The Rise and Success of Starbucks Millions of Americans these days depend on the glorious caffeine rich nectar provided to them daily by the local Starbucks chain store. With its humble roots firmly planted in Seattle, Washington, this little coffee shop has turned from a novel idea, into a veritable necessity for Americans on the go. The amazing success of Starbucks can be attributed, in part, to operational planning. Starbucks has become a well-known company for selling the highest quality coffee beans and best tasting coffee products. It was one of the first companies to realize that the real money to be made was in beverage retailing, not just coffee beans. Starbucks created a coffee for the coffee connoisseurs, and exhausted all resources to acquire only the highest quality of coffee beans. It was through operational planning that the management team behind Starbucks was able to be so wildly successful. By utilizing their strengths, and capitalizing on trends, as well as periodically evaluating weaknesses and threats, this little coffee house has become America?s most enjoyable place to get coffee. To understand operational planning, a basic background in the planning process is required. Corporations today use a top down approach to map an organizations future. Strategic planning or Top-Level management are the executives of a company and are responsible for the long-term goals and strategies. Tactical planning or the middle level managers take the long-term goals and classify them to smaller more specific goals. Finally, operational planning or the frontline managers are responsible for developing plans to accomplish short term objectives that in turn accomplish goals identified from upper management. Operational Planning 2 Starbucks? executives have defined their business with the mission statement to ?Establish Starbucks as the premier purveyor of the finest coffee in the world while maintaining our uncompromising principles while we grow? (Starbucks mission statement). Starbucks Corporation is a very profitable organization, earning in excess of $600 million in 2005. It is a global coffee brand built upon a reputation for fine products and services. It has almost 9000 cafes in almost 40 countries. Strategic planners have also proved the significance of their work force by providing benefits and implementing programs such as the ?Bea... ... middle of paper ... ...heir own locations and introduced their first co-located store in 1993. They introduced high-speed Internet access allowing customers to surf the web, conduct business or Instant Message their friends while enjoying their beverage and pastry. Starbucks Operational Managers have proven their effectiveness on a global scale. Today Starbucks was ranked ?100 Most Valuable Global Brands" by Business Week magazine (Starbucks Awards & Accolades). The popularity of Starbucks has been tremendous, and thanks to the operational planning abilities of the management team behind Starbucks, this little coffee house has become an overwhelming sensation. With careful planning, and dedication to its products Starbucks now leads the pack, and remains #1 to coffee consumer?s nation wide. By staying in touch with the public, and their changing tastes, the Management team at Starbucks was able to capitalize on trends. Pair this with the ability to recognize possible weaknesses, and work around them, Starbucks was able to avoid failure. Now caffeine- seeking consumers no longer wonder where to go for that morning kick, but instead ponder, tall or Grande at the counter of their neighborhood Starbucks.
Starbucks Corporation is one of the world's largest coffee roaster, marketer, and retailer of coffee. In 1971, three entrepreneurs, Jordan Bowker, Zev Siegel, and Jerry Baldwin opened first Starbucks store in Seattle, WA. In 1982, Howard Schultz joined Starbucks as a marketing director. He came up with the idea to make Starbucks a coffee house chain but Starbucks founders rejected the idea and he left the company in 1985. Later, Schultz started his own coffee bar named “Il Giornale”. In a couple of years, he was able to buy Starbucks Corp. from its original owners. He renamed his coffee bars "Il Giornale" as Starbucks. In 1987, Starbucks opened its first store outside the Seattle in Vancouver and Chicago. In 1996, Starbucks opened its first international store in Tokyo, Japan. [1,2]
Starbucks in today’s date is the world’s largest coffee chain. The brand which was founded in 1971 has established itself as the world’s leading specialty coffee brand with its more than 13000 outlets in 39 countries. The company has had an impressive record of sales and growth also. Something that differentiates Starbucks from others is its coffee as well as the special Starbucks experience. Starbucks serves more than just coffee. It is also known for the relaxing ambience where the customers can relax and sip with their friends. Starbucks is famous for its genuine service, inviting atmosphere and of course superb coffee. The company is committed to quality and it is due to its commitment to quality that its product pricing is also premium. However, despite the premium prices of its products the brand is loved around the world by the customers for the quality of products that it serves.
Every American who consumes caffeine comes to the point where they have to make a pivotal, life-changing decision. This decision determines the difference between a productive morning person and a lethargic one. Deciding the perfect place to purchase the quintessential cup of coffee is a serious matter. One wrong move will lead to a series of unfortunate events during one’s day. Choosing the right location: Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks frames the average American’s day from sunrise to sunset. Deciding between these two iconic coffee corporations is an impending choice faced by all Americans, but with the right information, finding one’s perfect cup of coffee will be second nature. Let the clash of cafés begin!
The importance of economic indicators to the strategic planning process in any organization is the ability to benchmark economic conditions that contribute to improve profitability, business growth and market size. Leadership sets up the mission “to establish Starbucks as the most recognized and respected brand in the world.” In doing so, they have created a set of industry-leading, comprehensive coffee-buying guidelines addressing coffee quality, financial transparency, social and environmental responsibility. Starbucks strategy is also expanding market in globally to provide high quality coffee in convenient and visibility locations. They are continuing to innovate and extend the business with imaginative new ready-to-drink beverages and expanded packaged coffee offerings (Starbucks Corporation, 2007).
