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A timeline
Starbucks Company Timeline
1971
Starbucks opens first store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market.
1982
Howard Schultz joins Starbucks as director of retail operations and marketing. Starbucks begins providing coffee to fine restaurants and espresso bars.
1983
Schultz travels to Italy, where he’s impressed with the popularity of espresso bars in Milan. He sees the potential to develop a similar coffeehouse culture in Seattle.
1984
Schultz convinces the founders of Starbucks to test the coffeehouse concept in downtown Seattle, where the first Starbucks Caffè Latte is served. This successful experiment is the genesis for a company that Schultz founds in 1985.
1985
Schultz founds Il Giornale, offering brewed coffee and espresso beverages made from Starbucks® coffee beans.
1987
Il Giornale acquires Starbucks assets with the backing of local investors and changes its name to Starbucks Corporation. Opens in Chicago and Vancouver, Canada.
Total stores*: 17
*All store counts (except where otherwise noted) reflect the end of the fiscal year. Current store count includes Starbucks Coffee, Seattle’s Best Coffee, Teavana and Evolution Fresh retail.
1988
Offers full health benefits to eligible full- and part-time employees, including coverage for domestic partnerships.
Total stores: 33
1989
Total stores: 55
1990
Starbucks expands headquarters in Seattle.
Unveils Starbucks Mission Statement.
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
1992
Completes initial public offering (IPO).
Total stores: 165
1993
Opens roasting plant in Kent, Wash.
Announces first two-for-one stock split.
Total stores: 272
1994
Opens first drive-thru location.
Total stores: 425
1995
Begins serving Frappuccino® blended beverages.
Opens first LEED-certified store in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Announces second two-for-one stock split.
Opens roasting facility in York, Pa.
Total stores: 677
1996
Begins selling bottled Frappuccino® coffee drink through North American Coffee Partnership.
Opens stores in: Japan (first store outside of North America) and Singapore.
Total stores: 1,015
1997
Establishes the Starbucks Foundation.
Opens stores in: the Philippines.
Total stores: 1,412
1998
Extends the Starbucks brand into grocery channels across the U.S.
Opens in underserved neighborhoods through joint-venture partnership with Magic Johnson.
Launches Starbucks.com.
Establishes the CUP Fund emergency financial assistance fund for partners.
Opens stores in: England, Malaysia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Thailand.
Total stores: 1,886
1999
Acquires Tazo Tea.
Partners with Conservation International to promote sustainable coffee-growing practices.
Acquires Hear Music, a San Francisco–based music company.
Announces third two-for-one stock split.
Opens stores in: China, Kuwait, Lebanon and South Korea.
Total stores: 2,498
2000
Establishes licensing agreement with TransFair USA to sell Fairtrade certified coffee in U.S. and Canada.
Opens stores in: Australia, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
Total stores: 3,501
2001
Introduces ethical coffee-sourcing guidelines developed in partnership with Conservation International.
Introduces the Starbucks Card.
Announces fourth two-for-one stock split.
Opens stores in: Austria, Scotland, Switzerland and Wales.
Total stores: 4,709
2002
Establishes Starbucks Coffee Trading Company (SCTC) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Launches Wi-Fi in stores.
Opens stores in: Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Mexico, Oman, Puerto Rico and Spain.
Total stores: 5,886
2003
Acquires Seattle Coffee Company, which includes Seattle’s Best Coffee® and Torrefazione Italia® coffee.
Opens roasting facilities in Carson Valley, Nev., and Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Opens stores in: Chile, Cyprus, Peru and Turkey.
Total stores: 7,225
2004
Opens first Farmer...
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