evolution Fresh, Inc. opens its doors in the University Village Shopping Center, bringing a unique, premium juice and food experience to one of the most popular shopping destinations in Seattle. This marks the fourth retail store under the Evolution Fresh brand and third retail store in the Seattle area in less than a year since the acquisition by Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX). 

Starbucks Announces Agreement to Acquire Teavana to Globally Transform Tea Industry

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:00:00 EST

SEATTLE & ATLANTA -- Furthering its commitment to innovate and transform the tea industry and enhance the consumer tea experience in the U.S. and internationally, Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX) has agreed to acquire Teavana Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TEA) in an all-cash acquisition.

Together, Starbucks and Teavana will jumpstart the next wave of growth in this dynamic category, leveraging Starbucks core competencies of real estate, design and store operations and integrating these with Teavana’s world-class tea authority, global sourcing capabilities, merchandising and best-in-class retail store unit economics. Powered by Starbucks existing infrastructure, Starbucks plans to continue to grow and extend Teavana’s already-successful 300 mall-based stores as well as add a high-profile neighborhood store concept that will accelerate Teavana’s domestic and global footprint.

Starbucks Rekindles the Spirit of the Holiday Season

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:00:00 EST

SEATTLE, November 12, 2012 - Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX) today celebrates the launch of the holiday season in Starbucks stores nationwide. To rekindle the spirit of the season, Starbucks invites customers to bring a friend to participating stores in the U.S. on Nov. 15-18 from 2-5 p.m. to receive a free beverage when purchasing a holiday beverage of equal or greater value. Beverages include hot, iced or blended versions of Peppermint Mocha, Skinny Peppermint Mocha, Gingerbread Latte, Eggnong Latte and Caramel Brulée Latte.

Create Jobs for USA One Year Anniversary

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:00:00 EST

Dear Fellow Leaders,

Today marks one year since we launched the Create Jobs for USA initiative along with Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), and I am proud and humbled to share its progress, and thank the many committed supporters who have taken an active role in helping to address the jobs crisis.