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Branded packaging is seen in Starbucks' Vigo Street branch in Mayfair, central London in this January 11, 2013 file photo. Starbucks Corp reported higher quarterly profit on Thursday that matched Wall Street estimates and it raised its full-year earnings forecast. Branded packaging is seen in Starbu
A woman holds a Starbucks coffee cup in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 28. 2013. The US economy grew more strongly than initially thought in the fourth quarter last year but was still moving at a sluggish 0.4 percent annual pace, the Department of Commerce said on March 28. A woman holds a Starbucks coffee cu
Packets of Starbucks coffee are seen in a supermarket in Santa Monica, California in this January 27, 2011 file photograph. Starbucks Corp investors on Wednesday rejected a shareholder proposal to prohibit the world's biggest coffee chain from making political contributions or forming a political action committee. Packets of Starbucks coffee are see
Singer John Legend performs during Starbucks Corp.'s annual shareholders meeting, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in Seattle. Singer John Legend performs during
Adam Brotman, Starbucks Corp. chief digital officer, holds up a gold Starbucks card as he stands in front of a chart that shows the percentage of purchases in different countries that are made with the pre-paid cards, during the annual Starbucks Coffee Company shareholders meeting, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in Seattle. Adam Brotman, Starbucks Corp. chief
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 20, 2013, file photo, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks at the company's annual shareholders meeting,in Seattle, Wash. Starbucks Corp. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes on Thursday, April 25, 2013. FILE - In this Wednesday, March 20
John Culver, president of Starbucks China and Asia Pacific, addresses journalists while chief executive officer of India's Tata Starbucks limited Avani Saglani Davda looks on at the newly-inaugurated Starbucks outlet in New Delhi on February 6, 2013. Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee chain, launched its first outlet in New Delhi on Wednesday with an aim to expand its reach to customers across India. John Culver, president of Starbucks
John Culver, president of Starbucks China and Asia Pacific, attends a press conference at the newly-inaugurated Starbucks outlet in New Delhi on February 6, 2013. Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee chain, launched its first outlet in New Delhi on Wednesday with an aim to expand its reach to customers across India. John Culver, president of Starbucks
A Vietnamese Starbucks employee waits for customers during the opening ceremony of the first Starbucks store in Vietnam, in Ho Chi Minh City on Feburary 1, 2013. Starbucks aims to have almost 4,000 stores in the Asia-Pacific by the end of 2013, including 1,000 in China. A Vietnamese Starbucks employee wai
Starbucks president for China and Asia Pacific, John Culver, speaks during the opening ceremony of the first Starbucks store in Vietnam, in Ho Chi Minh City on Feburary 1, 2013. Starbucks aims to have almost 4,000 stores in the Asia-Pacific by the end of 2013, including 1,000 in China. Starbucks president for China and A
strongHanoi, Vietnam:/strong Starbucks Corp says it will open its first Vietnam cafe early next month in Ho Chi Minh City as part of its strategy to expand across Asia. The Seattle-based chain will be entering a country of coffee lovers that already has an established market. At least two popular homegrown chains have dozens of locations across the country. [caption id=attachment_577663 align=alignleft width=380 strongHanoi, Vietnam:/strong Starbu
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 27: Customers patronize a Starbucks inside Union Station, on December 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced Washington locations would serve coffee with the words 'come together' written on the cups intended as a message to lawmakers about the damage being caused by the divisive negotiations over the 'fiscal cliff.' WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 27: Custo
A Starbucks employee writes a message on a cup of freshly brewed coffee at a local store in Washington, DC on December 26, 2012. Starbucks stirred the political pot Wednesday by urging its baristas to write 'come together' on its cups as a way to pressure US lawmakers to compromise on a deal to avert a year-end fiscal crisis. Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz said the American coffee giant was recommending its first-ever message on the side of tall, grande and venti (small, medium and large) drinks sold at its Washington stores as a way to help break the capital's gridlock on the so-called 'fiscal cliff.' Lawmakers and the White House have less than a week to work out a deal aimed at preventing tax hikes from hitting all Americans and a series of deep, mandated spending cuts from kicking in beginning January 1. A Starbucks employee writes a messa
A selection of Starbucks chocolate 'gold coins' are shown displayed at a branch of the international coffee chain in central London on December 16, 2012. A selection of Starbucks chocolate
Starbucks is expected to outline plans to turn recent juice, tea and bakery acquisitions into bigger profits for its non-coffee operations at an investor conference in New York on Wednesday. The company could also announce changes to its UK tax policies, after criticism from lawmakers and the media over strategies that let it minimize payments. [caption id=attachment_545837 align=alignleft width=380 Starbucks is expected to outline pl
A Starbucks Coffee bar remains closed after demonstrators broke its glass door during a unions' strike that blocks the approaches to the capital, on November 20, 2012 in Buenos Aires. A general strike was called Tuesday by the working unions opposing the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to protest against the taxes on wages. A Starbucks Coffee bar remains clos
