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Coffee Quotes by Howard Schultz

53 Coffee quotes by Howard Schultz

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A cup of espresso shows how Starbucks cares about bean quality and steady supply. Schultz talks about balancing profit with a social conscience and adding new food and drink ideas. He also mentions staying safe when politics stir around the coffee shops.

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Don't buy preground coffee.

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The response to the Starbucks brand has been phenomenal in our international markets.

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Our history is based on extending the brand to categories within the guardrails of Starbucks.

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Pouring espresso is an art, one that requires the barista to care about the quality of the beverage.

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My kids probably started drinking coffee in their late teens.

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We think of Starbucks not as a coffee company but a media company.

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Starbucks is in my blood. It is such a part of me that letting it unravel simply was not an option.

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In many places where coffee is grown, deforestation is a major issue.

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We are not in the coffee business serving people, we are in the people business serving coffee.

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I was taken by the power that savoring a simple cup of coffee can have to connect people and create community.

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Starbucks is rekindling America's love affair with coffee, bringing romance and fresh flavor back to the brew.

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We sell tea in Starbucks, but I think the experience is very different. I think coffee is something that is quick -…

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Starbucks trying to build a different kind of company around the balance of profitably and benevolence. A social conscience. And that isn't…

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For Starbucks, there will be no shortage of the highest-quality arabica beans. I suspect that for some others there could potentially be…

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More than anything else, technology will pave the way for innovative change at Starbucks. The bulk of Starbucks' innovation over the next…

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We need to put ourselves in the shoes of our customers. That is my new battle cry. Live and breathe Starbucks the…

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“Starbucks has always been about so much more than coffee. But without great coffee, we have no reason to exist.”

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I think we are living in a time where the consumer has lots of choices, whether it's coffee, newspapers or whatever it…

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Starbucks being an extension of peoples home and work. The sense of community, human connection. That appears to be as relevant in…

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The growth of the company and the license that Starbucks has is to participate in other food and beverage opportunities. We have…

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We woke up one day, and all the sudden Starbucks was in the middle of this political crossfire between the people who…

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I think people will walk into the Starbucks store and overnight recognize the significant difference between what Starbucks represents day-in and day-out…

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“Behind every cup of Starbucks is the world's highest-quality, ethically sourced coffee beans; baristas with health-care coverage and stock in the company;…

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“Whenever I see someone carrying a cup of coffee from a Starbucks competitor, whether it’s an independent coffee shop or a fast-food…

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If you look at coffee, tea, food and juice, we think there are inherent opportunities. If you look at health bars or…

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“For more than three decades, coffee has captured my imagination because it is a beverage about individuals as well as community. A…

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“There is a word that comes to my mind when I think about our company and our people. That word is 'love.'…

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Starbucks has a role and a meaningful relationship with people that is not only about the coffee.

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People around the world, they want the authentic Starbucks experience.

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We need to reinvent food at Starbucks. Less could be more.

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China traditionally has been a tea-drinking country but we turned them into coffee drinkers.

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I can't imagine a day without coffee. I can't imagine!

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Starbucks represents something beyond a cup of coffee.

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The premium single-cup segment is the fastest-growing business within the global coffee industry.

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There's this myth that has been exacerbated by others that Starbucks means a $4 cup of coffee, which is not true.

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Certainly the caffeine in coffee, whether it's Starbucks or generic coffee, is somewhat of a stimulant. But if you drink it in…

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If Vancouver did not succeed as Starbucks from '87 on, our entire international business, which is now thousands of stores and a…

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The success of the Starbucks has been based on this balance between profitability and a social conscience. Everywhere we're doing business, were…

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We would take something old and tired and common - coffee - and weave a sense of romance and community around it.…

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Starbucks is committed to evolving and enhancing our customer experience with innovative and wholesome food offerings.

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We have a big opportunity in China. We think the number of stores here can rival the number in North America.

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People in Washington need to put their feet in the shoes of working Americans.