There have been some distinguished controllable and uncontrollable elements Starbucks has encountered when entering global markets. The strategies of any company’s goals are vital to its success. This is one area Starbucks has excelled in, just as McDonald’s has in recent years. Starbucks has paralleled its branding with the actions found at any Starbucks across the world. They have an excellent company vision, which they stick to, which in turn assists their brand image. Starbucks’ image has been achieved not only through this and their massive global entrance, but through their ability to provide honest quality service.
Starbucks Coffee, Tea, and Spice opened its first store in April 1971 in the Pike Place Market in Seattle, by owners who had a passion for dark-roasted coffee that was popular in Europe, but hard to find in the U.S. (Harrison et al., 2005; Venkatraman & Nelson, 2008). The company’s mission was to provide Seattle with the best access to dark-roasted coffee, and sought to educated customers about the product. As a matter of customer education and acceptance of the product, Starbucks grew and expanded into the successful domestic market it is today. Much of this success can be attributed to a focus on the total customer experience and s...
Gordon Bowker, Jerry Baldwin and Ziv Siegl founded Starbucks in 1971. Their goal was to sell the finest quality whole beans and ground coffees (Starbucks timeline and history, 2004). In 1982, Starbucks had grown to five stores and started serving coffee to restaurants and espresso bars. Harold Schultz was employed as the director of retail operations and marketing. Harold Schultz convinced the founders of Starbucks to open a downtown Seattle coffee bar, which opened in 1984. With the success of Seattle coffee bar, Schultz left Starbucks to start his own company named Il Giornale. In 1987, Il Giornale acquired Starbucks retail operations for 4 million dollars. In addition, Il Giornale changed its name to Starbucks Corporation and opened locations in Chicago and Vancouver, B.C. (Starbucks timeline and history, 2004).
Koehn, N.F., Besharov, M.A., & Miller, K. (2008). Starbucks Coffee Company in the 21st Century. [Case study]. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing.
Starbucks is an international coffee house and it was created in 1971 when they opened the first store in Seattle, Newcastle. Currently, they own 21,000 stores in 65 different countries of the world, and their passion for the great coffee, excellent service and community interaction exceeds cultures and languages (Starbucks, 2014). This company is the number 1 brand coffeehouse chain in the world due to the best roaster, marketer and seller of speciality coffee. Its main slogan: “Our mission: to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighbourhood at a time” (Jurevicius, 2013).
I chose to place focus on Starbucks because I personally don 't like this particular coffee shop and I think it 's overpriced. but I was also fascinated by their marketing strategies which is one of Starbuck’s strengths. The marketing strategies Starbucks uses is their monopolistic advantage among its competitors, because of its popularity has kept its monopoly, and also because of it the company has found its way into
Founded in 1971 at Seattle’s Pike Place Market, Starbucks Coffee, Tea and Spices, as it was originally called, has been “brewing-up” its famous blends in over 43 countries, including the United States. Now called Starbucks Coffee Company, business isn’t just about the coffee and tea anymore. Starbucks has its own line of bottled water, handcrafted beverages, fresh food, entertainment, merchandise and a Starbucks Card. The company has received numerous awards for their outstanding business practices. Fortune Magazine has ranked them as one of “The Best 100 Companies to Work For” in 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2008 (Starbucks, 2008). The Starbucks Experience provides consumers and the general public a direct line a of business communication. From friendly baristas to press releases from CEO Howard Schultz, Starbucks keeps its “partners” informed.
Starbucks Company was established in 1971 with their first store in Western Avenue from that same year to 1976. They started as retailers of ground coffee tea and spices with a single in Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market. Starbucks is named after the first mate in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick and their logo is inspired by the sea-featuring a twin-tailed siren from Greek mythology. Starbucks had always wanted to inspire the human spirit. They believe in serving the best coffee by growing the coffee under quality standards. Starbucks believes rendering good services to customers is very significant to the success of the company. From just a narrow storefront, Starbucks now has more than 20,000 stores in over 60 countries and they offer some of the world’s finest fresh-roasted whole bean coffees. Their coffee houses have become a beacon for coffee lovers everywhere. Starbucks believe that they can elevate their customers, partners, suppliers and neighbours to create positive change. They call their corporate offices “a support centre” for some reasons. They try to make everything they do there to support their retail store partners and make an impact on the communities they serve. They have a research and development team of over 200 people which are responsible for the science behind their great products. They are the innovators of delicious beverages and brewing equipments. They drive the innovations, conduct the research and test products. They have a public affairs, communications and community team of over 50 people who promotes and protects the company’s reputation all around the world. They also have a partner resources team of over 500 people that help their partners all around the world become their very best...
In addition to being best-known supplier of the finest coffee and promising only the highest quality products, Starbucks emphasizes firm values, provides guidelines to enhance employee self-esteem. This is to ensure continued customer satisfaction. Moreover, diversity has become a priority to providing an inviting environment to all consumers. Starbucks continues to abide by a strict, slow growth policy in which they set out to dominate a market before moving on to expand, thus history has shown this strategy to be successful for Starbucks, making them one the fastest growing companies nationwide.
The strategic vision that Howard Schultz had for Starbucks was "Establish Starbucks as the premier purveyor of the finest coffee in the world while maintaining our uncompromising principles while we grow". This s...
Operational planning:-Operational planning is the bottom line planning. Operational planning is the created by supervisors and lower level mangers. Mangers have to make plans for daily routine task of the organisation. These types of planning is included in the operational planning like to make the roaster for the employees, creating a monthly budget, stock orderings, advertising and all