<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
Corporation	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
multinational	O
chain	O
of	O
coffeehouses	O
and	O
roastery	O
reserves	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Seattle	O
,	O
Washington	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	O
of	O
Starbucks	B-Application
 '	O
U.S.-based	O
stores	O
,	O
over	O
8,900	O
are	O
company-operated	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
remainder	O
are	O
licensed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
wave	O
of	O
coffee	O
culture	O
is	O
generally	O
attributed	O
to	O
Starbucks	B-Application
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
a	O
wider	O
variety	O
of	O
coffee	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
serves	O
hot	O
and	O
cold	O
drinks	O
,	O
whole-bean	O
coffee	O
,	O
micro-ground	O
instant	O
coffee	O
,	O
espresso	B-Device
,	O
caffe	O
latte	O
,	O
full	O
and	O
loose-leaf	O
teas	O
,	O
juices	O
,	O
Frappuccino	O
beverages	O
,	O
pastries	O
,	O
and	O
snacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1971	O
by	O
Jerry	O
Baldwin	O
,	O
Zev	O
Siegl	O
,	O
and	O
Gordon	O
Bowker	O
at	O
Seattle	O
's	O
Pike	O
Place	O
Market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
,	O
they	O
sold	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
Howard	O
Schultz	O
who	O
–	O
after	O
a	O
business	O
trip	O
to	O
Milan	O
,	O
Italy	O
–	O
decided	O
to	O
convert	O
the	O
coffee	O
bean	O
store	O
into	O
a	O
coffee	O
shop	O
serving	O
espresso-based	O
drinks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schultz	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Orin	O
Smith	O
who	O
ran	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
five	O
years	O
and	O
positioned	O
Starbucks	B-Application
as	O
a	O
large	O
player	O
in	O
fair	O
trade	O
coffee	O
,	O
increasing	O
sales	O
to	O
US$5	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schultz	O
returned	O
as	O
CEO	B-Application
during	O
the	O
financial	O
crisis	O
of	O
2007	O
–	O
08	O
and	O
spent	O
the	O
succeeding	O
decade	O
growing	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
market	O
share	O
,	O
expanding	O
its	O
offerings	O
,	O
and	O
reorienting	O
the	O
brand	O
around	O
corporate	O
social	O
responsibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Johnson	O
succeeded	O
Schultz	O
as	O
CEO	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Schultz	O
would	O
return	O
as	O
CEO	B-Application
in	O
April	O
2022	O
in	O
an	O
interim	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
drinks	O
and	O
food	O
,	O
many	O
stores	O
carry	O
Starbucks	B-Application
 '	O
official	O
merchandise	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
mugs	O
,	O
tumblers	O
,	O
scoops	O
,	O
and	O
coffee	O
presses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
several	O
select	O
"	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Evenings	O
"	O
locations	O
that	O
offer	O
beer	O
,	O
wine	O
,	O
and	O
appetizers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks-brand	O
coffee	O
,	O
ice	O
cream	O
,	O
and	O
bottled	O
cold	O
coffee	O
drinks	O
are	O
sold	O
at	O
grocery	O
stores	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
began	O
its	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Reserve	O
program	O
for	O
single-origin	O
coffees	O
and	O
high-end	O
coffee	O
shops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
operates	O
six	O
coffee	O
roasteries	O
with	O
tasting	O
rooms	O
and	O
43	O
coffee	O
bars	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
roastery	O
location	O
opened	O
on	O
Chicago	O
's	O
Magnificent	O
Mile	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
Starbucks	B-Application
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
originally	O
opened	O
in	O
Seattle	O
,	O
Washington	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
1971	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
selling	O
high-quality	O
coffee	O
beans	O
and	O
equipments	O
related	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
became	O
a	O
local	O
coffee	O
bean	O
retailer	O
forthe	O
first	O
ten	O
years	O
in	O
Seattle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowker	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Moby-Dick	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
anything	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Starbucks	B-Application
directly	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
coincidental	O
that	O
the	O
sound	O
seemed	O
to	O
make	O
sense.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Starbucks	B-Application
store	O
was	O
located	O
in	O
Seattle	O
at	O
2000	O
Western	O
Avenue	O
from	O
1971	O
to	O
1976	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
stores	O
sold	O
just	O
coffee	O
beans	O
and	O
not	O
drinks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
operation	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
purchased	O
green	O
coffee	O
beans	O
from	O
Peet	O
's	O
Coffee	O
&	O
Tea	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1973	O
,	O
Alfred	O
Peet	O
stopped	O
supplying	O
Starbucks	B-Application
and	O
helped	O
train	O
their	O
new	O
Roastmaster	O
,	O
Jim	O
Reynolds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1984	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
owners	O
of	O
Starbucks	B-Application
,	O
led	O
by	O
Jerry	O
Baldwin	O
,	O
purchased	O
Peet	O
's	O
Coffee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1986	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
operating	O
six	O
stores	O
in	O
Seattle	O
and	O
had	O
begun	O
to	O
sell	O
espresso	B-Device
coffee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
owners	O
sold	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
chain	O
to	O
their	O
former	O
director	O
of	O
marketing	O
Howard	O
Schultz	O
,	O
who	O
rebranded	O
his	O
Il	O
Giornale	O
coffee	O
outlets	O
as	O
Starbucks	B-Application
and	O
quickly	O
began	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
first	O
locations	O
outside	O
of	O
Seattle	O
,	O
in	O
Waterfront	O
Station	O
in	O
Vancouver	O
,	O
British	O
Columbia	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Chicago	O
,	O
Illinois	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1989	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
46	O
Starbucks	B-Application
stores	O
located	O
across	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Northwest	O
and	O
Midwest	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
roasting	O
more	O
than	O
of	O
coffee	O
annually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1992	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
initial	O
public	O
offering	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
had	O
140	O
outlets	O
,	O
with	O
revenue	O
of	O
US	O
$73.5	O
million	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
US	O
$1.3	O
million	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
1992	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
 '	O
share	O
price	O
had	O
risen	O
by	O
70%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
acquired	O
The	O
Coffee	O
Connection	O
,	O
gaining	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
make	O
,	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
sell	O
the	O
"	O
Frappuccino	O
"	O
beverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beverage	O
was	O
introduced	O
under	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
name	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
experimented	O
by	O
opening	O
eateries	O
in	O
the	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Bay	O
Area	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
Circadia	O
restaurant	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
converted	O
its	O
Seattle	O
Circadia	O
restaurant	O
into	O
a	O
Café	O
Starbucks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2003	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
acquired	O
Seattle	O
's	O
Best	O
Coffee	O
and	O
Torrefazione	O
Italia	O
from	O
AFC	O
Enterprises	O
for	O
US$72	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
only	O
gained	O
150	O
stores	O
for	O
Starbucks	B-Application
,	O
but	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
Seattle	O
Post-Intelligencer	O
,	O
the	O
wholesale	O
business	O
was	O
more	O
significant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2005	O
to	O
2007	O
,	O
Howard	O
Behar	O
served	O
as	O
President	O
of	O
Starbucks	B-Application
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
rival	O
Diedrich	O
Coffee	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
sell	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
company-owned	O
retail	O
stores	O
to	O
Starbucks	B-Application
,	O
including	O
most	O
locations	O
of	O
Oregon-based	O
Coffee	O
People	O
,	O
escalating	O
regional	O
coffee	O
wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
converted	O
the	O
Diedrich	O
Coffee	O
and	O
Coffee	O
People	O
locations	O
to	O
Starbucks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2008	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
started	O
a	O
community	O
website	O
,	O
My	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Idea	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
collect	O
suggestions	O
and	O
feedback	O
from	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Journalist	O
Jack	O
Schofield	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
My	O
Starbucks	B-Application
seems	O
to	O
be	O
all	O
sweetness	O
and	O
light	O
at	O
the	O
moment	O
,	O
which	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
is	O
possible	O
without	O
quite	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
censorship.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
acquired	O
Coffee	O
Equipment	O
Company	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
the	O
Clover	O
Brewing	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
began	O
testing	O
the	O
"	O
fresh-pressed	O
"	O
coffee	O
system	O
at	O
several	O
Starbucks	B-Application
locations	O
in	O
Seattle	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
and	O
Boston	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Great	O
Recession	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
was	O
closing	O
600	O
underperforming	O
company-owned	O
stores	O
and	O
cutting	O
U.S.	O
expansion	O
plans	O
amid	O
growing	O
economic	O
uncertainty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
also	O
cut	O
almost	O
1,000	O
non-retail	O
jobs	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
bid	O
to	O
re-energize	O
the	O
brand	O
and	O
boost	O
its	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
close	O
61	O
of	O
its	O
84	O
stores	O
in	O
Australia	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Wailes	O
,	O
an	O
expert	O
in	O
strategic	O
management	O
of	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Sydney	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Starbucks	B-Application
failed	O
to	O
truly	O
understand	O
Australia	O
's	O
café	O
culture.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
an	O
additional	O
300	O
underperforming	O
stores	O
and	O
the	O
elimination	O
of	O
7,000	O
positions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CEO	B-Application
Howard	O
Schultz	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