A woman holds a Starbucks takeaway cup in London in this October 24, 2012 file photo. Starbucks Corp reported higher quarterly profit November 1, 2012, as overall sales at its established coffee shops topped analysts' estimates, and it raised its forecast for fiscal 2013. A woman holds a Starbucks takeaway
strongLondon:/strong Starbucks told investors its European businesses made a $40 million profit in 2011, but accounts filed for its UK, German, and French units, which make up 90 percent of European revenues, showed a loss of $60 million. Did the coffee giant lose $100 million in the year between advising investors and filing its returns to European tax men? Far from it. An examination of Starbucks's company accounts in Germany and France shows the firm employed the same tactics there that Reuters recently showed it has used in the UK: reporting losses to the taxman while boasting healthy cashflows to investors. Starbucks Chief Financial Officer Troy Alstead said the company simply used a different measure of profit when reporting its performance to investors and when filing its tax returns. If the chain had reported its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region profit of $40 million in the UK, France, Germany or the Netherlands, where its EMEA headquarters is based, it would have faced a tax liability of around $11 million, according to Reuters calculations. [caption id=attachment_511264 align=alignleft width=380 strongLondon:/strong Starbucks told
Starbucks opened its first store in India in south Mumbai today, two more shops are scheduled to be opened next. And it's only a matter of time before their network spreads across cities. While it's cool to sip the branded coffee once in a while, making it into a habit could be a costly affair. The beverage menu shows that coffee drinkers are spoilt for choices, and a cup would cost you anything between Rs 80 to Rs 200, depending on the type and size of the drink. If we assume an average coffee costs Rs 150, and you visit Starbucks once a week, for a year. You end up spending Rs 600 a month and Rs 7200 a year. That's a good amount over a coffee. [caption id=attachment_496820 align=alignleft width=380 Starbucks opened its first store in
strongMumbai:/strong Starbucks will open its first outlet in India by the end of October in an upscale neighborhood of Mumbai and has appointed a chief executive to head its India joint venture, the company said on Friday. The store will be in Mumbai's Horniman Circle neighbourhood, which boasts an Hermes store and a stately neighborhood park. It will feature coffee sourced locally, through an arrangement with Tata Coffee Ltd. Starbucks is operating in India through a 50-50 joint venture with Tata Global Beverages, called Tata Starbucks Ltd. [caption id=attachment_472122 align=alignleft width=380 strongMumbai:/strong Starbucks will
A model of Starbucks� new Verismo coffee and espresso maker is seen in this undated publicity photograph. Starbucks Corp announced competitive prices for its new Verismo coffee and espresso makers that could pose a threat to brewers from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc and Nestle SA, the dominant players in the $8 billion single-serve coffee market. The basic Verismo will sell for $199 while a larger version, with temperature controls and self-cleaning, will be priced at $399. Retail sales will begin in October, the company said late on Wednesday. A model of Starbucks� new Verismo
One of the Starbucks Coffee shops is seen inside Dulles International Airport (IAD) near Washington, DC, September 17, 2012 in Chantilly, Virginia. One of the Starbucks Coffee shops i
Square, a mobile payment platform, is shown in use with a smartphone in this undated publicity photograph. Starbucks Corp plans to switch its processing of debit and credit card payments to mobile payments start-up Square Inc, the two companies said Tuesday, in a deal that will help establish two-year-old Square as a bona fide player in the industry. Square, a mobile payment platform,
Packets of Starbucks coffee are seen in a supermarket in Santa Monica, California in this January 27, 2011 file photograph. Starbucks Corp reported higher quarterly profit on July 26, 2012, but cut its outlook for the current quarter citing the economic weakness around the world. Packets of Starbucks coffee are see
A customer sits in a Starbucks coffee shop in New York in this March 14, 2007 file photograph. Starbucks Corp reported higher quarterly profit on July 26, 2012, but cut its outlook for the current quarter citing the economic weakness around the world. A customer sits in a Starbucks coff
An iced coffee sits on a counter in a Starbucks outlet in New York July 25, 2012. Starbucks Corp. will report earnings on July 26. An iced coffee sits on a counter in
Customers wait in line at a Starbucks outlet in New York July 25, 2012. Starbucks Corp. will report earnings on July 26. Customers wait in line at a Starbuc
In this Thursday, July 12, 2012, photo, a cup of Starbucks coffee sits outside a shop in Cambridge, Mass. Starbucks Corp. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes on Thursday, July 26, 2012. In this Thursday, July 12, 2012, ph
In this Thursday, July 12, 2012, photo, Starbucks patrons use laptop computers at a shop in Cambridge, Mass. Starbucks Corp. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes on Thursday, July 26, 2012. In this Thursday, July 12, 2012, ph
This undated photo provided by Starbucks Corp., shows a reusable cup. Starbucks Corp. is rolling out a $1 reusable plastic cup at its cafes starting Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. The Seattle-based coffee chain already gives customers a dime discount each time they bring in reusable cups for refills. Now it's hoping the new cups which bear its logo and resemble its white paper cups will increase the habit. This undated photo provided by Star