世界名牌博览：星巴克（在线收听）

星巴克（Starbucks）是美国一家连锁咖啡公司的名称，1971年成立，是全球最大的咖啡连锁店，其总部坐落美国华盛顿州西雅图市。星巴克旗下零售产品包括30多款全球顶级的咖啡豆、手工制作的浓缩咖啡和多款咖啡冷热饮料、新鲜美味的各式糕点食品以及丰富多样的咖啡机、咖啡杯等商品。星巴克在全球范围内已经有近21300间分店遍布北美、南美洲、欧洲、中东及太平洋区。2012年3月，星巴克在美国的两款甜点被曝用胭脂虫当着色剂，专家称或令哮喘者过敏。2012年4月，星巴克表示停用该着色剂。

Starbucks is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain. It is the world’s best-known brand of coffee shop and has almost 20,000 stores in around 50 countries, employing close to 150,000 people. It was formed in Seattle, Washington in 1971 by English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history teacher Zev Siegl, and writer Gordon Bowker. Its website says little has changed since then: “Every day, we go to work hoping to do two things: share great coffee with our friends and help make the world a little better. It was true when the first Starbucks opened in 1971, and it’s just as true today.” Starbucks is famous for its range of coffees and pastries, its comfortable and well-furnished shops and its free-trade coffee. Trained Starbucks staff are called Coffee Masters, while staff in training are known as baristas.