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15 amazing facts about rise of Starbucks

Last updated on: December 10, 2012 09:39 IST

Image: Customers leave a Starbucks coffee kiosk in the financial district of the City of London.
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With revenues running into billions of dollars and presence all across the world, Starbucks shows no sign of slowing down.

Here are 15 amazing facts about one of the fastest-growing companies in the world.

Souce: Business Insider

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15 amazing facts about rise of Starbucks

Image: A man carries a Starbucks logo sign after a corporate event at a hotel in Shanghai.
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Starbucks has added an average of two stores on a daily basis since 1987.

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Image: Pedestrians walk past the new Starbucks logo on a store in Times Square in New York.
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Santa Fe Springs, California, has the highest concentration with 560 Starbucks stores within 25 miles.

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Image: Starbucks barista Amy Hekinson makes a cup of Via instant coffee at the Queen Anne Hill Starbucks store in Seattle, Washington.
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Starbucks had 137,000 employees or "partners" as they call them in 2010. This is twice the population of Greenland.

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Image: Starbucks barista Amy Hekinson arranges their new Via coffee product on the shelves at the Queen Anne Hill Starbucks store in Seattle, Washington.
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It opened its first store in Beijing in 1999 and there are now 376 stores in China. They expect to reach 1000 by 2015.

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Image: A view of the Starbucks outlet on 47th and 8th Avenue in New York.
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The average Starbucks customer visits the store six times per month while a loyal 20 per cent of customers go to the stores 16 times per month.

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Image: Matthew West, three, watches a video on his Mom's iPhone while she talks with friends at Starbucks' Roy Street Coffee and Tea in Seattle, Washington.
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There are over 87,000 possible drink combinations at Starbucks.

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Image: Tourists walk by as street musicians Slimpickins play in front of the first Starbucks store located at historic Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.
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The original Starbucks in Seattle sold coffee in eight oz cups. During expansion, they added the 12 oz and the 16 oz then got rid of the eight oz and added the 24 oz and finally the 30 oz Trenta.

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Image: Robin takes an order at the first Starbucks store located at historic Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.
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The Trenta is slightly bigger than your stomach with the capacity to hold 916 milliliters. The stomach on average has a capacity of 900 ml.

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Image: An artfully poured latte rests on the counter at Starbucks' Roy Street Coffee and Tea in Seattle, Washington.
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A Starbucks grande coffee has 320 milligrams of caffeine, over four times the amount of caffeine in a Red Bull.

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Image: A pedestrian passes a branch of Starbucks Coffee in central London.
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The Starbucks cinnamon chip scone has more calories than a McDonald's quarter pounder with 480 calories.

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Image: Starbucks signs are seen outside one of its stores in New York.
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The zip code that is the farthest from a Starbucks in the US is Adak, Alaska, where you would need to travel 1,044 miles for a frappucino.

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Image: People walk past a Starbucks store in New York.
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At $300 million, Starbucks spends more on healthcare insurance for its employees than on coffee beans.

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Starbucks uses over 93 million gallons of milk per year, enough to fill 155 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

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Image: Starbucks customers walk out of store on Sao Paulo's Alameda Santos, Brazil.
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Starbucks uses 2.3 billion paper cups per year.

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Image: A Starbucks Coffee shop in central London.
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The owners almost went with the name Pequod, the name of the boat in Moby Dick, instead of the character Starbucks' name.