2, Starbucks (Starbucks) is the name of a U.S. chain of coffee companies, was founded in 1971, is the world's largest coffee chain, whose headquarters is located in Seattle, Washington, United States. Starbucks retail products include more than 30 kinds of the world's top coffee beans, handmade espresso and a variety of coffee hot and cold drinks, fresh and delicious pastries and food, as well as a wide variety of coffee machines, coffee cups and other goods. Starbucks already has nearly 21,300 locations worldwide throughout North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific.
3. On January 31, 2017, U.S. coffee chain giant Starbucks launched a new voice assistant feature in the company's mobile app, MyStarbucks, which facilitates users' ordering and payment by voice.On May 29, 2018, Starbucks Corp. announced that it would be closing approximately 8,000 directly operated stores across the U.S., and that it would conduct a 170,000-employee "anti-racism" related training.On June 4, Starbucks Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board Howard Schultz announced his resignation.The third quarter 2018 (ending July 1, 2018) financial results showed that Starbucks revenue and operating income rose 46% and 5% year-over-year, and operating margins declined 7.6 percentage points to 19%.On August 28, 2018, Starbucks' retail coffee business was acquired by Nestle for $7.15 billion.Starting September 19, Starbucks piloted takeaway coffee.
4. On April 21, 2020, Starbucks said it would launch an artificial meat product (a new plant-based lunch) in China, produced by BeyondMeat, the U.S.-based "first artificial meat company".