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  1. Nov 25, 2022 · Starbucks' name has a surprising origin that you'd never guess from its logo. Sergey Kohl/Shutterstock. Starbucks branding is truly iconic. Even without seeing a logo, you can probably spot its ...

  2. Mar 14, 2018 · An online study guide for Moby-Dick even joked, “If Starbucks were Starbuck, you’d only ever get a tall coffee with 2% milk.”. According to the company website, Starbucks chose this name because it evokes “the romance of the high seas and the seafaring tradition of the early coffee traders.”. Fun fact: The founders debated using the ...

  3. Apr 22, 2024 · Learn about the history of Starbucks, from its inception in Seattle to its current status as a global coffee giant with more than 38,000 locations worldwide.

  4. In 1971, our founders got together with artist Terry Heckler to define their new brand. They wanted the company’s name to suggest a sense of adventure, a connection to the Northwest and a link to the seafaring tradition of the early coffee traders. Co-founder Gordon Bowker, a writer, initially proposed calling the company “Pequod,” after ...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › StarbucksStarbucks - Wikipedia

    Interior of the Pike Place Market location in 1977. Howard Schultz was chief executive from 1986 to 2000, and again from 2008 to 2017. Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker at ...

  6. Total stores: 33. 1989 Total stores: 55. 1990 Starbucks expands headquarters in Seattle. Total stores: 84. 1991 Becomes the first privately owned U.S. company to offer a stock option program that includes part-time employees. Opens first licensed airport store at Seattle’s Sea-Tac International Airport. Total stores: 116.

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  8. Today, this store remains open with its 53-year-old sign and often has a large queue outside it from tourists visiting the area. On Starbucks's website, a store manager said: "In my five years as ...

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