What Is Behind That Morning Cup of Joe?

Type :

Research papers

Pages :

8 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

08/22/2007

Category :

Business & market

Sub category :

Business strategy

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Summary :

Introduction
The apparent opposite of the Starbucks model
An urban cafe according to Thompson
1. Hostility towards Starbucks from patrons of smaller shops
2. Smaller coffee joints: Embracing those with anti-Starbucks sentiments
The company's main advertising strategies
1. Establishing its coffee as something distinctly Seattleite
2. Keeping the atmosphere of its stores different
3. Shunning mass marketing approaches
The first Starbucks workers union
1. The sigining of the National Labor Relations Board Settlement Agreement
2. The Corporate Social Responsibility section of the Starbucks
The legitimacy of Starbucks's fair trade
Starbucks: Giving back to the communities of coffee growers
The inteview with the consumer named 'Antonio'
1. The quality of Starbucks
2. Business practices and fair treatment of workers
3. Scandals surrounding Starbucks
Conclusion
Works cited

Abstract

For many, a morning cup of coffee may be a daily ritual. In today's fast-paced world, many may not even have the time to brew it at home, preferring instead to stop at a coffee shop on the way to work or school. There are plenty of chains in many areas to frequent, especially Starbucks. Some may grumble about the money that they have to pay for a single cup of coffee at one of these stores. But how many think about the actual cost of that cup of coffee, or where the profits are really going, or where the profits really should be going?