Running head: Company Analysis
Company Analysis
Demetria Bryars
Unit 6 Assignment 2
MBA6008
May 19, 2017
1Company Analysis
Executive Summary
The purpose of this paper is to explain the macroeconomics of Starbucks
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Running head: Company Analysis
Company Analysis
Demetria Bryars
Unit 6 Assignment 2
MBA6008
May 19, 2017
1Company Analysis
Executive Summary
The purpose of this paper is to explain the macroeconomics of Starbucks. An introduction
provides background information and organizational structure on the company. An analysis of
Starbucks’s economic environment in the coffee industry. An analysis of Starbucks’s global
presence, including ethical and regulatory considerations. An analysis on Starbucks’s
macroeconomic principles, theories, models, and tools. A recommendation of strategies that can
help maximize long-term profits of Starbucks. Finally, a conclusion on the long-term profits.
2Company Analysis
Introduction
Starbucks is an International coffee company and coffeehouse chain that was founded in
Seattle, Washington in 1971(Starbucks, 2017). When it first started, the company was a single
store in Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market and offered some of the world’s finest fresh-roasted
whole bean coffees (Company Information, 2017). In 1981, Howard Schultz (Starbucks
chairman and chief executive officer) had first walked into a Starbucks store and from his first
cup of Sumatra, he was drawn into Starbucks and joined a year later (Company Information,
2017). In 1983, Howard traveled to Italy and became captivated with Italian coffee bars and the
romance of the coffee experience. He had a vision to bring the Italian coffeehouse tradition back
to the United States (Company Information, 2017). His vision included a place for conversation
and a sense of community and a third place between work and home (Company Information,
2017). Howard left Starbucks for a short period of time to start his own Il Giornale coffeehouses
and returned in August 1987 to purchase Starbucks with the help of local investors (Company
Information, 2017). As stated on their website, from the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a
different kind of company. One that not only celebrated coffee and the rich tradition, but that also
brought a feeling of connection (Compa
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