received	O
board	O
approval	O
to	O
reduce	O
his	O
salary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altogether	O
,	O
from	O
February	O
2008	O
to	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
terminated	O
an	O
estimated	O
18,400	O
U.S.	O
jobs	O
and	O
began	O
closing	O
977	O
stores	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
Ahold	O
announced	O
closures	O
and	O
rebranding	O
for	O
43	O
of	O
its	O
licensed	O
store	O
Starbucks	B-Application
kiosks	O
for	O
their	O
US-based	O
Stop	O
&	O
Shop	O
and	O
Giant	O
supermarkets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
had	O
annual	O
Frappuccino	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
US$2	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
Starbucks	B-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
opened	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Alabama	O
's	O
Ferguson	O
Centre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
began	O
to	O
post	O
calorie	O
counts	O
on	O
menus	O
for	O
drinks	O
and	O
pastries	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
U.S.	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
this	O
occasion	O
,	O
the	O
promotion	O
also	O
involved	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
customers	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
US$5	O
gift	O
card	O
for	O
a	O
friend	O
by	O
entering	O
both	O
"	O
@tweetacoffee	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
friend	O
's	O
handle	O
in	O
a	O
tweet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
change	O
in	O
compact	O
direction	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
management	O
transitioned	O
from	O
a	O
singular	O
brand	O
worldwide	O
to	O
focusing	O
on	O
locally	O
relevant	O
design	O
for	O
each	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
ongoing	O
losses	O
in	O
the	O
Australian	O
market	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
all	O
remaining	O
stores	O
being	O
sold	O
to	O
the	O
Withers	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
acquired	O
the	O
remaining	O
50%	O
stake	O
in	O
its	O
Chinese	O
venture	O
from	O
long-term	O
joint	O
venture	O
partners	O
Uni-President	O
Enterprises	O
Corporation	O
(	O
UPEC	O
)	O
and	O
President	O
Chain	O
Store	O
Corporation	O
(	O
PCSC	O
)	O
for	O
US	O
$1.3	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
considering	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
blockchain	B-Application
technology	I-Application
to	O
connect	O
coffee	O
drinkers	O
with	O
coffee	O
farmers	O
who	O
could	O
eventually	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
new	O
financial	O
opportunities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Build	O
conference	O
,	O
the	O
coffee	O
company	O
formally	O
announced	O
its	O
"	O
bean	O
to	O
cup	O
"	O
program	O
using	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Azure-based	O
blockchain	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
men	O
were	O
arrested	O
in	O
a	O
Philadelphia	O
Starbucks	B-Application
location	O
after	O
a	O
manager	O
claimed	O
the	O
two	O
were	O
trespassing	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CEO	B-Application
Kevin	O
Johnson	O
later	O
apologized	O
for	O
the	O
incident	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
declined	O
to	O
press	O
charges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
closing	O
of	O
150	O
locations	O
in	O
2019	O
;	O
three	O
times	O
the	O
number	O
the	O
corporation	O
typically	O
closes	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
selling	O
newspapers	O
in	O
its	O
cafés	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
largest	O
store	O
ever	O
on	O
Michigan	O
Avenue	O
,	O
Chicago	O
,	O
with	O
200	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
closed	O
all	O
the	O
café-only	O
stores	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
COVID-19	O
lockdowns	O
caused	O
Starbucks	B-Application
to	O
suffer	O
a	O
general	O
10%	O
sales	O
decrease	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
50%	O
decrease	O
in	O
China	O
where	O
quarantine	O
measures	O
were	O
especially	O
strict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
planned	O
to	O
open	O
300	O
stores	O
that	O
will	O
primarily	O
focus	O
on	O
carryout	O
and	O
pickup	O
orders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
stores	O
will	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
prepayment	O
by	O
the	O
customer	O
before	O
arrival	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
planning	O
to	O
increase	O
its	O
store	O
count	O
to	O
about	O
55,000	O
by	O
2030	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
roughly	O
33,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
after	O
months	O
of	O
suspension	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Russian	O
invasion	O
of	O
Ukraine	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
sold	O
all	O
its	O
stores	O
in	O
Russia	O
to	O
the	O
Russian	O
rapper	O
Timati	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
said	O
it	O
had	O
no	O
comment	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
owner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
Howard	O
Schultz	O
will	O
once	O
again	O
step	O
down	O
as	O
CEO	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Laxman	O
Narasimhan	O
becoming	O
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
next	O
CEO	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
the	O
workers	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
formed	O
an	O
organizing	O
committee	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Workers	O
United	O
,	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
union	O
affiliated	O
with	O
Workers	O
United	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
temporarily	O
closed	O
some	O
area	O
stores	O
for	O
remodeling	O
and	O
added	O
excessive	O
staff	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
stores	O
preparing	O
to	O
vote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Workers	O
said	O
this	O
reduced	O
union	O
support	O
there	O
,	O
while	O
Starbucks	B-Application
said	O
the	O
support	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
compensate	O
for	O
increased	O
sick	O
leave	O
during	O
the	O
pandemic	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
done	O
elsewhere	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Days	O
before	O
the	O
vote	O
count	O
,	O
the	O
NLRB	O
rejected	O
arguments	O
by	O
Starbucks	B-Application
to	O
halt	O
the	O
election	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
their	O
colleagues	O
in	O
Buffalo	O
,	O
workers	O
at	O
a	O
Starbucks	B-Application
store	O
in	O
Mesa	O
,	O
Arizona	O
petitioned	O
the	O
NLRB	O
for	O
a	O
union	O
election	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
represented	O
by	O
Workers	O
United	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
organizing	O
at	O
the	O
Mesa	O
location	O
stemmed	O
from	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
,	O
a	O
well-liked	O
manager	O
at	O
the	O
location	O
being	O
terminated	O
after	O
whistle-blowing	O
on	O
Starbucks	B-Application
 '	O
anti-union	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
temporarily	O
closed	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
stores	O
participating	O
in	O
the	O
union	O
drive	O
in	O
October	O
for	O
renovations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
began	O
working	O
with	O
Littler	O
Mendelson	O
,	O
a	O
self-described	O
"	O
union-busting	O
firm	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
requested	O
that	O
the	O
National	O
Labor	O
Relations	O
Board	O
include	O
all	O
Buffalo	O
Starbucks	B-Application
locations	O
in	O
the	O
union	O
vote	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
NLRB	O
rejected	O
this	O
argument	O
and	O
declared	O
store	O
by	O
store	O
elections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
workers	O
at	O
the	O
Elmwood	O
Avenue	O
store	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
unionized	O
Starbucks	B-Application
workers	O
at	O
a	O
Starbucks	B-Application
owned	O
location	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
with	O
a	O
19	O
–	O
8	O
vote.The	O
Camp	O
Road	O
location	O
voted	O
12	O
–	O
8	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
does	O
have	O
unionized	O
locations	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
fired	O
seven	O
workers	O
in	O
Memphis	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
leading	O
the	O
unionization	O
effort	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
temporarily	O
closed	O
the	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
asked	O
that	O
the	O
CEO	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Howard	O
Schultz	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
board	O
official	O
read	O
a	O
notice	O
about	O
this	O
supposedly	O
unlawful	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Starbucks’	O
annual	O
Red	O
Cup	O
Day	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
busiest	O
days	O
for	O
employees	O
,	O
over	O
100	O
locations	O
had	O
employees	O
go	O
on	O
strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
unionization	O
efforts	O
are	O
done	O
through	O
SBWU	O
(	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Workers	O
United	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SBWU	O
and	O
Starbucks	B-Application
have	O
not	O
successfully	O
negotiated	O
a	O
contract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
claims	O
in	O
a	O
letter	O
and	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
that	O
the	O
Workers	O
United	O
has	O
delayed	O
bargaining	O
,	O
has	O
illegally	O
broadcast	O
bargaining	O
sessions	O
,	O
refused	O
to	O
meet	O
in-person	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
reported	O
more	O
than	O
22	O
unfair	O
labor	O
practice	O
charges	O
to	O
the	O
NLRB	O
(	O
National	O
Labor	O
Relations	O
Board	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
NLRB	O
found	O
no	O
merit	O
in	O
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
complaints	O
and	O
instead	O
ruled	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
Starbucks	B-Application
who	O
refused	O
to	O
bargain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
began	O
a	O
"	O
skinny	O
"	O
line	O
of	O
drinks	O
,	O
offering	O
lower-calorie	O
and	O
sugar-free	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
offered	O
drinks	O
that	O
use	O
skim	O
milk	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
sweetened	O
by	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
natural	O
sweeteners	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
raw	O
sugar	O
,	O
agave	O
syrup	O
,	O
or	O
honey	O
)	O
,	O
artificial	O
sweeteners	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Sweet'N	O
Low	O
,	O
Splenda	O
,	O
Equal	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
sugar-free	O
syrup	O
flavors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
first	O
offered	O
non-dairy	O
milk	O
at	O
its	O
U.S.	O
stores	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
soy	O
milk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
stopped	O
using	O
milk	O
originating	O
from	O
rBGH-treated	O
cows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
adopted	O
a	O
new	O
dairy	O
