<Table> Starbucks Corporation <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Starbucks headquarters at Starbucks Center in Seattle, Washington </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Public </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Traded as </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> NASDAQ: SBUX </Li> <Li> NASDAQ - 100 Component </Li> <Li> S&P 100 Component </Li> <Li> S&P 500 Component </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Industry </Th> <Td> Coffee shop </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> March 31, 1971; 46 years ago (1971 - 03 - 31) Pike Place Market, Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington, U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founder </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Jerry Baldwin </Li> <Li> Zev Siegl </Li> <Li> Gordon Bowker </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> 2401 Utah Avenue South, Seattle, Washington, U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of locations </Th> <Td> 26,696 (2017) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area served </Th> <Td> Worldwide </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Key people </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Howard Schultz (Executive Chairman) </Li> <Li> Kevin Johnson (President and CEO) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Products </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Coffee beverages </Li> <Li> smoothies </Li> <Li> tea </Li> <Li> baked goods </Li> <Li> sandwiches </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revenue </Th> <Td> US $19.16 billion (2015) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operating income </Th> <Td> US $3.6 billion (2015) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Net income </Th> <Td> US $2.76 billion (2015) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total assets </Th> <Td> US $12.45 billion (2015) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total equity </Th> <Td> US $5.82 billion (2015) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of employees </Th> <Td> 238,000 (2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Subsidiaries </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Starbucks Coffee Company </Li> <Li> Ethos Water </Li> <Li> Evolution Fresh </Li> <Li> Hear Music </Li> <Li> La Boulange Bakery </Li> <Li> Seattle's Best Coffee </Li> <Li> Tazo </Li> <Li> Teavana </Li> <Li> Torrefazione Italia </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.starbucks.com </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Starbucks headquarters at Starbucks Center in Seattle, Washington </Td> </Tr>

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