Starbucks Corporation, doing business as Starbucks Coffee, is an American global coffee company and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 23,305 stores in 65 countries and territories, including 13,049 in the United States, 1,909 in China, 1,555 in Canada, 1,089 in Japan and 927 in the United Kingdom.
Starbucks locations serve hot and cold beverages, whole-bean coffee, microground instant coffee, full-leaf teas, pastries, and snacks. Most stores also sell pre-packaged food items, hot and cold sandwiches, and items such as mugs and tumblers. Starbucks Evenings locations also offer a variety of beers, wines, and appetizers after 4pm. Through the Starbucks Entertainment division and Hear Music brand, the company also markets books, music, and film. Many of the company’s products are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store. Starbucks-brand ice cream and coffee are also offered at grocery stores.
From Starbucks’ founding in 1971 as a Seattle coffee bean roaster and retailer, the company has expanded rapidly. Since 1987, Starbucks has opened on average two new stores every day. Starbucks had been profitable as a local company in Seattle in the early 1980s but lost money on its late 1980s expansion into the Midwest and British Columbia. Its fortunes did not reverse until the fiscal year of 1989-1990, when it registered a small profit of $812,000. By the time it expanded into California in 1991 it had become trendy. The first store outside the United States or Canada opened in Tokyo in 1996, and overseas stores now constitute almost one third of Starbucks’ stores. The company planned to open a net of 900 new stores outside of the United States in 2009, but has announced 300 store closures in the United States since 2008.
Starbucks Corporation Nonprofit Service: Every Starbucks store is a part of a community, and we’re committed to strengthening neighborhoods wherever we do business.
We believe in the power of the coffeehouse to bring people together. Our stores allow Starbucks partners (employees) and customers to connect and tap into shared passions to be catalysts for change.
Throughout the year, our partners (employees) and customers dedicate their time and energy to create positive change in their local neighborhoods. We encourage you to give an #extrashotofgood by checking out the projects that are taking place near you and we invite you to make a positive impact in your community. See what we’re doing on Starbucks Community Service Website.
Coming together in service represents a fundamental act of citizenship for individuals, businesses and community members to create a stronger, more cohesive society. In 2013 we brought together our customers and partners, civic leaders, businesses and nonprofit organizations to contribute more than 630,000 hours of service globally.
What We’re Doing Now
Customers and community members are invited to join in service throughout the year. In the U.S. and Canada, you can find nearby projects to join or lead on the Starbucks Community Service website or connect with a barista at your local Starbucks. With your support, we can keep making a positive impact—one person, one neighborhood at a time.
Coming together in service represents a fundamental act of citizenship for individuals, businesses and community members to create a stronger, more cohesive society. In 2013 we brought together our customers and partners, civic leaders, businesses and nonprofit organizations to contribute more than 630,000 hours of service globally.
What We’re Doing Now
Customers and community members are invited to join in service throughout the year. In the U.S. and Canada, you can find nearby projects to join or lead on the Starbucks Community Service website or connect with a barista at your local Starbucks. With your support, we can keep making a positive impact—one person, one neighborhood at a time.
With our business, we know that we must constantly develop innovative and flexible solutions. We have found we need to be equally nimble when it comes to our community efforts. In March 2013 Starbucks announced a first-of-its-kind initiative to create employment opportunities for job-ready disengaged youth. Building on the learnings and success of Starbucks Youth Leadership initiatives, Starbucks awarded an initial $1 million grant for the development of a nonprofit corporation – LeadersUp, that will bring community-based resources to provide job and leadership skills training to young people. We are also reimagining educational opportunities for Starbucks partners and young people in our communities.
