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Starbucks

Public
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starbucks.com
Retail161,200+ employeesFounded 1993🇺🇸 United States

At Starbucks, we like to say that we are not in the coffee business serving people, but in the people business serving coffee. Here, our employees - who we call partners – are the heart of the Starbucks experience, and being a partner means aspiring to become part of something bigger: inspiring positive change in the world and growing in your career and in your community. It’s an opportunity to be your personal best. Starbucks is an equal opportunity employer of all qualified individuals, including minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities. In everything we do, we are dedicated to our mission: To be the premier purveyor of the finest coffee in the world, inspiring and nurturing the human spirit — one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time. Explore opportunities, benefits and more at careers.starbucks.com

Founded
1993
Employees
161,200+
Industry
Retail
Company type
Public Company
Stock
nasdaq: SBUX
Headquarters
🇺🇸Seattle, WA (+3)
Specialties
RetailHospitalityFood & Beverage Services
12 / 27
Active markets
Canada · South Korea · Germany
2
New markets
Iran · Peru
Low
Confidence
mostly early signals
-85%
Momentum
vs prior period
56 / 100
Expansion Score
Strong
Stages9Exploring6Investing12Landing
23 signals · Last 90 days

Global expansion

Live
CanadaSouth KoreaGermany
Stages
ExploringInvestingLandingOperating
+24more marketsLocked
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Activity pulse

27 signals in the last 90 days.

Last 90 days
Hiring
16-86%
Exec move
Marketing & PR
2
Advertising
Product & Tech
9-71%
Product launch
+2more categoriesLocked
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Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇨🇦Canada1st market entered · 2019Advancing
Landing
391 signalsLanding stage
2
🇰🇷South Korea2nd market entered · 2020Advancing
Landing
28 signalsLanding stage
3
🇩🇪Germany3rd market entered · 2025Advancing
Landing
27 signalsLanding stage
+24more marketsLocked
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Current stageLandingSetting up on the ground
Confidence38%Low
Tracking since2019first signal

Recent signals

Headcount scaling🇨🇦 Canada3d ago

69 active postings

Product launch🇮🇹 Italylast wk.

Oleato: Coffee with Olive Oil Explained

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Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Starbucks

Quick answers about Starbucks's business, markets, and growth signals.

At Starbucks, we like to say that we are not in the coffee business serving people, but in the people business serving coffee. Here, our employees - who we call partners – are the heart of the Starbucks experience, and being a partner means aspiring to become part of something bigger: inspiring positive change in the world and growing in your career and in your community. It’s an opportunity to be your personal best. Starbucks is an equal opportunity employer of all qualified individuals, including minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities. In everything we do, we are dedicated to our mission: To be the premier purveyor of the finest coffee in the world, inspiring and nurturing the human spirit — one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time. Explore opportunities, benefits and more at careers.starbucks.com

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