Next came her campaign to meet U. The gathering was more an occasion to shake hands than do business. But in Boston shortly afterward, where she flew to meet more U. They met again in Colombia, where Stewart traveled on coffee business. Roasters wax romantic about their trips along bumpy roads to coffee plantations in the tropics, the only place coffee is grown. They love the warm weather, the welcoming people and the passion they share with farmers for great coffee. But trading also means the roasters have to figure out how much coffee they need, how much they will pay for it and where to store large volumes — things they paid brokers to do before they were bitten by the direct trade bug.
Direct trade is still a young movement; most roasters continue to go through brokers, who do not seem to mind when a roaster decides to negotiate with growers directly. Direct coffee buyers also have to monitor quality, because even though they feel close to the growers, it can slip over time.
Starbucks has an person department in Seattle, Costa Rica, Switzerland and Rwanda tasting hundreds of cups of coffee a day to ensure they meet its standards. Stewart considers his farm — Finca El Gato — a real-estate investment and a way to learn even more about the coffee business. All that passion and hard work goes into every one of our exceptional blends, so whatever your preference, you get a flavorful cup.
Skip to main content. About Us. Bigger Shop on a Little Island We soon outgrew our little roaster and moved to beautiful Vashon Island, where we continued to roast and blend delicious coffee for stores across Seattle. Henry and His Signature Blend Our inaugural signature blend was named for a cat named Henry who liked to warm up next to the roasters.
More importantly, Starbucks gains Seattle Coffee's profitable wholesale business, which encompasses 12, distribution points, including 5, grocery stores. Starbucks has been intent on increasing its wholesale distribution this year, and with this acquisition it adds a thriving wholesale arm. The franchised stores mark Starbucks' first foray into franchising, a move which Smith said will offer a learning opportunity for the company.
Seattle Coffee announced plans last summer to move its roasting plant from Vashon Island to Fife, but the move never took place. Smith said the Vashon plant's lease is up soon, and that roasting for SBC and Torrefazione will likely be done in future at Starbucks' own facilities. Starbucks opened a third U. Smith said he considers Seattle Coffee's employees "one of the assets we're buying, and perhaps the most important one.
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List of Partners vendors. Starbucks Corp. The company went public in and has grown into a global coffee roaster and retailer with about 30, coffeehouses in more than 80 countries. To fuel its growth, Starbucks has used niche acquisitions to enhance its menu offerings, including buying tea and coffee chains, fruit juice makers, a bakery chain, and a bottled water company.
Rather than operate these acquisitions as separate subsidiaries, Starbucks often has shuttered the acquired companies' stores, bringing their products into Starbucks' own coffeehouses to further bolster the core brand.
Below, we'll take a look at 5 of the most important acquisitions Starbucks has made in the past two decades. Note that Starbucks does not report annual revenue or profit for individual subsidiaries. Teavana was a retail chain specializing in brewed and packaged loose-leaf tea, as well as tea accessories and related products. The first Teavana teahouse opened in La Boulange was a bakery chain in the San Francisco area at the time of its acquisition by Starbucks in
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