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5 days ago · Starbucks was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker at Seattle's Pike Place Market. During the early 1980s, they sold the company to Howard Schultz who—after a business trip to Milan, Italy —decided to convert the coffee bean store into a coffee shop serving espresso -based drinks.
Jul 2, 2024 · Starbucks’ creation story starts with three college friends in Seattle. Zev Siegel, Jerry Baldwin, and Gordon Bowker all decided to open a coffee shop together in 1973. The first step to developing the Starbucks model was gaining a mentor in Alfred Peete.
3 days ago · On his return, he worked to persuade company owners Jerry Baldwin and Gordon Bowker to offer traditional espresso beverages in addition to the whole bean coffee, leaf teas, and spices.
3 days ago · In 1971, Jerry Baldwin, along with Gordon Bowker and Zev Siegl, founded Starbucks Coffee Company in Seattle, Washington. The original Starbucks store, located in Pike Place Market, quickly became a gathering place for coffee enthusiasts seeking high-quality beans and a welcoming atmosphere. Pioneering Specialty Coffee
Jun 11, 2024 · Three University of San Francisco students, Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker, and Zev Siegl, became business partners. The trio began selling high-quality coffee beans and coffee roasting equipment...
Jun 20, 2024 · Wild Geese (Footnote Press) by Soula Emmanuel was this year’s Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize winner, a novel about the loneliness of immigration and the need for new beginnings. Judge Yara Rodrigues Fowler described it as ‘playful, erudite and completely unexpected’.
Jun 20, 2024 · The Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize is awarded to a UK or Irish writer, or a writer currently resident in those countries, for a novel focusing on the experience of travel away from home. In memory of Malcolm Lowry and endowed by Gordon Bowker, his biographer, and Ramdei Bowker.
