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    National Recycling Coalition Honors Starbucks Coffee Company for its Leadership in Recycling Image

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    10-13-05

    National Recycling Coalition Honors Starbucks Coffee Company for its Leadership in Recycling

    Washington, D.C. (October 13, 2005) - The National Recycling Coalition (NRC) will present its Eighth Annual "Recycling Works" Recognition Award to Starbucks Coffee Company during a gala celebration in Washington, D.C., on January 24, 2006. The "Recycling Works" Recogn...

    Introducing Starbucks Cafe Estima Blend(TM) Fair Trade Certified(TM) Coffee Image

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    10-10-05

    Introducing Starbucks Cafe Estima Blend(TM) Fair Trade Certified(TM) Coffee

    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2005--To support Fair Trade Month 2005 and raise awareness of its new Fair Trade Certified(TM)coffee, Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) will feature new Cafe Estima Blend(TM) as "Coffee of the Week" this week in thousands of Com...

    Savor Shirkina Sun-Dried Sidamo Exclusively at Starbucks; Taking a Risk, Starbucks Helps Create New Coffee, Potential New Revenue Stream for Farmers Image

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    10-03-05

    Savor Shirkina Sun-Dried Sidamo Exclusively at Starbucks; Taking a Risk, Starbucks Helps Create New Coffee, Potential New Revenue Stream for Farmers

    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2005--A high quality, natural process Ethiopia Sidamo coffee is so rare it's practically extinct. Until today. Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) introduces Shirkina Sun-Dried Sidamo coffee, the eighth coffee in its Black Apron Ex...

    Starbucks Makes Initial $5 Million, Five-Year Commitment to Long-Term Relief and Recovery Efforts for Victims of Hurricane Katrina Image

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    09-08-05

    Starbucks Makes Initial $5 Million, Five-Year Commitment to Long-Term Relief and Recovery Efforts for Victims of Hurricane Katrina

    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2005--


    Company Has Donated Ground Coffee, Ethos(TM) Water and Bottled
    Tazo(R) Tea; Schultz Family Foundation Gives an Additional $1 Million
    Contribution

    Launch Of Ethos Water Demonstrates Starbucks Leadership Role In Helping Children Around The World Get Clean Water Image

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    08-03-05

    Launch Of Ethos Water Demonstrates Starbucks Leadership Role In Helping Children Around The World Get Clean Water

    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2005-- Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) today announced the official launch of Ethos(TM) Water in its U.S. Company-operated stores. Additionally, to highlight Starbucks long history of integrating a social conscience into all as...

    Starbucks Foundation ''Giving Voice'' To A Future Generation Image

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    08-02-05

    Starbucks Foundation ''Giving Voice'' To A Future Generation

    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2005--The Starbucks Foundation, a philanthropic organization formed by Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX), today announced a new regional grant program designed to empower youth in local communities and provide them a voice in the...

    Starbucks Invests Additional $2.5 Million in EcoLogic Finance to Assist Smallholder Coffee and Cocoa Farmers in Latin America and Africa Image

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    06-20-05

    Starbucks Invests Additional $2.5 Million in EcoLogic Finance to Assist Smallholder Coffee and Cocoa Farmers in Latin America and Africa

    SEATTLE; June 20, 2005 - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) today announced that it has provided an additional $2.5 million in loan funds to EcoLogic Finance, a nonprofit organization offering innovative low-interest loans to coffee and cocoa farmers in environme...

    Starbucks Awards $450,000 in Neighborhood Park Grants Image

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    06-08-05

    Starbucks Awards $450,000 in Neighborhood Park Grants

    SEATTLE, WA- Starbucks Coffee Company is delighted to announce this year's recipients of Starbucks Neighborhood Park Grants program. As part of Starbucks $1 million commitment to local parks in 2005, 30 grants of $15,000 each have been awarded to neighborhood organiza...

    Starbucks Celebrates World Fair Trade Day Image

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    05-12-05

    Starbucks Celebrates World Fair Trade Day

    SEATTLE - Starbucks Coffee Company is proud to celebrate World Fair Trade Day on May 14 at its more than 6,600 stores in the United States and Canada. Throughout the entire week of May 9-15, Starbucks Fair Trade CertifiedTM coffee is being promoted as the Coffee Of ...

    Starbucks Renews Commitment to Literacy with $1.5 Million Donation to Jumpstart Image

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    04-28-05

    Starbucks Renews Commitment to Literacy with $1.5 Million Donation to Jumpstart

    TEMPE, AZ - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) announced today a $1.5 million commitment over three years to Jumpstart, a national non-profit early education organization that helps preschoolers in low-income communities enter school with the skills they need t...

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