2. Where did it all start?
In 1971 the first Starbucks store opened in
Seattle Washington
3. Where does the coffee come
from?
Starbucks buys green coffee beans
straight from the growers and primarily
from three main regions:
Latin America
Asia
Africa
The green beans are transported by ship
to the roasting plants.
4. Issues surrounding coffee
suppliers
Working conditions for coffee plantation workers
are sometimes overlooked in the process from
bean to cup.
Workers are normally paid very low wages and
endure extreme working conditions.
When buying form foreign countries there are
sometimes the risk of receiving a contaminated
batch of beans.
For example Starbucks purchased beans from
Columbia and they were contaminated with a
fungus.
Starbucks uses a system called C.A.F.E. to regulate
this issue.
5. C.A.F.E. (Coffee and Farmer
Equity)
C.A.F.E. was collaborated with
Conservation international and SCS
global services.
C.A.F.E. is a set of criteria that regulates
high quality coffee beans and equal
relationships with coffee suppliers.
They reward suppliers of consistent high
quality coffee beans.
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7. Roasting Plants & Warehouses
Warehouse & Roasting Plant locations
Gaston, South Carolina
York, Pennsylvania
Starbuck’s largest distribution center.
Kent, Washington
Minden, Nevada
San Francisco, California
Oregon
Main loose leaf tea distributer
Amsterdam
8. Roasting Plants & Warehouses
cont’d
At every roasting plant the beans are
taken through various processes including
the roasting, and packaging
They use automated boxing and store the
beans on pallets.
Now the beans are ready to be shipped
from the warehouses all over the world.
9. Environmental Issues with
Coffee Plants
While the beans are going through the
roasting process there is a liquid waste
product that is produced.
Plants disperse of the waste by dumping it
in waterways such as rivers.
Consequences of this are aquatic wildlife
is being harmed along with aquatic plant
life.
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11. Transportation of beans to
distribution centers
Transportation of beans to the United
States from foreign countries is done by
ship.
Transportation from roasting plants and
warehouses is done on land by semi truck.
12. Environmental Issues with
Transportation.
Pollution is always a main concern when it
comes to the environment.
When the semis are used to deliver
products for Starbucks stores there is a lot
of diesel fuel being distributed into the air.
Air pollution is one of the main causes of
global warming and is a leading
environmental issue.
13. Distribution Centers
There are nine regional distribution centers
that contain strictly coffee
5 in the United States
2 in Europe
2 in Asia
There are 48 other distribution centers that
contain a lot of the dairy, paper, and baked
good products for Starbucks stores.
33 in the United States
7 in Asia
5 in Canada
3 in Europe
14. Issues for Distribution Centers
Starbuck’s has tried to find ways to cut
cost when it comes to distribution of the
coffee beans to stores and the location of
where the beans are stored.
They used calculations to decrease the
amount of unused space within each
distribution center.
Less cost = more profit!
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16. Starbucks Stores
Starbucks stores are located all over the world.
Regions include:
Africa
Asia
North America
Oceania
Europe
South America
There are 20,500 stores in 64 different countries
and territories.
There are 10,000 stores just in the United States.
17. Issues for Starbucks Stores
Recycling is large issue for companies all over
the world.
Starbucks has started making cups that are
onlymade out of recyclable material. Also
they have added recycling bins outside of
their store locations to make it more
accessible for consumers to help save the
environment.
Starbucks uses a system called C.A.F.E. to
control some of these issues.
18. Starbucks Products
Even though Starbucks is known for its
coffee it has expanded its offerings to
baked goods, tea, coffee accessories,
ice-cream.
Starbucks not only accommodates adults
but also offers kids drinks including hot
chocolate and apple cider.
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20. Consumers
Data shows that Starbucks targets men
and women ages 18-40.
Also higher and more average income
families are more drawn to Starbucks
products.
21. Prices
An average price for a standard cup of Starbucks
coffee is $2.00.
Starbucks offers a lot of signature drinks which can
range from $3.00-$5.00.
Average price for a standard tea is about $2.00.
Starbucks has always been known for higher
priced products since they offer high quality
Arabica beans.
Some years Starbucks has had issues with their
coffee suppliers due to weather and economic
issues which causes the price to increase even
more for consumers.
