Product Description: Follow the history of Starbucks on its journey from one local retail store in Seattle to a global chain of coffeehouses found in more than 47 countries around the world.• Offers a number of stimulating sidebars, including Coffee Talk, Word Search, Coffee Quiz, Schultz Time!, and Coffee Recipe• Features a "You Decide" section at the end of each chapter where readers can provide their own responses to issues Starbucks has faced recently• Provides photos of Starbucks headquarters in Seattle, interior shots of the original store, Starbucks baristas, and Starbucks coffee traders in Rwanda• Includes a glossary of coffee-related terms• Outlines a Starbucks timeline from 1971 to 2009, noting major business and product event...read more

Product Description: You can find a Starbucks coffeehouse almost anywhere, from Paris, France to Paducah, Kentucky, from the crowded streets of Thailand to shopping malls in Qatar. With nearly 200 of them in New York City alone, this coffee retail giant with humble beginnings has become an actor and icon in the global economy...read more

Product Description: Without question, Starbucks Coffee is one of the greatest business success stories. Since going public in 1992, it has grown yearly revenues to more than $6.5 billion, achieved a stock price increase of more than 6,500 percent, and opened over 11,000 locations worldwide.

Product Description: Coffee industry -- Developing countries.