standard	O
for	O
all	O
espresso-based	O
drinks	O
,	O
switching	O
from	O
whole	O
to	O
2%	O
reduced	O
fat	O
milk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
began	O
serving	O
coconut	O
milk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CEO	B-Application
Kevin	O
Johnson	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
2020	O
interview	O
that	O
,	O
milk	O
substitutes	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
big	O
part	O
of	O
reducing	O
carbon	O
emissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PETA	O
encouraged	O
sit-ins	O
at	O
Starbucks	B-Application
locations	O
and	O
purchased	O
Starbucks	B-Application
stock	O
to	O
draw	O
attention	O
to	O
what	O
they	O
believe	O
is	O
an	O
unfair	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Canada	O
spokesperson	O
told	O
ET	O
Canada	O
that	O
customizations	O
such	O
as	O
added	O
flavours	O
,	O
non-dairy	O
beverages	O
or	O
an	O
additional	O
shot	O
of	O
espresso	B-Device
,	O
will	O
incur	O
an	O
additional	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
will	O
offer	O
Oatly	O
oat	O
milk	O
in	O
all	O
US	O
stores	O
starting	O
in	O
Spring	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ethos	O
water	O
,	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
bottled	O
water	O
acquired	O
by	O
Starbucks	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
,	O
is	O
sold	O
at	O
locations	O
throughout	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
since	O
redesigned	O
the	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ethos	O
water	O
bottles	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
donated	O
per	O
bottle	O
in	O
the	O
description	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
introduced	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
instant	O
coffee	O
packets	O
,	O
called	O
VIA	O
"	O
Ready	O
Brew	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
VIA	O
flavors	O
include	O
Italian	O
Roast	O
and	O
Colombia	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
then	O
rolled	O
out	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
across	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
Canada	O
with	O
Starbucks	B-Application
stores	O
promoting	O
the	O
product	O
with	O
a	O
blind	O
"	O
taste	O
challenge	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
instant	O
versus	O
fresh	O
roast	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
many	O
people	O
could	O
not	O
tell	O
the	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
instant	O
and	O
freshly	O
brewed	O
coffee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Financial	O
analysts	O
speculated	O
that	O
by	O
introducing	O
instant	O
coffee	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
would	O
devalue	O
its	O
own	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
introduce	O
the	O
Verismo	O
,	O
a	O
consumer-grade	O
single-serve	O
coffee	O
machine	O
that	O
uses	O
sealed	O
plastic	O
cups	O
of	O
coffee	O
grounds	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
milk	O
pod	O
"	O
for	O
lattes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Verismo	O
became	O
publicly	O
available	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
coffee	O
makers	O
that	O
brew	O
espresso	B-Device
and	O
regular	O
chocolate	O
from	O
coffee	O
capsules	O
,	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
pre-apportioned	O
single-use	O
container	O
of	O
ground	O
coffee	O
and	O
flavourings	O
utilizing	O
the	O
K-Fee	O
pod	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
began	O
selling	O
alcoholic	O
beverages	O
at	O
some	O
stores	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
first	O
store	O
in	O
Williamsburg	O
,	O
Brooklyn	O
which	O
by	O
then	O
was	O
among	O
30	O
locations	O
serving	O
beer	O
and	O
wine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
ensures	O
that	O
the	O
selected	O
locations	O
that	O
serve	O
alcohol	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
have	O
the	O
space	O
for	O
extra	O
seating	O
and	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
acquired	O
juice	O
company	O
Evolution	O
Fresh	O
for	O
US$30	O
million	O
in	O
cash	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
chain	O
of	O
juice	O
bars	O
starting	O
in	O
around	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
venturing	O
into	O
territory	O
staked	O
out	O
by	O
Jamba	O
Inc	O
.	O
Its	O
first	O
store	O
released	O
in	O
San	O
Bernardino	O
,	O
California	O
and	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
store	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
launched	O
in	O
early	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
began	O
selling	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
iced	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Refresher	O
beverages	O
that	O
contain	O
a	O
green	O
coffee	O
extract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beverages	O
are	O
fruit	O
flavored	O
and	O
contain	O
caffeine	B-Application
but	O
advertised	O
as	O
having	O
no	O
coffee	O
flavor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
green	O
coffee	O
extraction	O
process	O
involves	O
soaking	O
the	O
beans	O
in	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
began	O
trialing	O
its	O
own	O
line	O
of	O
carbonated	O
sodas	O
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Fizzio	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
canned	O
energy	O
drinks	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Baya	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
drink	O
contains	O
caffeine	B-Application
from	O
the	O
coffee	O
fruit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
year	O
between	O
November	O
–	O
January	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
releases	O
new	O
holiday	O
merchandise	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
paper	O
cups	O
with	O
various	O
festive	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
two	O
new	O
limited-edition	O
specialty	O
drinks	O
made	O
from	O
beans	O
aged	O
in	O
whiskey	O
barrels	O
at	O
its	O
Seattle	O
roastery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
barrel-aged	O
coffee	O
will	O
be	O
sold	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
batch	O
of	O
unroasted	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Reserve	O
Sulawesi	O
beans	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
then	O
hand-scooped	O
into	O
whiskey	O
barrels	O
from	O
Washington	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2023	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
introduce	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
coffee	O
drinks	O
made	O
with	O
extra	O
virgin	O
olive	O
oil	O
,	O
including	O
lattes	O
,	O
shaken	O
expresso	O
,	O
and	O
cold	O
brews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
drinks	O
,	O
this	O
came	O
about	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
habits	O
of	O
then-CEO	O
Howard	O
Schultz	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
consuming	O
a	O
teaspoon	O
of	O
olive	O
oil	O
each	O
day	O
by	O
olive	O
oil	O
producer	O
Tommaso	O
Asaro	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
met	O
in	O
Sicily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
CNN	B-Architecture
reported	O
some	O
customers	O
reported	O
digestive	O
distress	O
after	O
drinking	O
this	O
new	O
offering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
loyalty	O
program	O
was	O
introduced	O
for	O
registered	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Card	O
(	O
previously	O
simply	O
a	O
gift	O
card	O
)	O
offering	O
perks	O
such	O
as	O
free	O
Wi-Fi	O
Internet	O
access	O
,	O
no	O
charge	O
for	O
soy	O
milk	O
and	O
flavored	O
syrups	O
,	O
and	O
free	O
refills	O
on	O
brewed	O
drip	O
coffee	O
,	O
iced	O
coffee	O
,	O
or	O
tea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
time	O
a	O
customer	O
purchases	O
a	O
drink	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
earn	O
stars	O
if	O
they	O
present	O
their	O
rewards	O
card	O
or	O
scan	O
their	O
card	O
from	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
began	O
beta	O
testing	O
its	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
card	O
,	O
a	O
stored	O
value	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
consumers	O
access	O
pre-paid	O
funds	O
to	O
purchase	O
products	O
at	O
Starbucks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
released	O
its	O
complete	O
mobile	O
platform	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2002	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
provided	O
free	O
Wi-Fi	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
although	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
a	O
Starbucks	B-Application
rewards	O
card	O
was	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
offered	O
free	O
Wi-Fi	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
stores	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
began	O
offering	O
free	O
Wi-Fi	O
in	O
Germany	O
via	O
BT	O
Openzone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
and	O
Duracell	O
Powermat	O
announced	O
a	O
pilot	O
program	O
to	O
install	O
Powermat	O
charging	O
surfaces	O
in	O
the	O
tabletops	O
in	O
selected	O
Starbucks	B-Application
stores	O
in	O
the	O
Boston	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
support	O
in	O
the	O
Power	O
Matters	O
Alliance	O
(	O
PMA	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
membership	O
in	O
the	O
PMA	O
board	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
AT&T	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
a	O
real-world	O
ecosystem	O
of	O
wireless	O
power	O
"	O
through	O
a	O
universal	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
standard	O
that	O
customers	O
could	O
use	O
to	O
recharge	O
smartphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
switched	O
providers	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
from	O
AT&T	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
startup	O
company	O
FluxPort	O
introduced	O
Qi	O
inductive	B-Application
charging	I-Application
pads	O
at	O
select	O
locations	O
in	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
building	O
in	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
complex	O
was	O
previously	O
a	O
Sears	O
distribution	O
center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
had	O
36,170	O
locations	O
open	O
across	O
83	O
countries	O
,	O
with	O
61%	O
of	O
the	O
locations	O
operating	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
China	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
operating	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
entered	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
market	O
with	O
the	O
US$83	O
million	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
then	O
56-outlet	O
,	O
UK-based	O
Seattle	O
Coffee	O
Company	O
,	O
re-branding	O
all	O
those	O
stores	O
as	O
Starbucks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
established	O
a	O
coffee	O
trading	O
company	O
in	O
Lausanne	O
,	O
Switzerland	O
,	O
to	O
handle	O
purchases	O
of	O
green	O
coffee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Russian	O
invasion	O
of	O
Ukraine	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
closure	O
of	O
all	O
outlets	O
in	O
Russia	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
