Howard Schultz Mean Quotations

We will never-and I mean never-turn our backs on our employees.

Starbucks has a role and a meaningful relationship with people that is not only about the coffee.

When I returned as CEO in 2008, Starbucks had forgotten that meaningful innovations balance an organization's heritage with modern-day relevance and market differentiation, so we had to reorient. In one brainstorming session, we visited and observed great retailers, then asked ourselves, 'If Starbucks did not exist, what type of coffee experience would we create?

There's this myth that has been exacerbated by others that Starbucks means a $4 cup of coffee, which is not true.

Management's proposal to declassify the Board demonstrates Starbucks Board of Directors commitment to good corporate governance practices. The Board believes that the annual election of directors is a primary means for shareholders to influence corporate governance policies and hold management accountable for implementing those policies.

Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.

There's this myth that has been exacerbated by others that Starbucks means a $4 cup of coffee, which is not true.