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Starbucks opens first store
Starbucks opens first store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. It was started by three people who met in college. Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker. -
Howard Schultz joins Starbucks
Howard Schultz joins Starbucks as director of retail operations and marketing. Starbucks starts selling providing to fine restaurants and espresso bars. Photo from nbc news online -
Starbucks begins offering coffee beverages
Schultz founds Il Giornale. He then began serving brewed coffee and espresso beverages. Photo from Starbucks online -
Starbucks and Il Giornale are one
Starbucks and Il Giornale merge and become the Starbucks corporation. They then open up stores in Chicago and Vancouver, Canada. -
Starbucks now has 33 stores
Starbucks is growing and opening up more stores nation wide -
Starbucks opens their first drive thru
The first Starbucks opened in Southern California in 1994 -
Starbucks serves their first Frappuccino
Starbucks serves their first Frappuccino -
Starbucks buys Tazo Tea
Starbucks buys Tazo Tea and expand their menu. -
Starbucks begins ethically buying their beans
Starbucks starts to ethically buy their coffee. Thisi was developed in partnership with Conservation International. -
Starbucks begins loyalty program
In May of 2008 Starbucks began their loyalty program with the gold card.