July	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
local	O
restaurant	O
manager	O
,	O
Anton	O
Pinsky	O
,	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
acquire	O
Starbucks	B-Application
 '	O
Russian	O
operating	O
company	O
OOO	O
Starbucks	B-Application
and	O
all	O
its	O
130	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
in	O
Belgium	O
,	O
Bulgaria	O
,	O
the	O
Czech	O
Republic	O
,	O
and	O
Portugal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
in	O
Poland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
in	O
Arlanda	O
Airport	O
outside	O
Stockholm	O
,	O
its	O
first	O
location	O
in	O
Sweden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
first	O
store	O
in	O
Budapest	O
,	O
Hungary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
started	O
selling	O
its	O
coffee	O
in	O
Norway	O
by	O
supplying	O
Norwegian	O
food	O
shops	O
with	O
their	O
roasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Starbucks-branded	O
Norwegian	O
shop	O
opened	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
at	O
Oslo	O
Airport	O
,	O
Gardermoen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
first	O
coffeehouse	O
in	O
Finland	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
location	O
being	O
Helsinki-Vantaa	O
Airport	O
in	O
Vantaa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Starbucks	B-Application
inside	O
Dansk	O
Supermarked	O
opened	O
in	O
the	O
department	O
stores	O
Salling	O
in	O
Aalborg	O
and	O
Aarhus	O
in	O
Denmark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
store	O
in	O
Azerbaijan	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Port	O
Baku	O
Mall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
first	O
Channel	O
Island	O
store	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
primary	O
business	O
area	O
of	O
St	O
Peter	O
Port	O
in	O
Guernsey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Kesko	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
largest	O
retailer	O
in	O
Finland	O
,	O
announced	O
its	O
partnership	O
with	O
Starbucks	B-Application
,	O
with	O
stores	O
opened	O
next	O
to	O
K-Citymarket	O
hypermarkets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Italian	O
Starbucks	B-Application
store	O
was	O
inaugurated	O
in	O
Milan	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
Starbucks	B-Application
already	O
had	O
locations	O
in	O
78	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Starbucks	B-Application
store	O
in	O
Slovakia	O
opened	O
in	O
Aupark	O
in	O
Bratislava	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
stores	O
in	O
Serbia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
first	O
coffee	O
store	O
in	O
Malta	O
at	O
Valletta	O
,	O
the	O
80th	O
country	O
that	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
Starbucks	B-Application
outlet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Starbucks	B-Application
location	O
opened	O
outside	O
of	O
North	O
America	O
:	O
a	O
store	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
location	O
in	O
the	O
Forbidden	O
City	O
in	O
Beijing	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
this	O
location	O
was	O
closed	O
after	O
years	O
of	O
controversy	O
since	O
its	O
opening	O
in	O
2000	O
with	O
protesters	O
objecting	O
that	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
chain	O
in	O
this	O
location	O
"	O
was	O
trampling	O
on	O
Chinese	O
culture	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
2001	O
and	O
2003	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
six	O
(	O
of	O
80	O
planned	O
)	O
locations	O
in	O
Israel	O
and	O
having	O
struggled	O
with	O
fierce	O
local	O
competition	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
partner	O
Delek	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
April	O
2003	O
,	O
after	O
losing	O
US$6	O
million	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Israel	O
closed	O
all	O
six	O
of	O
its	O
locations	O
in	O
Israel	O
,	O
citing	O
"	O
on-going	O
operational	O
challenges	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
difficult	O
business	O
environment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
and	O
Tata	O
Coffee	O
,	O
Asia	O
's	O
largest	O
coffee	O
plantation	O
company	O
,	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
strategic	O
alliance	O
to	O
bring	O
Starbucks	B-Application
to	O
India	O
and	O
also	O
to	O
source	O
and	O
roast	O
coffee	O
beans	O
at	O
Tata	O
Coffee	O
's	O
Kodagu	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
introduced	O
its	O
largest	O
cup	O
size	O
,	O
the	O
Trenta	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
hold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
another	O
location	O
in	O
Beijing	O
,	O
China	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Beijing	O
Capital	O
International	O
Airport	O
's	O
Terminal	O
3	O
,	O
international	O
departures	O
hall	O
;	O
making	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
500th	O
store	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
despite	O
a	O
false	O
start	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
created	O
a	O
50:50	O
joint	O
venture	O
with	O
Tata	O
Global	O
Beverages	O
called	O
Tata	O
Starbucks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tata	O
Starbucks	B-Application
owned	O
and	O
operated	O
Starbucks	B-Application
outlets	O
in	O
India	O
as	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Coffee	O
"	O
A	O
Tata	O
Alliance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
first	O
store	O
in	O
India	O
in	O
Mumbai	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
first	O
store	O
in	O
Ho	O
Chi	O
Minh	O
City	O
,	O
Vietnam	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
first	O
location	O
in	O
Hanoi	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
operations	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
launched	O
a	O
mobile	O
ordering	O
system	O
named	O
Siren	O
Order	O
,	O
accessible	O
through	O
a	O
local	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
application	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
similar	O
system	O
named	O
Mobile	O
Order	O
&	O
Pay	O
,	O
in	O
Portland	O
,	O
Oregon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expanded	O
nationwide	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
late	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
opened	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
previously	O
available	O
to	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Rewards	O
members	O
only	O
,	O
to	O
all	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
remaining	O
60.5	O
%	O
stake	O
in	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Coffee	O
Japan	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
already	O
own	O
,	O
for	O
US	O
$913.5	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
open	O
in	O
Phnom	O
Penh	O
,	O
Cambodia	O
,	O
its	O
16th	O
market	O
in	O
the	O
China/Asia	O
Pacific	O
region	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
in	O
Almaty	O
,	O
Kazakhstan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Reserve	O
Roastery	O
opened	O
at	O
HKRI	O
Taikoo	O
Hui	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
China	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
such	O
location	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
outside	O
of	O
Seattle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
plans	O
to	O
open	O
an	O
outlet	O
in	O
Laos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2002	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
first	O
store	O
in	O
Latin	O
America	O
,	O
in	O
Mexico	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2003	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
first	O
store	O
in	O
South	O
America	O
in	O
Lima	O
,	O
Peru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
in	O
Argentina	O
and	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
a	O
store	O
in	O
San	O
Jose	O
,	O
Costa	O
Rica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
open	O
1,000	O
stores	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
five	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
CEO	B-Application
Howard	O
Schultz	O
personally	O
announced	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
Starbucks	B-Application
stores	O
in	O
Colombia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schultz	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
Starbucks	B-Application
will	O
work	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
Colombian	O
Government	O
and	O
USAID	O
to	O
continue	O
"	O
empowering	O
local	O
coffee	O
growers	O
and	O
sharing	O
the	O
value	O
,	O
heritage	O
and	O
tradition	O
of	O
its	O
coffee	O
with	O
the	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
noted	O
that	O
the	O
aggressive	O
expansion	O
into	O
Colombia	O
was	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
with	O
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
Latin	O
partners	O
,	O
Alsea	O
and	O
Colombia	O
's	O
Grupo	O
Nutresa	O
that	O
has	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Starbucks	B-Application
by	O
providing	O
coffee	O
through	O
Colcafe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
announcement	O
came	O
after	O
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
Farmer	O
Support	O
Center	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
Manizales	O
,	O
Colombia	O
,	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
making	O
Colombia	O
an	O
already	O
established	O
country	O
by	O
the	O
corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
first	O
store	O
in	O
Colombia	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
in	O
Bogota	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
CEO	B-Application
explained	O
,	O
"	O
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
always	O
admired	O
and	O
respected	O
Colombia	O
's	O
distinguished	O
coffee	O
tradition.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
first	O
café	O
in	O
Bolivia	O
would	O
open	O
in	O
2014	O
in	O
Santa	O
Cruz	O
de	O
la	O
Sierra	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
launch	O
operation	O
in	O
Trinidad	O
and	O
Tobago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
first	O
store	O
at	O
South	O
Park	O
Mall	O
in	O
San	O
Fernando	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
commenced	O
operations	O
in	O
Jamaica	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
first	O
store	O
opened	O
in	O
the	O
resort	O
city	O
of	O
Montego	O
Bay	O
on	O
the	O
shores	O
of	O
the	O
Doctor	O
's	O
Cave	O
Beach	O
Club	O
,	O
offering	O
views	O
of	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
Sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
Jamaica	O
opened	O
its	O
first	O
store	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
open	O
15	O
locations	O
island-wide	O
over	O
a	O
5-year	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
Jamaica	O
opened	O
stores	O
at	O
the	O
Sangster	O
International	O
Airport	O
in	O
Montego	O
Bay	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
Falmouth	O
Pier	O
,	O
in	O
Falmouth	O
,	O
Jamaica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
Jamaica	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
open	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
stores	O
in	O
Kingston	O
,	O
