Starbucks - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Starbucks M&A Summary

Starbucks has acquired 9 companies. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

Starbucks’ largest acquisition to date was in 2013, when it acquired Teavana for $620M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2017, when it sold Tazo Tea to Unilever for $384M. Starbucks has acquired in 4 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include beverages (56%) and consumer products (12%).

Starbucks Business Overview

Where is Starbucks headquartered?

Starbucks is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

What is Starbucks’ revenue?

Starbucks disclosed revenue of 35,975M USD for 2023 and 32,250M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Starbucks have?

Starbucks has 381,000 employees.

What sector is Starbucks in?

Starbucks is a beverages company.

When was Starbucks founded?

Starbucks was founded in 1971.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity12
    • M&A Buy Activity9
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6

Starbucks

Starbucks Corp.

2401 Utah Avenue South,
Seattle, Washington 98134
United States,
(206) 447-1575
www.starbucks.com

Starbucks is a roaster, marketer, and retailer of specialty coffee. Starbucks purchases and roasts high-quality coffees that the Company sells, along with handcrafted coffee, tea, and other beverages and a variety of fresh food items, including snack offerings, through company-operated stores. Starbucks also sells a variety of coffee and tea products and licenses its trademarks through other channels such as licensed stores, grocery, and food service accounts. Starbucks was founded in 1971 and is based in Seattle, Washington.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 9 - - - - - 9
vol $1.0B $1.0B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 1 - - 2 - - 3
vol $384M $384M
  12

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Seattle's Best Coffee International 2022-10-19 - Divestiture
Seattle, Washington · www.seattlesbest.com
Evolution Fresh, Inc. 2022-05-24 - Divestiture
San Bernardino, California · www.evolutionfresh.com
Tazo Tea Co. 2017-11-02 384M USD Divestiture
Portland, Oregon · www.tazo.com
Teavana Corp. 2013-10-23 620M USD Add-on Acquisition
Atlanta, Georgia · www.teavana.com
Bay Bread LLC (La Boulange) 2012-06-05 100M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.laboulangebakery.com
La Boulangerie de San Francisco 2012-06-04 100M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.laboulangeriesf.com
Evolution Fresh, Inc. 2011-11-10 30M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Bernardino, California · www.evolutionfresh.com
The Coffee Equipment Company 2008-03-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Seattle, Washington · www.cloverequipment.com
Ethos Water 2005-12-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Seattle,, Washington · www.ethoswater.com
Seattle Coffee Company 2003-04-16 72M USD Divestiture
Seattle, Washington
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Beverages 5 (56%) 102M (10%) 2 (67%) 384M (100%)
Consumer Products 1 (11%) 84M (8%) 1 (33%) -
Food 1 (11%) 100M (10%) - -
Restaurants 1 (11%) 100M (10%) - -
Retail 1 (11%) 620M (62%) - -
Total 9 $1.0B 3 $384M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 9 1.0B 3 384M
  Washington 4 156M 1 -
  California 3 230M 1 -
  Oregon 1 - 1 384M
  Georgia 1 620M - -
Total 9 $1.0B 3 $384M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $620M
< $100M 5 $386M
TOTAL $1.0B
Largest Teavana Corp.
$620M (2013-10-23)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $384M
TOTAL $384M
Largest Tazo Tea Co.
$384M (2017-11-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
22%
2 (22%)
Strategic(s)
11%
1 (11%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
3 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Beverages

Revenue

35,975   12% 2023
32,250   11% 2022
29,061   24% 2021
23,518   12% 2020
26,509   8% 2019
24,720   11% 2018
22,387   6% 2017
21,316   12% 2016
19,163   17% 2015
16,448   11% 2014
14,866   12% 2013
13,276   2012
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Employees

381,000

Established

1971

Public

NASDAQ: SBUX

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