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title: "What's so special about Starbucks?"  
description: "A brief explanation about the origin of starbucks and its facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-21  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2970/what-s-so-special-about-starbucks  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["starbucks", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What's so special about Starbucks?

![What s so special about Starbucks](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/19233238-542d-41a2-acbd-3c39aed03418/images/4cf3d748-9f61-4214-aece-af5f6a9f3b0c.jpeg) ![What s so special about Starbucks](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/19233238-542d-41a2-acbd-3c39aed03418/images/0460870c-17ec-4945-a113-f3c5a1c738ab.jpeg) Starbucks, the world's most popular coffeehouse chain, is known for its high-quality coffee, handy locations, and welcoming atmosphere. ![What s so special about Starbucks](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/19233238-542d-41a2-acbd-3c39aed03418/images/8f98027e-f8e8-4e9e-a106-f8e8fe1c1781.jpeg) Starbucks was created in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker, who met while studying at the University of San Francisco. ![What s so special about Starbucks](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/19233238-542d-41a2-acbd-3c39aed03418/images/efe3fed0-31f6-4376-b42d-e8f510e56b91.jpeg) Founders were inspired by Dutch immigrant Alfred Peet, who introduced high-quality, roasted-to-order coffee beans in Berkeley, California. ![What s so special about Starbucks](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/19233238-542d-41a2-acbd-3c39aed03418/images/cab9579d-7fc0-4e1f-b374-67e6ce137a7d.jpeg) First Starbucks coffee shop created in 1987 in Seattle, expanded to over 100 US stores by 1992, opened its first international store in Japan in 1996. ![What s so special about Starbucks](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/19233238-542d-41a2-acbd-3c39aed03418/images/8a4b7cda-653c-4957-8537-e26ba404a95e.jpeg) Today, Starbucks with over 33,000 stores in 80 countries, has become a globally recognized brand, popularising coffee culture in the US and globally.

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