The document discusses the history and offerings of Starbucks Corporation. It began in 1971 as a small coffee shop in Seattle founded by three men. By the 1980s it had four stores in Seattle. Meanwhile, Howard Schultz noticed Starbucks ordering many coffeemakers and joined the company as head of marketing in 1982. He modeled Starbucks stores after Italian espresso bars and made them comfortable places. Within 10 years under his leadership Starbucks had opened 150 new stores and he had bought the company, growing it into the global coffee giant it is today with over 20,000 stores worldwide.