Jamaica	O
,	O
by	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
first	O
in-store	O
location	O
in	O
the	O
flagship	O
location	O
for	O
Jamaica	O
's	O
largest	O
Pharmacy	O
chain	O
,	O
Fontana	O
Pharmacy	O
,	O
also	O
located	O
in	O
Kingston	O
;	O
making	O
it	O
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
third	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
massive	O
downturn	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
remaining	O
Australian	O
Starbucks	B-Application
stores	O
were	O
sold	O
to	O
the	O
Withers	O
family	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
planning	O
a	O
more	O
restrained	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
59	O
Starbucks	B-Application
stores	O
in	O
Australia	O
;	O
23	O
in	O
New	O
South	O
Wales	O
,	O
19	O
in	O
Queensland	O
and	O
18	O
in	O
Victoria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
operates	O
several	O
locations	O
in	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
Southern	O
Sun	O
Hotels	O
South	O
Africa	O
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Starbucks	B-Application
to	O
brew	O
Starbucks	B-Application
coffees	O
in	O
select	O
Southern	O
Sun	O
and	O
Tsonga	O
Sun	O
hotels	O
in	O
South	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
agreement	O
was	O
partially	O
reached	O
so	O
Starbucks	B-Application
coffees	O
could	O
be	O
served	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
2010	O
FIFA	O
World	O
Cup	O
hosted	O
by	O
South	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
after	O
TASTE	O
Holdings	O
acquired	O
outlet	O
licensing	O
for	O
South	O
African	O
stores	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
first	O
stores	O
in	O
South	O
Africa	O
in	O
Rosebank	O
,	O
Gauteng	O
,	O
Johannesburg	O
and	O
the	O
Mall	O
of	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
debuted	O
their	O
first-ever	O
Starbucks	B-Application
at	O
sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
partnership	O
with	O
Royal	O
Caribbean	O
International	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
a	O
shop	O
aboard	O
the	O
Allure	O
of	O
the	O
Seas	O
,	O
Royal	O
Caribbean	O
's	O
second-largest	O
ship	O
and	O
the	O
second-largest	O
ship	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
EMEA	O
(	O
Europe	O
,	O
Middle	O
East	O
,	O
and	O
Africa	O
)	O
markets	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
operates	O
a	O
franchising	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
from	O
the	O
licensing	O
program	O
in	O
which	O
existing	O
corporations	O
may	O
apply	O
to	O
operate	O
a	O
Starbucks	B-Application
kiosk	O
within	O
an	O
existing	O
store	O
,	O
franchises	O
can	O
enable	O
new	O
,	O
freestanding	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
automation	B-Application
systems	O
in	O
some	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
said	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
replace	O
baristas	O
with	O
robots	O
,	O
but	O
use	O
them	O
as	O
a	O
complementary	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
three	O
stores	O
in	O
Seattle	O
were	O
de-branded	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
logo	O
and	O
brand	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
remodel	O
the	O
stores	O
as	O
local	O
coffee	O
houses	O
"	O
inspired	O
by	O
Starbucks	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CEO	B-Application
Howard	O
Schultz	O
called	O
the	O
unbranded	O
stores	O
a	O
"	O
laboratory	O
for	O
Starbucks	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
remodeled	O
and	O
reopened	O
as	O
a	O
Starbucks-branded	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
stores	O
have	O
been	O
called	O
"	O
stealth	O
Starbucks	B-Application
"	O
and	O
criticized	O
as	O
"	O
local-washing	O
"	O
,	O
Schultz	O
says	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
n't	O
so	O
much	O
that	O
we	O
were	O
trying	O
to	O
hide	O
the	O
brand	O
,	O
but	O
trying	O
to	O
do	O
things	O
in	O
those	O
stores	O
that	O
we	O
did	O
not	O
feel	O
were	O
appropriate	O
for	O
Starbucks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
entered	O
the	O
tea	O
business	O
in	O
1999	O
when	O
it	O
acquired	O
the	O
Tazo	O
brand	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
paid	O
US$620	O
million	O
to	O
buy	O
Teavana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
did	O
not	O
market	O
Teavana	O
products	O
in	O
its	O
stores	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
acquisition	O
allowed	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
Teavana	O
beyond	O
shopping	O
malls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
began	O
to	O
roll	O
out	O
Teavana	O
teas	O
into	O
Starbucks	B-Application
stores	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
to-go	O
beverage	O
and	O
retail	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
shut	O
down	O
Teavana	O
in	O
early	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Johnson	O
,	O
who	O
served	O
as	O
president	O
and	O
chief	O
operating	O
officer	O
from	O
2015	O
to	O
2018	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
chief	O
executive	O
of	O
Starbucks	B-Application
since	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orin	O
C	O
.	O
Smith	O
was	O
president	O
and	O
CEO	B-Application
of	O
Starbucks	B-Application
from	O
2001	O
to	O
2005	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
Jim	O
Donald	O
took	O
over	O
as	O
CEO	B-Application
until	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
hired	O
its	O
first	O
chief	O
technology	O
officer	O
,	O
Gerri	O
Martin-Flickinger	O
,	O
to	O
lead	O
its	O
technology	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
maintains	O
control	O
of	O
production	O
processes	O
by	O
communicating	O
with	O
farmers	O
to	O
secure	O
beans	O
,	O
roasting	O
its	O
own	O
beans	O
,	O
and	O
managing	O
distribution	O
to	O
all	O
retail	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
Coffee	O
and	O
Farmer	O
Equity	O
Practices	O
require	O
suppliers	O
to	O
inform	O
Starbucks	B-Application
what	O
portion	O
of	O
wholesale	O
prices	O
paid	O
reaches	O
farmers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Valerie	O
O'Neil	O
,	O
a	O
Starbucks	B-Application
spokeswoman	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
logo	O
is	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
twin-tailed	O
mermaid	O
,	O
or	O
siren	O
as	O
she	O
's	O
known	O
in	O
Greek	O
mythology.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
siren	O
was	O
topless	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
fully	O
visible	O
double	O
fish	O
tail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
image	O
is	O
said	O
by	O
Starbucks	B-Application
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
16th-century	O
"	O
Norse	O
"	O
woodcut	O
,	O
although	O
other	O
scholars	O
note	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
apparently	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
15th-century	O
woodcut	O
in	O
Juan	O
Eduardo	O
Cirlot	O
's	O
Dictionary	O
of	O
Symbols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
"	O
woodcut	O
"	O
logo	O
has	O
been	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
Headquarters	O
in	O
Seattle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
again	O
in	O
early	O
2008	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
temporarily	O
reintroduced	O
its	O
original	O
brown	O
logo	O
on	O
paper	O
hot-drink	O
cups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
done	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
heritage	O
from	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Northwest	O
and	O
to	O
celebrate	O
35	O
years	O
of	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
had	O
drawn	O
similar	O
criticism	O
when	O
it	O
reintroduced	O
the	O
vintage	O
logo	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
logo	O
was	O
altered	O
when	O
Starbucks	B-Application
entered	O
the	O
Saudi	O
Arabian	O
market	O
in	O
2000	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
siren	O
,	O
leaving	O
only	O
her	O
crown	O
,	O
as	O
reported	O
in	O
a	O
Pulitzer	O
Prize-winning	O
column	O
by	O
Colbert	O
I	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
make	O
small	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
logo	O
,	O
removing	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
wordmark	O
around	O
the	O
siren	O
,	O
enlarging	O
the	O
siren	O
image	O
,	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
green	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
started	O
the	O
"	O
Grounds	O
for	O
your	O
Garden	O
"	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
The	O
Guardian	O
newspaper	O
reported	O
that	O
Starbucks	B-Application
was	O
wasting	O
of	O
water	O
a	O
day	O
by	O
leaving	O
a	O
tap	O
constantly	O
running	O
for	O
rinsing	O
utensils	O
in	O
a	O
'	O
dipper	O
well	O
 '	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
its	O
stores	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
often	O
required	O
by	O
governmental	O
food	O
safety	O
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
concerns	O
over	O
its	O
excessive	O
water	O
consumption	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
re-evaluated	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
dipper	O
well	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
company-operated	O
Starbucks	B-Application
stores	O
in	O
Canada	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
successfully	O
implemented	O
a	O
new	O
water	O
saving	O
solution	O
that	O
meets	O
government	O
health	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
shared	O
its	O
new	O
environmental	O
sustainability	O
commitment	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
resource	O
positive	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
announced	O
three	O
preliminary	O
targets	O
:	O
By	O
2030	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
will	O
aim	O
to	O
reduce	O
its	O
carbon	O
emissions	O
,	O
waste	O
output	O
,	O
and	O
water	O
impact	O
by	O
50%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
began	O
using	O
10%	O
recycled	O
paper	O
in	O
its	O
beverage	O
cups	O
in	O
2006	O
—	O
the	O
company	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
initiative	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
recycled	O
material	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
product	O
that	O
came	O
into	O
direct	O
contact	O
with	O
a	O
food	O
or	O
beverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allen	O
Hershkowitz	O
of	O
the	O
Natural	O
Resources	O
Defense	O
Council	O
called	O
the	O
10%	O
content	O
"	O
minuscule	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
Starbucks	B-Application
received	O
the	O
National	O
Recycling	O
Coalition	O
Recycling	O
Works	O
Award	O
in	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
initiative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2008	O
media	O
article	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
corporate	O
social	O
responsibility	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
continued	O
to	O
struggle	O
with	O
environmental	O
responsibility	O
,	O
as	O
none	O
of	O
its	O
cups	O
were	O
recyclable	O
and	O
stores	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
recycling	O
bins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
