Starbucks

Guide Note: Starbucks is the largest coffee chain in the world, with over 15,000 locations worldwide. Starbucks began as a local coffee retailer in Seattle, Washington, but soon expanded to introduce the "coffee-house experience" to mainstream America. Starbucks owns Seattle's Best Coffee and most Diedrich Coffee locations. As the brand grew, so did Starbucks' cultural influence. Starbucks Entertainment division distributes music through the Hear Music brand and film through "Starbucks Entertainment". 2006's Akeelah and the Bee was the first film released under the Starbucks Entertainment banner.

Update:

• Starbucks is ordered to pay more than $100 million in back tips/interest paid to shift supervisors with Superior Court Judge Patricia Cowett stating that California state law prohibits sharing employee tips with supervisors and managers.

Fast Facts:

1. Founded in 1971 in Seattle, Washington
2. Stock name: SBUX
3. Chairman: Howard Shultz
4. Revenue: 7.786 billion (2006)
5. Employees: 172,000 (2007)
6. All employees are called "partners"

• Also try: Starbucks Tips | Starbucks Lawsuit

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: Starbucks    
2. Starbucks Interactive Discussion: My Starbucks Idea
3. Wikipedia: Starbucks
4. Starbucks Entertainment: Hear Music
5. Organic Consumers Organization: Starbucks Fair Trade Campaign
6. StarbucksUnion.org: IWW Starbucks Workers Union
7. Video: Starbucks - The Green Apron Book (Time 7:58)

Starbucks Leadership

• Howard Schultz
  • Chairman
  • Co-founder: Maveron

Starbucks News and Articles

• Topix: Starbucks
• Google News: Starbucks
• Reuters: Starbucks slashes outlook, blames housing meltdown (April 23, 2008)
• FOXNews.com: Starbucks Ordered to Pay More Than $100 Million in Back Tips (March 21, 2008)
• The Seattle Times: Will Changes Help Perk Up Starbucks? (March 18, 2008)
• CNNMoney.com: Coffee Break for Starbucks' 135,000 Baristas (February 26, 2008)
• Wi-Fi Net News: T-Mobile Loses Starbucks; AT&T Becomes Wi-Fi Hotspot Giant (February 11, 2008)
• MSN Money: Starbucks Tests $1 Cup of Coffee (January 23, 2008)
• CNN Money: Starbucks replaces CEO, dumps stores (January 7, 2008)
• Slate Magazine: Why Starbucks actually helps mom and pop coffeehouses (December 28, 2007)  

Starbucks Criticism

• Slate.com: Starbucks Economics (2006)    
• Global Exchange: Starbucks Campaign
• INeedCoffee: Why We Hate Starbucks
• MSN Money: "Bad Buzz: Chinese Bloggers Bash Starbucks" (2007)

• Want more Starbucks news? See our Starbucks News Archive.

Starbucks Blogs, Fan Sites, and Forums

• Wall Street Journal Blog: Starbucks Stays Mum on Drink Math (April 2, 2008)
• It Business Edge: Starbucks Gives Social Networking a Shot (March 20, 2008)
• Brand Autopsy: Starbucks Transformational Agenda (March 19, 2008)
• Crave CNET Blog: Starbucks ditches T-Mobile for AT&T (February 11, 2008)
• Customers Are Always: The Starbucks Project (February 8, 2008)
• An Error Occurred...: The Most Expensive Drink at Starbucks
  • The most expensive drink at Starbucks is a "13 shot venti soy hazelnut vanilla cinnamon white mocha with extra white mocha and caramel." It costs $13.76.
• ragamuffinwriter: An Open Letter to Starbucks' CEO Howard Schultz (January 31, 2008)
• Google Blog Search: Starbucks
• Fanlisting: Hyper Much?
• Blog: Starbucks Gossip
• Blog: I Hate Starbucks  
• Blog Post: Maximum Starbucks Density  

Starbucks Music, Movies, and Events

• Starbucks Salon
• Hear Music
• Planet Green Game
• Official Site: Akeelah And The Bee

Starbucks in Popular Culture

• Mahalo Daily: Starbucks Pike Place Coffee Taste Test (Time: 2:52)
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• The Oracle of Starbucks
• Starbucks Drinks Simplified (kinda)
• YouTube: Starbucks DoubleShot Commercial

Starbucks Trivia, Facts, and Games

• PlanetGreenGame.com: Planet Green Game
• Snopes.com: Rumor about Starbucks refusing products to G.I.s  
• Groovydude: Starbucks Collectibles History and Trivia

Starbucks Competitors

• Delocator: Directory of non-corporate cafés, bookstores, and theaters  
• Peet's Coffee & Tea
• The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
• Green Mountain Coffee
• Dunkin Donuts

Starbucks Merchandise

• Starbucks DoubleShot
• Amazon.com: Starbucks

Books and Movies About Starbucks

• Amazon.com: Starbucking | How Starbucks Saved My Life
• Barnes & Noble: Pour Your Heart Into It | The Starbucks Experience | My Sister's A Barista  

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