In December 2020, Starbucks announced that it is planning to increase its store count to about 55,000 by 2030, up from roughly 33,000.
The deal only gained 150 stores for Starbucks, but according to the , the wholesale business was more significant.
At the beginning of September 2006, and then again in early 2008, Starbucks temporarily reintroduced its original brown logo on paper hot-drink cups.
His exploration of running for political office has prompted calls for him to sell all of his stock holdings in Starbucks to appease any.