ANYONE FOR COFFEE??What about a Skinny

Latte, a Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappucciono, or perhaps an Almond Truffle

Mocha, or even Salted Caramel Mocha ?

These are just a few of the many specialty coffees on offer at

Starbucks, the world’s leading coffee roaster and

retailer.

 is an American global coffee company and coffeehouse chain based

in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world,

with 20,891 stores in 62 countries, including 13,279 in the United States, 1,324 in Canada, 989 in Japan, 851 in

China, 806 in the United Kingdom, 556 in South Korea, 377 in Mexico, 291 in Taiwan, 206 in the Philippines, 179 in Turkey, 171

in Thailand, and 167 in Germany.

Starbucks Corporation

Starbucks locations serve hot and cold beverages, whole-bean coffee, micro ground

instant coffee, full-leaf teas, pastries, and snacks. Most stores also sell pre-packaged food items, hot and cold sandwiches, and items such

as mugs and tumblers.

Starbucks Evenings locations also offer a variety of beers, wines, and appetizers after

4pm.Through the Starbucks Entertainment division and Hear Music brand, the company also

markets books, music, and film. Many of the company's products are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store. Starbucks-brand ice cream and coffee are also offered at grocery

stores.

How did a company currently worth $5 billion get started?

Starbucks roasted its first coffee beans in 1971. This tiny coffee house in Seattle was the vision of three men-Baldwin, Siegel, and Bowker. A decade later, their fourth

store in Seattle opened.

Meanwhile in New York, Howard

Scultz,noticed that a small company in

Seattle was ordering a large number of a

special type of coffeemaker.

Immediately he saw the Starbucks store, he knew that he wahted to be part of it. The three

founders weren’t initally keen, but a persistent Scultz was

eventually hired to be head of Starbucks marketing in 1982.

Howard Schultz modeled the Starbucks stores on Italian espresso bars , and made them comfortable places to relax. Within the next ten years, Schultz had already opened 150 new stores and had bought the company!