Baldwin, Siegel, and Bowker chose the name Starbucks in honor of Starbuck, the coffee-loving first mate in Herman Melville's Moby Dick (so company legend has it), and because they thought the name evoked the romance of the high seas and the seafaring tradition of the early coffee traders. The new company's logo, designed by an artist friend, was a two-tailed mermaid encircled by the store's name.
The history and origin of Starbucks dates back to 1971, when three friends, Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl and Gordon Bowker opened a small shop, as all of them had a passion for fresh coffee. They started by selling fresh-roasted, gourmet coffee beans and brewing and roasting accessories.
Starbucks began in 1971 in Seattle, Washington. Three students decided to go into a partnership selling this uniquely roasted coffee. The name Starbucks came from the chief mate in the novel "Moby-Dick".
Originally the company was to be called Pequod, after a whaling ship from Moby-Dick, but this name was rejected by some of the co-founders. The company was instead named after the chief mate on the Pequod, Starbuck.
It's from the novel Moby Dick and was chosen to represent the maritime heritage of Seattle.
it originated in Seattle it originated in Seattle
From Starbuck, the coffee loving First Mate in Moby Dick.
Starbucks got it's name from the Capt. Ahabs first mate in Mobey Dick, who was a coffee drinker.
It comes from the the book Mobey Dick; Starbuck is the first mate.
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Yes, the word 'Starbucks' is a noun, a word for a thing (company).The noun 'Starbucks' is a proper noun, the name of a specific company.
The founders of Starbucks took the name Starbucks from a character in Melville's Moby Dick, who was the captains First Mate. They added another reference to the sea; the siren - a mythical creature who it was believed lured unsuspecting sailors to their watery deaths - is depicted on the Starbucks logo.
Quite possibly, as the name Starbucks comes from Moby Dick, which was published in 1851.
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Starbucks just opened a new juice bar called Evolution Fresh. It is located in Bellevue, Washington.
Starbucks use the mermaid as their logo - although Starbucks actually officially call it by it's proper name - a Siren, not a mermaid.
No there is no starbucks in Disneyland. There is a Starbucks near Disneyland though.
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At any Starbucks store.