Hi, my name is Kimberley Thompson. I am a member of Starbucks Coffee Company’s Global Diversity team. I’ve noticed some ideas on My Starbucks Idea around supporting the men and women in the military. Since this seems to be on your mind, I thought I’d tell you about some of the ways … more »

Hello, my name is Anna Cunningham and I work on the Community Investments team at Starbucks. This past January, Starbucks and the HandsOn Network invited people to pledge five hours of their time to serve their local communities. The response was tremendous! Together, we pledged more than 1.25 million … more »

Hi everyone, My name is Marshall and I work on the books and music content team. Two weeks ago a new book hit the shelves of your local participating Starbucks: Crazy for the Storm , by Norman Ollestad. When we select a book to carry in our stores, we seek well-written, thought-provoking pieces that … more »

Calling all early-birds! If you were up early this morning you might have caught a glimpse of Howard Schultz on MSNBC’s morning news program “Morning Joe”. Howard was a guest on the show to announce Starbucks new alliance with the news program. This is an exciting way for Starbucks … more »

My name is Holly Hinton and I work on the Starbucks Entertainment team. A few weeks ago, I posted a blog specifically for our partners (employees). I offered all partners who responded to my blog within 24 hours the chance to hear the new Dave Matthews Band album and host a listening party in their store … more »

Hi there. This is Jill from the Consumer Products Group (CPG). My team works on the products that you see in the grocery store. Many of you have been posting ideas around value at Starbucks and the CPG folks want to let you know that we’re listening! Beginning on May 11, we will launch the first … more »

I'd like to take a moment to tell you about one of the greatest pairings of all: a great book and a great cup of Starbucks ® coffee. My name is Marshall and I work on the books and music content team. I get the privilege of working on ‘all things books' at Starbucks, which is why I'm … more »