the	O
article	O
was	O
published	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
gave	O
customers	O
who	O
brought	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
reusable	O
cup	O
a	O
10-cent	O
discount	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
using	O
corrugated	O
cup	O
sleeves	O
made	O
from	O
85%	O
post-consumer	O
recycled	O
fiber	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
34%	O
less	O
paper	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
entered	O
into	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Conservation	O
International	O
—	O
pledging	O
US	O
$7.5	O
million	O
over	O
three	O
years	O
—	O
to	O
help	O
protect	O
the	O
natural	O
environment	O
of	O
coffee-growing	O
communities	O
in	O
Mexico	O
and	O
Indonesia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
President	O
and	O
CEO	B-Application
Kevin	O
Johnson	O
announced	O
that	O
Starbucks	B-Application
will	O
ban	O
the	O
single-use	O
plastic	O
straws	O
by	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
on	O
all	O
cold	O
drinks	O
from	O
all	O
locations	O
worldwide	O
due	O
to	O
climate	O
change	O
concerns	O
,	O
pollution	O
,	O
and	O
sea	O
turtle	O
endangerment	O
as	O
the	O
single-use	O
plastic	O
straws	O
failed	O
to	O
be	O
designed	O
for	O
recycling	O
when	O
they	O
were	O
invented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
new	O
modified	O
lids	O
contain	O
9%	O
less	O
plastic	O
than	O
Starbucks	B-Application
 '	O
previous	O
flat	O
lid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Starbucks	B-Application
locations	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
China	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
Thailand	O
,	O
Vietnam	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
Hawaii	O
,	O
Alaska	O
,	O
Washington	O
D.C.	O
,	O
New	O
Mexico	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
Washington	O
State	O
,	O
New	O
Jersey	O
,	O
Oregon	O
,	O
Maryland	O
,	O
Delaware	O
,	O
Vermont	O
,	O
Massachusetts	O
,	O
Connecticut	O
,	O
and	O
Rhode	O
Island	O
already	O
eliminated	O
single-use	O
plastic	O
straws	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
South	O
Korea	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
country	O
to	O
introduce	O
paper	O
straws	O
to	O
all	O
stores	O
among	O
78	O
countries	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
that	O
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
entered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
publicly	O
committed	O
to	O
reducing	O
waste	O
by	O
50%	O
by	O
2030	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
throwing	O
away	O
a	O
cleanly	O
washed	O
recycled	O
PET	O
bottle	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
a	O
hashtag	O
designated	O
by	O
Starbucks	B-Application
was	O
written	O
and	O
uploaded	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
reusable	O
cup	O
was	O
provided	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
disposable	O
cup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
introduced	O
reusable	O
cups	O
where	O
customers	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
bring	O
their	O
cup	O
into	O
any	O
location	O
and	O
receive	O
a	O
small	O
discount	O
on	O
their	O
drink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
is	O
phasing	O
out	O
disposable	O
cups	O
in	O
Korea	O
entirely	O
by	O
2025	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
began	O
drafting	O
plans	O
for	O
corporate	O
social	O
responsibility	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
partnered	O
with	O
Conservation	O
International	O
(	O
CI	O
)	O
to	O
draft	O
plans	O
and	O
audit	O
its	O
coffee	O
and	O
farmer	O
equity	O
(	O
C.A.F.E.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
program	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
C.A.F.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
moved	O
90%	O
of	O
its	O
coffee	O
purchases	O
to	O
preferred	O
C.A.F.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Washington	O
State	O
University	O
Assistant	O
Professor	O
Daniel	O
Jaffee	O
argues	O
that	O
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
C.A.F.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Professor	O
Marie-Christine	O
Renard	O
of	O
Rural	O
Sociology	O
of	O
Chapingo	O
University	O
in	O
Mexico	O
wrote	O
a	O
case	O
study	O
of	O
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
,	O
Conservation	O
International	O
's	O
,	O
and	O
Agro-industries	O
United	O
of	O
Mexico	O
(	O
AMSA	O
)	O
'	O
s	O
joint	O
conservation	O
effort	O
in	O
Chiapas	O
,	O
Mexico	O
in	O
which	O
she	O
concluded	O
that	O
"[w]hile	O
the	O
CI-Starbucks-AMSA	O
Alliance	O
paid	O
better	O
prices	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
allow	O
the	O
producers	O
to	O
appropriate	O
the	O
knowledge	O
that	O
was	O
necessary	O
for	O
the	O
organizations	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
their	O
coffee.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
approximately	O
300	O
million	O
pounds	O
(	O
136	O
million	O
kilograms	O
)	O
of	O
coffee	O
Starbucks	B-Application
purchased	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
about	O
or	O
6%	O
was	O
certified	O
as	O
fair	O
trade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
espresso	B-Device
roast	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Ireland	O
is	O
Fairtrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groups	O
such	O
as	O
Global	O
Exchange	O
called	O
for	O
Starbucks	B-Application
to	O
further	O
increase	O
its	O
sales	O
of	O
fair	O
trade	O
coffees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
long-running	O
dispute	O
between	O
Starbucks	B-Application
and	O
Ethiopia	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
agreed	O
to	O
support	O
and	O
promote	O
Ethiopian	O
coffees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
said	O
it	O
paid	O
for	O
its	O
coffee	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
33%	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
commodity	O
price	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
coffee	O
Starbucks	B-Application
bought	O
for	O
,	O
had	O
a	O
selling	O
price	O
—	O
after	O
transportation	O
,	O
processing	O
,	O
marketing	O
,	O
store	O
rentals	O
,	O
taxes	O
,	O
and	O
staff	O
salary	O
and	O
benefits	O
—	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
website	O
sells	O
only	O
one	O
Ethiopian	O
coffee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
is	O
an	O
active	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
Cocoa	O
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2010	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
been	O
donating	O
leftover	O
pastries	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
to	O
local	O
food	O
banks	O
through	O
a	O
food	O
collection	O
service	O
named	O
Food	O
Donation	O
Connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
unveiled	O
a	O
five-year	O
plan	O
to	O
donate	O
100	O
percent	O
of	O
unsold	O
food	O
from	O
its	O
7,600	O
company-operated	O
stores	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
to	O
local	O
food	O
banks	O
and	O
pantries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
works	O
with	O
Feeding	O
America	O
and	O
City	O
Harvest	O
,	O
both	O
non-profits	O
,	O
to	O
donate	O
food	O
from	O
45	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
60%	O
of	O
Starbucks	B-Application
stores	O
are	O
participating	O
in	O
FoodShare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
new	O
animal	O
welfare	O
policy	O
banning	O
many	O
inhumane	O
farming	O
practices	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
caging	O
of	O
hens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
made	O
a	O
public	O
announcement	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
switch	O
to	O
100%	O
cage-free	O
eggs	O
by	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
committed	O
to	O
reaching	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
using	O
100%	O
cage-free	O
eggs	O
and	O
egg	O
products	O
in	O
company-operated	O
stores	O
globally	O
by	O
2020	O
,	O
including	O
Starbucks	B-Application
branded	O
products	O
and	O
those	O
supplied	O
to	O
licensed	O
partners	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Organizations	O
such	O
as	O
World	O
Animal	O
Protection	O
and	O
Compassion	O
in	O
World	O
Farming	O
have	O
stated	O
that	O
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
not	O
shown	O
any	O
demonstrable	O
improvement	O
in	O
animal	O
welfare	O
since	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Humane	O
Society	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
no	O
longer	O
qualifies	O
as	O
having	O
an	O
actual	O
cage-free	O
commitment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hear	O
Music	O
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Starbucks	B-Application
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
it	O
produced	O
a	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opera	O
album	O
,	O
featuring	O
artists	O
such	O
as	O
Luciano	O
Pavarotti	O
,	O
followed	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
by	O
the	O
hit	O
CD	O
Memory	O
Almost	O
Full	O
by	O
Paul	O
McCartney	O
,	O
making	O
McCartney	O
the	O
first	O
artist	O
signed	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
Hear	O
Music	O
label	O
sold	O
in	O
Starbucks	B-Application
outlets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
created	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Entertainment	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
producers	O
of	O
the	O
2006	O
film	O
Akeelah	O
and	O
the	O
Bee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
stores	O
advertised	O
the	O
film	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
sold	O
the	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
become	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
a	O
protest	O
song	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
Rock	O
Star	O
Bucks	O
a	O
Coffee	O
Shop	O
"	O
by	O
Neil	O
Young	O
and	O
his	O
band	O
,	O
Promise	O
of	O
the	O
Real	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
single	O
from	O
the	O
album	O
The	O
Monsanto	O
Years	O
criticized	O
both	O
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
alleged	O
use	O
of	O
genetically	O
modified	O
food	O
and	O
the	O
GMO	O
company	O
Monsanto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
debut	O
of	O
its	O
first-ever	O
original	O
content	O
series	O
called	O
"	O
Upstanders	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
aimed	O
to	O
inspire	O
Americans	O
with	O
stories	O
of	O
compassion	O
,	O
citizenship	O
,	O
and	O
civility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
featured	O
podcasts	O
,	O
written	O
word	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
distributed	O
via	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
,	O
online	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
in-store	O
digital	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2021	O
film	O
Ghostbusters	O
:	O
Afterlife	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
stated	O
by	O
Ray	O
Stantz	O
(	O
Dan	O
Aykroyd	O
)	O
that	O
Starbucks	B-Application
had	O
took	O
over	O
the	O
Ghostbusters	O
 '	O
firehouse	O
headquarters	O
after	O
their	O
business	O
went	O
defunct	O
and	O
renovated	O
as	O
a	O
