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

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:00:00 EST

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

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

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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

Starbucks Builds on Long-Standing Commitment to Investing in Communities Launching First Community Store in Asia

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:30:00 EST

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

Fri, 10 May 2013 06:30:00 EST

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

Starbucks to Present at Barclays and Sanford C. Bernstein Conferences

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:00:00 EST

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

Wed, 08 May 2013 01:00:00 EST

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

Starbucks Announces Senior Leadership Moves to Fuel Global Growth Aspirations

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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

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

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:00:00 EST

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

Starbucks Reports Record Second Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EST

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

Starbucks® Coffee K-Cup® Packs Recognized as Most Successful CPG Beverage Product of 2012

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:11:00 EST

Starbucks Announces Q2 Fiscal Year 2013 Results Conference Call

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:30:00 EST

Starbucks Names Matthew Ryan Global Chief Strategy Officer

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:30:00 EST

Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced that it has appointed Matthew Ryan as global chief strategy officer. Ryan was previously senior vice president of global brand, franchise and customer relationship management for The Walt Disney Company.

“The Starbucks Experience is built on our partners’ (employees) passion for creating meaningful moments of connection more than 70 million times every week and our company’s devotion to continuously innovating new choices and experiences that surprise and delight our customers at every interaction,” said Starbucks chairman, president and ceo Howard Schultz. “Matt’s innovative approach to customer analytics, market segmentation and brand optimization will bring a new level of insight and imagination to Starbucks and our significant brand ambitions.”

Starbucks Continues to Accelerate Growth in Southeast Asia

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:00:00 EST

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

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 06:00:00 EST

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

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

Starbucks Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary of My Starbucks Idea

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:00:00 EST

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

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

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

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST

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

Annual meeting highlights included:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:00:00 EST

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

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

Starbucks Names Sharon Rothstein Global Chief Marketing Officer

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:30:00 EST

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

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

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

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

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST

Starbucks to Webcast 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:15:00 EST

Starbucks Celebrates Espresso Excellence with New Hazelnut Macchiato

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:00:00 EST

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

Seattle’s Best Coffee to Hit the Freezer Aisle with Coffee Category’s First Frozen Blended Coffee Drink

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:00:00 EST

Fact Sheet: Bottled Starbucks® Iced Coffee

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

Evolution Fresh™ Cold-Pressed Juice Arrives in Starbucks® Stores on the East Coast

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

Beginning today, customers on the East Coast can now taste Evolution Fresh’s high-quality, wholesome, delicious and nutritious cold-pressed juice at select Starbucks® stores. Fourteen months after Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) acquisition of Evolution Fresh, the expanded distribution to New York City and Boston increases the availability of Evolution Fresh juices to nearly 4,000 locations nationwide. This expansion to Starbucks stores on the East Coast furthers growth plans to be in approximately 8,000 Starbucks and grocery locations by the end of the year, and lead the development of the $3.4 billion super-premium cold-pressed juice category.

Burger King® Revamps Coffee Platform and Expands Specialty Coffee Menu to Include 10 New Beverages

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

"Perk" up and take your morning from good to great with the new, brewed and specialty coffee offerings at BURGER KING restaurants! Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: BKW) today revealed its refreshed coffee platform available in restaurants nationwide, blended by Seattle's Best Coffee. Introducing a new, 100 percent Latin American arabica bean custom blend crafted with BK guests in mind, consumers can opt for hot or iced coffee in a variety of delicious flavors like vanilla, mocha and caramel. Additionally, for the first time ever this March, guests are invited to indulge in a cafe-quality latte that is rich in flavor.