While everyone recognizes the logo and knows of a local franchise, few people know where Starbucks Coffee got its name. The largest coffeehouse company in the world, Starbucks was named after the first mate in the book Moby Dick.
There are more than 13,100 Starbucks shop in the world, spanning 40 countries. The shop all sell drip coffee, espresso drinks, tea, blended drinks, coffee mugs and other accessories. Interestingly enough, the prices found at Starbucks Coffee are significantly higher than the store average. The higher prices are a direct supervene of their ingenious marketing strategy.
Moving beyond beverages and coffee mugs and makers, Starbucks has started an entertainment division that features the Hear Music brand. Selling books, music and film, the brand is developing into something much larger than a Venti Frappucino.
Founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971, the company began growing exponentially. During the 1990s, a new store was occasion somewhere in the world every particular working day. This continued into the new millennium, any way domestic growth has since slowed down quite a bit. Abroad, however, the brand is still increasing rapidly.
Starbucks Coffeehouses began to give consumers a distinct kind of feeling about drinking coffee. Even employees, called partners, get a distinct kind of perceive than one a quarterly barista would expect. In the middle of two and six partners are working at any given time.
Coffee Masters are partners that have gone straight through full, training in tasting, roasting, purchasing and growing regions. The company offers full benefits to partners, along with vision, health and dental insurance. Stock option grands are also available, as is 401k with matching to employees who work 20 hours a week or more.
In 2005, Starbucks was rated the 11th best place to work in the United States by Fortune magazine. The same can be said of the Uk stores, which were voted among the top ten best places to work by the Financial Times in 2007.
