See photos of Starbucks through the years
April 15, 2026, 5:04 a.m. ET

Inside a Starbucks.
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Starbucks ground coffee.
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Bags of Starbucks coffee beans.
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The original Starbucks logo.
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Starbucks is introducing a redesigned ceramic mug to encourage people to stay awhile.
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Starbucks has officially launched its spring menu–and it's full of lavender, coconut, ube and matcha flavors.
StarbucksStarbucks CEO Brian Niccol tastes the company’s new Starbuck’s 1971 Dark Roast during the Starbucks Investor Day event in New York City, U.S., January 29, 2026.
Brendan McDermid/REUTERSStarbucks President and Chief Executive Howard Schultz kicks off the coast to coast tasting of Pike Place Roast, Starbucks new everyday brew, in New York's Bryant Park, April 8, 2008.
Keith Bedford/REUTERSJapanese kimono-clad Kyoko Watanabe sips on a cup of iced coffee outside a U.S. coffee chain Starbucks coffee shop in Tokyo April 17, 2001.
Eriko Sugita/REUTERSPeople form a line to enter the original Starbucks coffee shop at Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, U.S., February 11, 2017.
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Starbucks baristas and supporters protest outside a Manhattan Starbucks August 17, 2009 in New York City. The demonstrators were protesting cuts in health-care benefits and higher out-of-pocket expenses for workers.
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Customers order at a Starbucks in Manhattan Beach, California, on July 19, 2024.
ETIENNE LAURENT, AFP Via Getty ImagesStarbucks Chief Digital Officer Adam Brotman demonstrates how to order a drink using the new mobile ordering system during the company's annual shareholder's meeting in Seattle, Washington March 18, 2015.
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A new coffee roast debuts at Starbucks plus free coffee on Monday, Feb. 9 at U.S. Starbucks stores.
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Starbucks staffers take the plunge during the Special Olympics Oregon Polar Plunge on Feb. 7, 2026, in the Willamette River in Eugene, Oregon.
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A Starbucks coffee shop sign in Manhattan on December 02, 2025 in New York City.
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George Howell (left) with former chairman and CEO of Starbucks Howard Schultz in 1994.
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Eighteen-ounce bags of Starbucks Sumatra and Veranda Blend coffee for $19.49 at the Publix Super Market at 3821 S. Nova Road in Port Orange, Florida on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.
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A new holiday Starbucks cup is seen on Nov. 12, 2015 in New York City. The coffee giant has come under criticism by some for leaving any Christmas or traditional holiday signage off of the red cup. While Starbucks has said there is no cultural or political message to the design, critics claim that the company doesn't want to offend non-Christians or those who don't celebrate Christmas.
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West Salem Starbucks workers picket for a fair contract on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in West Salem, Ore.
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Striking Starbucks worker Kyle Trainer uses a megaphone outside a Starbucks coffee shop during a national strike on Nov. 17, 2022, in San Francisco, California. Thousands of members of the Starbucks Workers Union are striking at over one hundred Starbucks stores across the country as workers try to negotiate a contract with Starbucks. The one-day strike occurs on Red Cup Day, when Starbucks gives customers limited-edition reusable red holiday cups, one of the company's most profitable days of the year.
Justin Sullivan, Getty ImagesStarbucks cups are pictured on a counter in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 16, 2022.
Carlo Allegri, REUTERSStarbucks customers stand in solidarity with unionized Starbucks workers.
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IMAGE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 6 A.M. ET ON MONDAY, JULY 21: Starbucks' 2025 fall menu includes the Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, and Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai.
StarbucksBranded coffee mugs are displayed in Starbucks' outlet at a market in New Delhi, India, May 30, 2023.
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Reece Noble gives Beverly Dahl a small pumpkin latte with whipped cream at the Starbucks inside Busch's Market in South Lyon.
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Members of the Memphis 7, a group of Starbucks employees that were fired after seeking to form a union at their store, march through the streets of Downtown Memphis, from Robert R. Church Park to the National Civil Rights Museum, with the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival championing social justice movements on Monday, May 23, 2022.
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