About Us

Fifty years.
Same ritual.

The third place. Your home away from home. Tens of thousands of neighborhoods, all opening before sunrise.

The Timeline

1971

Pike Place Market. One store. The first bag of beans.

1987

The first latte. The green apron arrives.

1996

First store outside North America. Tokyo.

2008

My Starbucks Rewards. The ritual goes digital.

Today

38,000+ stores. Same 6:14am opening pull.