History of Starbucks Starbucks is the leading retailer and roaster for brand specialty coffee in the world. Starbucks corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world‚ with over 16‚000 stores in 94 countries such as: Asia‚ Europe‚ and the Middle East (Sewer‚ 2004). Starbucks sells drip brewed coffee‚ espresso-based hot drinks‚ other hot and cold beverages‚ snacks‚ pastries and items such as
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Starbucks Corporation is an international leader in bringing coffee and the coffeehouse experience. As the company grew from a single store in Seattle‚ USA (1971) to thousands of stores worldwide‚ it has kept its mission statement clear and concise: “To inspire and nurture the human spirit- one person‚ one cup‚ and one neighborhood at a time” (Starbucks‚ 2009). It is their enthusiasm‚ high-quality coffee and exotic tea and good business sense that help them create the Starbucks of history. Starbucks
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First Starbucks opened in Seattle Washington. March 30‚ 1971 Jerry Baldwin – English teacher Gordon Bowker-Writer Zev Seigl-History teacher Then… Entrepreneur Howard Schultz joined the company in 1982. Director of retail operations and marketing. Ideas of selling beverages. Then… April‚ 1984 first store to sell beverages was opened. Served 400 customer- over the 250 customer average at their best score. II Giornale Acquires Starbucks. Howard Schultz- Starbucks president
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Case Study Analysis #1: Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service. Brief Background: Starbucks was founded in Seattle‚ Washington in 1971 as a small coffee shop by three friends‚ Jerry Baldwin‚ Zev Siegel‚ and Gordon Bowker. The idea came from the premise of selling high quality coffee to consumers. However it did not evolve into the present brand until 1982 when Howard Shultz bought the company. Shultz brought about his traveling experiences from Milian‚ Italy where the coffee culture
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SWOT Analysis Starbucks Strengths Starbucks Corporation is a very profitable organisation‚ earning in excess of $600 million in 2004.The company generated revenue of more than $5000 million in the same year. It is a global coffee brand built upon a reputation for fine products and services. It has almost 9000 cafes in almost 40 countries. Starbucks was one of the Fortune Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2005. The company is a respected employer that values its workforce. The organisation
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MARKETING ASSIGNMENT – WEEK 2 STARBUCKS First store in Pike Place Market‚ Seattle‚ Washington (USA) in 1971. PRODUCT LINE : Starbucks roasts high-quality Arabica beans‚sells pastries and cakes‚ hot and iced espresso beverages. Additionally‚ Starbucks offers a line of super-premium ice creams and a range of coffee making equipment. HOW IS IT A SERVICE : Through the “Starbucks experience”‚ ” built around brightly lit cafes with comfortable seating‚ the aroma and taste of coffee‚ friendly
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An Ethical Dilemma Starbucks‚ one of the most well-known coffee shops in the world has experienced dramatic growth since the first store opened in 1971. After rising to dominance in its market Starbucks currently operates in 61 different countries with just under 17‚000 stores worldwide. Recently the management team have been under severe scrutiny as the organisation has been accused of avoiding tax. An investigation conducted by Reuters discovered the company had paid only £8.6 million in corporation
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system analysis page 7 Core competences page 8 Stakeholders page 8 SWOT analysis page 8 Future strategic options page 9 Recommended option page 12 Critical review page 12 References & Bibliography page 13 Introduction: This is a strategic report on Starbucks. First of all I will explain the external environment of Starbucks using PESTEL analysis‚ Porter’s five forces analysis and competitor analysis. Next will be an analysis of Starbucks’ strategic capabilities. These will be determined
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process the business entails is that Starbucks employees are hired due to the enjoyment of them drinking coffee & motivated by buy-in options. Job specifications the employees had to love to drink coffee‚ enjoy brewing coffee while serving consumers giving friendly service‚ the ability to suggest ideas to help improve the business. When the employees’ ideas were accepted‚ Starbucks’ rewarded their employees. The form of departmentalization that Starbucks should use is the departmentalization
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Research Proposal for Starbucks November14‚ 2012 STR 581 ? Research Proposal for Starbucks Strategic planning is the process of gathering information from stakeholders‚ market players‚ professional entity‚ and government agency. The purpose of gathering information is formulating a realistic and a workable framework that any organization can implement and work with. Evaluation of information is a key aspect in determine the kind of plans that the organization wish to a chive over certain a period
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