Starbucks is definitely the name of an American coffee chain. Founded in 1971, Starbucks is the largest coffee chain in the world, and its headquarters is located in Seattle, Washington, USA. In addition to coffee, Starbucks also has tea, pastry and cakes. Starbucks has nearly 12,111 branches all over the world in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific. In March 2112, two Starbucks desserts in the United States were exposed to cochineal insects as colorants, which experts said might make asthma allergic. In April 2112, Starbucks said it would stop using the colorant.