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Starbucks Offers Juice

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2006). Despite its problems Starbucks is still the largest retail specialty coffee company in the world (Bramhall, 2009). The company has more than 16,000 stores across 35 countries (Bramhall, 2009).  Besides selling coffee drinks, like latte, espresso, etc. and coffee beans, the stores offer tea and different food items (Bramhall, 2009). Today, one can find Starbucks coffee beans in their  grocery stores (Bramhall, 2009). In 2008, Starbucks introduced hot chocolate on their menu (James, 2008). Revenues for 2009 totaled (mil) $10,393.0 (Bramhall, 2009). After losing its way with strange diversifications  of products, Schultz came out of retirement and took the helm again. He designed a Transformation Agenda and started making changes to bring Starbucks mission and operations back in line  with each other. Part of that plan was to bring back the entrepreneurial spirit that was such a strong part of the companys culture. Starbucks mission is written as: To  inspire and nurture the human spirit- one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time" (Starbucks, Mission, 2009). The company also has an environmental mission: Starbucks is committed to  a role of environmental leadership in all facets of our business" (Starbucks, Mission, 2009). The company is now back on track. Scenario The proposal is for Starbucks  to begin offering freshly=squeezed juice from local produce farms. These include both fruit and vegetable juices. The societys attitude today is on healthy choices and it is also on supporting  local businesses. Many people are very interested in patronizing local farms. A number of restaurants in different regions already either have a produce farm themselves or they purchase from local  farmers. So, the idea has already been tested with successful results. Starbucks has been negatively impacted by the weak economy and it needs to expand into different products targeting different