Three students from the University of San Francisco named Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker wanted to sell high-quality coffee and roasts 🌆

Their first coffee shop opened in 1971 in Seattle, Washington 🛍

In 1987, businessman Howard Schultz purchased the company and started to expand Starbucks across Seattle.

Starbucks was a hit, and it soon entered the national market 🌎

In 1994, Shultz sold 12% of the company for $25 million to expand internationally.

In the early 2000s, Starbucks heavily focused on selling to local markets 📚

They added local books, music, films, and ice cream.

Schultz continued to lead Starbucks as the CEO and even led a 38% growth bump in 2021 ⚡️