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The first roasting plant opens near Fisherman’s Terminal in Seattle.

Expands roasting plant and offices to new location on Airport Way.

Starbucks® Christmas Blend debuts in stores for the holidays.

We start dressing up our paper bags of coffee beans with colorful stamps.

Roasting plant and distribution center opens in Kent, Wash.

Blue Note Blend marks our first coffee to come in colorful graphic packaging.

Roasting plant opens in York, Pa.

Bubbly Mazagran carbonated coffee hits stores.

Frappuccino blended beverages create a sensation during their national rollout.

We release our first CD, "Blue Note Blend."

The first bottled Frappuccino beverage reaches grocery store shelves.

We first partner with Conservation International to promote environmentally responsible coffee-growing methods.

Hear Music, a San Francisco-based music company, is acquired.

Special Reserve coffee program launches.

We make our first farmer loan investment.

First Corporate Social Responsibility report is published.

Starbucks Doubleshot® espresso drink is introduced.

Autumn arrives with the first Pumpkin Spice Latte.

We make our best single-origin coffee available to customers as Black Apron Exclusives™.

Our first Farmer Support Center opens, in San José, Costa Rica.

We launch the C.A.F.E. Practices program in partnership with Conservation International.

Starbucks Discoveries® chilled cup coffee launches in Japan.

Ray Charles album, “Genius Loves Company,” wins eight Grammy® Awards.

Starbucks Korea introduces bottled Frappuccino® Coffee Drink.

Pike Place® Roast debuts in stores.

Opens Farmer Support Center in Kigali, Rwanda.

Starbucks Reserve® program elevates the coffee experience with a selection of the rarest, most extraordinary beans.

Opens Farmer Support Center in Mbeya, Tanzania.

Introduction of Starbucks® Blonde Roast.

Opens Farmer Support Centers in Manizales, Colombia and Yunnan, China.

We purchase our first coffee farm, Hacienda Alsacia near San José, Costa Rica.

Opens Farmer Support Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Reach milestone of 99% ethically sourced coffee.

Forms the Sustainable Coffee Challenge at the Paris climate meetings.

Opens Farmer Support Center in North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Opens Farmer Support Center in Chiapas, Mexico

We announce our goal of investing $50 million in financing for coffee farmers by 2020 through the Global Farmer Fund.

We commit to providing 100 million coffee trees to farmers by 2025.

We announce our goal to train 200,000 coffee farmers in sustainable growing practices by 2020.

The Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai opens.

We announce our goal of investing $50 million in financing for coffee farmers by 2020 through the Global Farmer Fund.

The Hacienda Alsacia Visitor Center opens to the public.

Opens Farmer Support Center in Varginha, Brazil.