coffeehouse	O
before	O
Winston	O
Zeddemore	O
(	O
Ernie	O
Hudson	O
)	O
bought	O
it	O
back	O
from	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2008	O
novel	O
Let	O
It	O
Snow	O
:	O
Three	O
Holiday	O
Romances	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
employed	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
key	O
characters	O
named	O
Addie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Canada	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
partnered	O
with	O
Aeroplan	O
to	O
award	O
Aeroplan	O
points	O
to	O
customers	O
who	O
link	O
their	O
Aeroplan	O
and	O
Starbucks	B-Application
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aeroplan	O
members	O
receive	O
points	O
for	O
loading	O
money	O
into	O
their	O
Starbucks	B-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
partnered	O
with	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
to	O
collaborate	O
on	O
selling	O
music	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
coffeehouse	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2006	O
,	O
Apple	O
added	O
a	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Entertainment	O
area	O
to	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
,	O
selling	O
music	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
played	O
in	O
Starbucks	B-Application
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
customers	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
browse	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
at	O
Starbucks	B-Application
via	O
Wi-Fi	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
—	O
with	O
no	O
requirement	O
to	O
log	O
into	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
network	O
—	O
targeted	O
at	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
MacBook	B-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
automatically	O
detects	O
recent	O
songs	O
playing	O
in	O
a	O
Starbucks	B-Application
and	O
offer	O
users	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
also	O
began	O
to	O
sell	O
digital	O
downloads	O
of	O
certain	O
albums	O
through	O
iTunes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
gave	O
away	O
37	O
different	O
songs	O
for	O
free	O
download	O
through	O
iTunes	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Song	O
of	O
the	O
Day	O
"	O
promotion	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
free	O
"	O
Pick	O
of	O
the	O
Week	O
"	O
download	O
is	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
MSNBC	O
morning	O
news	O
program	O
Morning	O
Joe	O
has	O
been	O
presented	O
as	O
"	O
brewed	O
by	O
Starbucks	B-Application
"	O
and	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
logo	O
changed	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
company	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
hosts	O
have	O
previously	O
consumed	O
Starbucks	B-Application
coffee	O
on	O
air	O
"	O
for	O
free	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
words	O
of	O
MSNBC	O
president	O
Phil	O
Griffin	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
paid	O
placement	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
and	O
Kraft	O
Foods	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
partnership	O
in	O
1998	O
to	O
sell	O
Starbucks	B-Application
products	O
in	O
the	O
Mondelez	O
grocery	O
stores	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
claimed	O
that	O
Kraft	O
did	O
not	O
sufficiently	O
promote	O
its	O
products	O
and	O
offered	O
Kraft	O
US$750	O
million	O
to	O
terminate	O
the	O
agreement	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Kraft	O
declined	O
the	O
offer	O
,	O
but	O
Starbucks	B-Application
proceeded	O
with	O
the	O
termination	O
anyway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
wanted	O
to	O
terminate	O
the	O
agreement	O
because	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
single	O
coffee	O
packs	O
were	O
beginning	O
to	O
become	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
agreement	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
was	O
confined	O
to	O
selling	O
packs	O
that	O
only	O
worked	O
in	O
Kraft	O
's	O
Tassimo	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
fall	O
behind	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
opportunities	O
for	O
K-Cups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-November	O
2013	O
,	O
an	O
arbitrator	O
ordered	O
Starbucks	B-Application
to	O
pay	O
a	O
fine	O
of	O
US	O
$2.8	O
billion	O
to	O
Mondelez	O
International	O
,	O
a	O
corporate	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Kraft	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
premature	O
unilateral	O
termination	O
of	O
the	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Arizona	O
State	O
University	O
(	O
ASU	O
)	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
Starbucks	B-Application
employees	O
in	O
their	O
Junior	O
and	O
Senior	O
years	O
of	O
college	O
to	O
complete	O
four	O
years	O
of	O
college	O
at	O
Arizona	O
State	O
University	O
's	O
online	O
program	O
for	O
only	O
around	O
US$	O
23,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
employees	O
admitted	O
into	O
the	O
program	O
will	O
receive	O
a	O
scholarship	O
from	O
the	O
college	O
,	O
that	O
will	O
cover	O
44%	O
of	O
their	O
tuition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
and	O
ASU	O
announced	O
an	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
College	O
Achievement	O
Program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
would	O
now	O
allow	O
all	O
eligible	O
part-time	O
and	O
full-time	O
employees	O
working	O
in	O
a	O
U.S.	O
Starbucks	B-Application
to	O
enroll	O
in	O
the	O
program	O
for	O
full-tuition	O
reimbursement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
each	O
semester	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
reimburses	O
the	O
student	O
their	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
tuition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
PepsiCo	O
to	O
market	O
and	O
distribute	O
Starbucks	B-Application
products	O
in	O
several	O
Latin	O
American	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
entered	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
Spotify	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
partnership	O
entailed	O
giving	O
U.S.-based	O
employees	O
a	O
Spotify	B-Application
premium	I-Application
subscription	O
and	O
to	O
help	O
influence	O
the	O
music	O
played	O
in	O
store	O
via	O
playlists	O
made	O
using	O
Spotify	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
was	O
also	O
given	O
its	O
own	O
curated	O
Spotify	B-Application
playlist	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
on	O
Spotify	B-Application
's	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
Starbucks	B-Application
opened	O
at	O
Disney	O
's	O
Animal	O
Kingdom	O
on	O
Discovery	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
Starbucks	B-Application
to	O
open	O
in	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
World	O
,	O
following	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
Magic	O
Kingdom	O
(	O
Main	O
Street	O
,	O
U.S.A.	O
)	O
,	O
Epcot	O
(	O
Future	O
World	O
)	O
,	O
Disney	O
's	O
Hollywood	O
Studios	O
(	O
Hollywood	O
Boulevard	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
in	O
Disney	O
Springs	O
(	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
West	O
Side	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Downtown	O
Disney	O
and	O
Disney	O
Springs	O
locations	O
are	O
Starbucks-operated	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
locations	O
inside	O
of	O
the	O
theme	O
parks	O
are	O
Disney-operated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
expanded	O
its	O
partnership	O
with	O
Uber	O
Eats	O
to	O
bring	O
its	O
beverages	O
to	O
U.S.	O
customers	O
 '	O
doorsteps	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
already	O
done	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
starting	O
from	O
April	O
6	O
,	O
all	O
U.S.	O
employees	O
and	O
their	O
eligible	O
family	O
members	O
could	O
use	O
up	O
to	O
20	O
free	O
mental	O
health	O
therapy	O
or	O
coaching	O
sessions	O
per	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
partnerships	O
with	O
financial	O
technology	O
company	O
PayPal	O
and	O
digital	O
asset	O
manager	O
Bakkt	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
customers	O
can	O
reload	O
their	O
Starbucks	B-Application
cards	O
with	O
cryptocurrencies	O
such	O
as	O
Bitcoin	B-Protocol
and	O
Ether	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Knox	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
doughnuts	O
food	O
quality	O
at	O
Starbucks	B-Application
from	O
1987	O
to	O
1993	O
,	O
recalled	O
on	O
his	O
blog	O
in	O
2010	O
how	O
George	O
Howell	O
,	O
coffee	O
veteran	O
and	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
Cup	O
of	O
Excellence	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
appalled	O
at	O
the	O
dark	O
roasted	O
beans	O
that	O
Starbucks	B-Application
was	O
selling	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	O
to	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
Howell	O
stated	O
his	O
opinion	O
that	O
the	O
dark	O
roast	O
used	O
by	O
Starbucks	B-Application
does	O
not	O
deepen	O
the	O
flavor	O
of	O
coffee	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
can	O
destroy	O
purported	O
nuances	O
of	O
flavor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
March	O
2007	O
issue	O
of	O
Consumer	O
Reports	O
compared	O
American	O
fast-food	O
chain	O
coffees	O
and	O
ranked	O
Starbucks	B-Application
behind	O
McDonald	O
's	O
Premium	O
Roast	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
a	O
coffee	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
called	O
Starbucks	B-Application
coffee	O
"	O
strong	O
,	O
but	O
burnt	O
and	O
bitter	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
your	O
eyes	O
water	O
instead	O
of	O
open.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
reported	O
by	O
Time	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
third	O
wave	O
coffee	O
proponents	O
generally	O
criticize	O
Starbucks	B-Application
for	O
over-roasting	O
beans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
retrained	O
its	O
baristas	O
and	O
changed	O
its	O
roasting	O
methods	O
in	O
2010	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
"	O
standardize	O
quality	O
over	O
quantity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forbes	O
corroborated	O
this	O
trade	O
off	O
between	O
efficiency	O
and	O
quality	O
at	O
Starbucks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Business	O
Insider	O
conducted	O
a	O
test	O
of	O
Starbucks	B-Application
coffee	O
judged	O
by	O
100	O
coffee	O
experts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insider	O
experts	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
did	O
note	O
that	O
the	O
coffee	O
quality	O
in	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Reserves	O
far	O
surpassed	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
typical	O
retail	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
been	O
a	O
target	O
of	O
parodies	O
and	O
imitations	O
of	O
its	O
logo	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
1992	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
used	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
those	O
