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 »

Hello, Mark here again from the beverage team. We’ve noticed some concern around the decision to switch to a new soy package and formula, and realize that there are some unhappy soy drinkers out there. Therefore, we wanted to share some information so that you (our loyal soy drinkers) have more … more »

Many of you are probably aware of the (PRODUCT)RED relationship we started at the onset of our holiday promotion in late November. So far, with your help, we’ve been able to generate funds that could provide more than 1.4 million daily doses of medicine to help save lives in Africa. This may help … more »

Beginning today, StarbucksStore.com now offers Starbucks green recycled-plastic tumblers (made from at least 27% post consumer recycled material). These tumblers are tough and available in a nice “green” color that complements our Organic Shade Grown Mexico and Organic Serena Blend™ … more »

Reusable cups , recycling , and for-here cups have been popular at My Starbucks Idea. Many customers and partners have told us they would like recycling available at Starbucks. We’re working on it. Currently 70% of our stores where we control waste pick-up are recycling. We continue to look for … more »

Hi there! Last time I wrote a blog on MyStarbucksIdea, I was kicking off the Starbucks Summer Volunteer Initiative . Now, as summer is winding down, I invited Nicola Goren, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, to write a blog about the National Day of … more »

Have you heard about the newest Starbucks store in Seattle? On March 13, we opened a Starbucks store in Seattle on 1st Ave @ Pike Street that is truly in a class of its own as it is the first store to be built using our new design concept that connects our stores to our coffee heritage. So, what’s … more »