![]() Image from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | Starbucks, the java joint that sold America on grande-sized drinks while imprinting a venti-sized stamp on our national psyche, turns 40 this month. The world's largest coffee chain -- 17,000 locations in 55 countries -- made almost $11 billion last year by coaxing some 60 million customers a week to feel momentarily indulgent over a warm brew and a crumbly nosh. |




