Company Profile for Starbucks
| Founded | Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington (03/30/1971) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants Retail coffee and tea Retail beverages Entertainment |
| Key People | Howard Schultz (Chairman, President and CEO) |
| Products | Whole bean coffee Boxed tea Made-to-order beverages Bottled beverages Baked goods Merchandise Frappuccino beverages Smoothies |
| Subsidiaries | Starbucks Coffee Company Tazo Tea Company Seattle's Best Coffee Torrefazione Italia Hear Music Ethos Water Evolution Fresh |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Customer Relations
PO Box 3717
Seattle, WA 98124-3717
Toll free: 1-800-235-2883
Toll free: 1-800-782-7282 (Customer Service)
www.starbucks.com
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Court Sides With Starbucks In Dispute Over Labor Union Pins
By Chris Morran on May 10, 2012 3:30 PM
55 Comments
You won't be seeing Starbucks baristas sporting aprons covered in Industrial Workers of the World pins anytime in the near future, after a U.S. appeals court ruled today that the coffee company is within its rights to stop employees from wearing too much of the pro-union flare. More »
How Starbucks Trained Us All To Use Its Lingo, And Why It Improved Customer Service
By Chris Morran on May 9, 2012 4:49 PM
198 Comments
While some people balk at having to ask for a "tall" or a "venti" when they go to Starbucks, most people have learned that the fastest way to satisfy their caffeine cravings is to use the company's particular lingo and keep the line moving. This, says one leadership expert, is not a coincidence. More »
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Starbucks & Disney Form Overly Cheerful, Caffeinated Alliance
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 23, 2012 2:00 PM
38 Comments
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum — and also a grande nonfat caramel macchiato with extra whip, please. A new joint venture between Starbucks and Disney means visitors to the theme parks will be able to get their caffeine fix in cafes designed to blend in with their surroundings. More »
Starbucks Stops Using Bug Extract In Products
By Chris Morran on April 19, 2012 1:40 PM
73 Comments
Cochineal extract has the vague name one would come to expect from a food ingredient. And for years, it's been used as a food coloring option for people looking to get a nice red hue in their edible items. But what some folks don't know is the "cochineal" in cochineal extract is a tiny insect that is pulverized to make the red dye. More »
Starbucks Can't Serve Me Coffee Unless They Misspell My Name First
By Laura Northrup on April 19, 2012 8:00 AM
310 Comments
Some people would say that Carrie is making a big deal out of nothing. That she is being unnecessarily difficult on principle regarding something that isn't all that important. Well, of course. This is The Consumerist. That's our thing! Carrie's battle was against Starbucks, and she fought against employees' insistence that she give them her name with her order so they can misspell it on her cup. She declined, which threw the employees' entire worldview into chaos. More »
Anarchists Deliver A Message With Metal Pipes On A New York Starbucks
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 16, 2012 12:00 PM
74 Comments
Burned coffee gets my duff up, too — but taking out your rage using metal pipes on a Starbucks? That's just impolite. Cops say pipe-wielding protestors and so-called anarchists had at it on a Starbucks in New York city's East Village Saturday night, in an attempt to shatter the store's floor-to-ceiling windows. More »
Starbucks Is Trying Really Hard To Fit In With The Cool European Kids
By Mary Beth Quirk on March 30, 2012 4:00 PM
37 Comments
Now that Americans basically use Starbucks as a public restroom where you can also buy burned tasting coffee, it seems the mega chain is trying its best to impress our cool kindred across the pond. They're spending millions in a new campaign to convince the Europeans that they aren't just "impersonal," "mediocre" and "expensive" coffee. More »
Strawberry Frappuccinos No Longer Vegan, Contain Ground-Up Bugs
By Laura Northrup on March 23, 2012 9:00 AM
107 Comments
A few years ago, we happily passed on the news that a change in Starbucks Frappuccino flavors meant that you could get some flavors in a vegan formulation. But now, if you're a Frappuccino lover who eschews eating animals, you'll have to stay away from the strawberry variety from here out. The good news is that the newest base doesn't contain artificial red food dye. The bad news is that's because it's been replaced with cochineal extract, a dye made from dried, ground-up insects. More »
Starbucks Wants To Turn Your Dial To 11 With New Energy Drinks
By Mary Beth Quirk on March 22, 2012 10:00 AM
21 Comments
Just in case you're not getting enough energy from Starbucks' actual coffee or espresso drink, the company has a new offering in the pipeline to give customers the jolt they crave. In April, the omnipresent chain will introduce Refreshers at retail locations nationwide, as well as convenience and grocery stores. More »
Starbucks Expands Its Horizons With New Evolution Fresh Juice Store
By Mary Beth Quirk on March 19, 2012 12:45 PM
7 Comments
Starbucks has made a name for itself, to say the least, with all things coffee, so now it seems they've decided to move beyond their bread and butter (or scones and coffee, as it were) and have opened their first Evolution Fresh Inc. juice store today. More »
