We Need To Reinvent Food At Starbucks.

The Success Of The Starbucks Has Been Based On This Balance Between Profitability And A Social Conscience. Everywhere We're Doing Business, Were Trying To Manage The Business Through The Lens Of Humanity.

We Are Deeply Saddened By The Tremendous Loss Of Life And Devastation Caused By Hurricane Katrina, .. Starbucks Has A Long Tradition Of Striving To Bring Together People And Communities Where We Do Business. We Extend Our Heartfelt Condolences To The Bereaved Families And Many Others Impacted By This Natural Disaster; Our Prayers And Thoughts Are With All The Families Who Have Lost Loved Ones.

If You Put On A Lousy Production With White Actors, It's Lousy. There Is A Problem, Or Can Be, At This Stage Of Our Social Evolution, With Mixing The Casts. It May Not Be A Question Of Race So Much As Class. You Would Rarely Find A Black Man In A High Executive Position Where He Was Swinging His Weight Around.

Beverages Have To Be Created. And They're Created By Looking At What Trend Is In, Say, The Fashion Industry - What Color's Hot Right Now.

Starbucks Has A Role And A Meaningful Relationship With People That Is Not Only About The Coffee.