Orin Smith Starbucks Quotations

I believe that we have dramatically underestimated the size of the global market, including the number of points of distribution and the power of the Starbucks brand,

Our third-quarter financial results demonstrate the ongoing strength of our business, ... Starbucks operations are functioning at a more sophisticated level than ever before. Our consistently strong performance positions us well to achieve our aggressive fiscal 2005 goals -- including an acceleration of store growth as we pursue the Company's expanding global opportunity.