it	O
perceives	O
to	O
be	O
infringing	O
its	O
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
a	O
New	O
York	O
store	O
selling	O
stickers	O
and	O
T-shirts	O
using	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
logo	O
with	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
Fuck	O
Off	O
"	O
was	O
sued	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
San	O
Francisco	O
cartoonist	O
Kieron	O
Dwyer	O
was	O
sued	O
by	O
Starbucks	B-Application
for	O
copyright	O
and	O
trademark	O
infringement	O
after	O
creating	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
its	O
siren	O
logo	O
and	O
putting	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
comics	O
,	O
later	O
placing	O
it	O
on	O
coffee	O
mugs	O
,	O
T-shirts	O
,	O
and	O
stickers	O
that	O
he	O
sold	O
on	O
his	O
website	O
and	O
at	O
comic	O
book	O
conventions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
case	O
was	O
eventually	O
settled	O
out	O
of	O
court	O
,	O
as	O
Dwyer	O
claimed	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
financial	O
ability	O
to	O
endure	O
a	O
trial	O
case	O
with	O
Starbucks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
judge	O
agreed	O
that	O
Dwyer	O
's	O
work	O
was	O
a	O
parody	O
and	O
thus	O
enjoyed	O
constitutional	O
protection	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
forbidden	O
from	O
financially	O
"	O
profiting	O
"	O
from	O
using	O
a	O
"	O
confusingly	O
similar	O
"	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
siren	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
did	O
not	O
open	O
any	O
stores	O
after	O
first	O
registering	O
its	O
trademark	O
in	O
Russia	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2002	O
a	O
Russian	O
lawyer	O
successfully	O
filed	O
a	O
request	O
to	O
cancel	O
the	O
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
registered	O
the	O
name	O
with	O
a	O
Moscow-based	O
company	O
and	O
asked	O
for	O
US$	O
600,000	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
trademark	O
to	O
Starbucks	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
ruled	O
against	O
in	O
November	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evil	O
made	O
his	O
hideout	O
in	O
a	O
Starbucks-branded	O
tower	O
from	O
which	O
he	O
traveled	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2004	O
DreamWorks	O
Animation	O
film	O
Shrek	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
is	O
parodied	O
as	O
Farbucks	O
in	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Far	O
Far	O
Away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
bar	O
owner	O
in	O
Galveston	O
,	O
Texas	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
registered	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Star	O
Bock	O
Beer	O
"	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
claimed	O
that	O
Seattle	O
's	O
Rat	O
City	O
Rollergirls	O
had	O
a	O
logo	O
(	O
drawn	O
by	O
a	O
Washington	O
artist	O
)	O
which	O
was	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
requested	O
an	O
extension	O
to	O
further	O
examine	O
the	O
issue	O
and	O
possibly	O
issue	O
a	O
complaint	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
granted	O
by	O
the	O
Trademark	O
Office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
lost	O
a	O
case	O
against	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
family-owned	O
roaster	O
in	O
New	O
Hampshire	O
that	O
sells	O
coffee	O
known	O
as	O
Charbucks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Nathan	O
Fielder	O
,	O
a	O
Canadian	O
comedian	O
behind	O
Nathan	O
for	O
You	O
,	O
opened	O
a	O
store	O
called	O
"	O
Dumb	O
Starbucks	B-Application
Coffee	O
"	O
in	O
Los	O
Feliz	O
,	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
store	O
resembled	O
a	O
typical	O
Starbucks	B-Application
with	O
one	O
exception	O
:	O
everything	O
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
dumb	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
coffee	O
shop	O
in	O
Brooklyn	O
sued	O
Starbucks	B-Application
for	O
US$10	O
million	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
Unicorn	O
Frappuccino	O
"	O
overshadows	O
the	O
shop	O
's	O
"	O
Unicorn	O
Latte	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
sent	O
a	O
cease-and-desist	O
letter	O
to	O
"	O
HaidaBucks	O
Coffee	O
House	O
"	O
in	O
Masset	O
,	O
British	O
Columbia	O
,	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
facing	O
criticism	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
dropped	O
its	O
demand	O
after	O
HaidaBucks	O
dropped	O
"	O
coffee	O
house	O
"	O
from	O
its	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
an	O
anti-Starbucks	O
website	O
,	O
starbuckscoffee.co.uk,	O
which	O
encouraged	O
people	O
to	O
deface	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
logo	O
was	O
transferred	O
to	O
Starbucks	B-Application
,	O
but	O
has	O
since	O
resurfaced	O
at	O
www.starbuckscoffee.org.uk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2006	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
won	O
a	O
case	O
against	O
the	O
Xingbake	O
chain	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
China	O
for	O
trademark	O
infringement	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
chain	O
used	O
a	O
green-and-white	O
circular	O
logo	O
with	O
a	O
name	O
that	O
sounded	O
phonetically	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Chinese	O
for	O
Starbucks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
lost	O
a	O
trademark	O
infringement	O
case	O
against	O
a	O
smaller	O
coffee	O
vendor	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
that	O
operates	O
coffee	O
stations	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Starpreya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
court	O
rejected	O
Starbucks	B-Application
's	O
claim	O
that	O
the	O
logo	O
of	O
Starpreya	O
is	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
lost	O
a	O
trademark	O
infringement	O
dispute	O
against	O
Morinaga	O
Milk	O
Industry	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
black-and-white	O
circular	O
logo	O
,	O
with	O
Mount	B-Device
Rainier	I-Device
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
launched	O
action	O
against	O
an	O
Indian	O
cosmetics	O
business	O
run	O
by	O
Shahnaz	O
Husain	O
,	O
after	O
she	O
applied	O
to	O
register	O
the	O
name	O
Starstruck	O
for	O
coffee	O
and	O
related	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Businesses	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
Starbucks	B-Application
logo	O
unaltered	O
and	O
without	O
permission	O
,	O
include	O
a	O
café	O
in	O
Pakistan	O
and	O
a	O
cafe	O
in	O
Cambodia	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
owner	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
whatever	O
we	O
have	O
done	O
we	O
have	O
done	O
within	O
the	O
law.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Starbucks	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Stars	O
and	O
Bucks	O
serves	O
cappuccinos	O
in	O
ceramic	O
cups	O
,	O
and	O
offers	O
free	O
Wifi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
speculation	O
cited	O
in	O
the	O
Seattle	O
Post	O
Intelligencer	O
,	O
the	O
cafe	O
's	O
name	O
and	O
imitation	O
Starbucks	B-Application
style	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
political	O
satire	O
of	O
American	O
consumerism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
is	O
not	O
known	O
to	O
have	O
taken	O
action	O
against	O
this	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
Starbucks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
CEO	B-Application
Kevin	O
Johnson	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
no	O
business	O
operations	O
in	O
Ukraine	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
have	O
130	O
licensed	O
Starbucks	B-Application
locations	O
in	O
Russia	O
that	O
are	O
wholly	O
owned	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
licensed	O
partner	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
has	O
been	O
accused	O
of	O
racial	O
bias	O
and	O
discrimination	O
on	O
several	O
occasions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
settled	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
after	O
two	O
employees	O
were	O
dismissed	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
race	O
,	O
age	O
,	O
and	O
sex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
African	O
American	O
Starbucks	B-Application
engineer	O
sued	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
discrimination	O
after	O
his	O
supervisor	O
failed	O
to	O
address	O
racist	O
bullying	O
he	O
was	O
experiencing	O
at	O
the	O
workplace	O
,	O
instead	O
giving	O
him	O
extra	O
work	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
complaining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbucks	B-Application
settled	O
the	O
suit	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
Milwaukee	O
Starbucks	B-Application
employee	O
called	O
the	O
police	O
when	O
they	O
noticed	O
a	O
black	O
man	O
sleeping	O
in	O
a	O
park	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
police	O
officer	O
killing	O
the	O
man	O
by	O
shooting	O
him	O
14	O
times	O
,	O
prompting	O
protests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2015	O
Starbucks	B-Application
"	O
Race	O
Together	O
"	O
campaign	O
,	O
when	O
baristas	O
were	O
instructed	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
Race	O
Together	O
"	O
on	O
customer	O
's	O
cups	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
national	O
dialogue	O
about	O
race	O
,	O
was	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
and	O
received	O
backlash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
two	O
black	O
men	O
were	O
arrested	O
and	O
escorted	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
Philadelphia	O
Starbucks	B-Application
after	O
the	O
staff	O
called	O
the	O
police	O
because	O
they	O
refused	O
to	O
leave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
employees	O
were	O
prohibited	O
from	O
wearing	O
Black	O
Lives	O
Matter	O
symbols	O
or	O
phrases	O
on	O
their	O
clothing	O
or	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
Starbucks	B-Application
in	O
Ireland	O
was	O
fined	O
€	O
12,000	O
after	O
an	O
Irish	O
Thai	O
customer	O
received	O
her	O
order	O
with	O
a	O
racist	O
drawing	O
on	O
the	O
cup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Equal	O
Employment	O
Opportunity	O
Commission	O
has	O
raised	O
allegations	O
against	O
Starbucks	B-Application
for	O
racial	O
bias	O
in	O
its	O
promotions	O
,	O
allegedly	O
based	O
on	O
workforce	O
data	O
from	O
2007	O
to	O
2011	O
that	O
showed	O
that	O
minority	O
retail	O
partners	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
received	O
fewer	O
promotions	O
than	O
statistically	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
over	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
few	O
months	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
dismissed	O
more	O
than	O
85	O
workers	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
involved	O
in	O
organizing	O
worker	O
unions	O
against	O
unfair	O
labor	O
practices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
workers	O
also	O
accused	O
Starbucks	B-Application
of	O
creating	O
a	O
culture	O
of	O
fear	O
and	O
surveillance	O
in	O
the	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
