Editing Starbucks (section)

==== Americas ====
[[File:Starbucks Truck NJ Turnpike.jpg|thumb|A Starbucks [[food truck]] in a rest area on the [[New Jersey Turnpike]], 2018]]In September 2002, Starbucks opened its first store in [[Latin America]], in [[Mexico City]].<ref>{{Cite news | title=Starbucks Opens Coffee Shop in Mexico | url=https://www.voanews.com/archive/starbucks-opens-coffee-shop-mexico-2002-09-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728032348/https://www.voanews.com/archive/starbucks-opens-coffee-shop-mexico-2002-09-07 | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 28, 2020 | work=[[Voice of America]] | date=September 7, 2002}}</ref> By 2016, there were more than 500 locations in Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |title=Starbucks sigue como prioridad para Alsea | url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/cartera/negocios/2016/03/29/starbucks-sigue-como-prioridad-para-alsea | work=[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]] | first=Miguel Ángel Pallares | last=Gómez | date=March 29, 2016}}</ref>

In August 2003, Starbucks opened its first store in South America in [[Lima]], Peru.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/08/18/daily13.html | title=Starbucks enters South America through Peru | work=[[American City Business Journals]] | date=August 19, 2003}}</ref>

In 2008, Starbucks opened in Argentina and Brazil.<ref name="tele40" />

In November 2010, the company opened the first Central American store in El Salvador's capital, [[San Salvador]].<ref name="sbelsal">{{cite news | url=https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2010/starbucks-celebrates-first-store-opening-in-el-salvador/ | title=Starbucks Celebrates First Store Opening in El Salvador | work=Starbucks | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209203538/http://news.starbucks.com/news/starbucks+celebrates+first+store+opening+in+el+salvador.htm | archive-date=December 9, 2010 | date=November 3, 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2012, Starbucks opened a store in [[San Jose, Costa Rica]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://ticotimes.net/2012/06/21/first-starbucks-in-costa-rica-opens-in-escazu |title=First Starbucks in Costa Rica opens in Escazú | website=The Tico Times Costa Rica | date=June 21, 2012}}</ref> In October 2012, Starbucks announced plans to open 1,000 stores in the United States in the next five years.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-04/starbucks-s-schultz-sees-1-000-new-u-s-stores-in-five-years-1-.html | title=Starbucks CEO Sees Adding 1,000 U.S. Stores in Five Years | work=[[Bloomberg News]] | first=Leslie | last=Patton | date=October 4, 2012 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>

In August 2013, Starbucks's CEO [[Howard Schultz]] personally announced the opening of Starbucks stores in [[Colombia]]. The first café was set to open in 2014 in [[Bogotá]] and add 50 more stores throughout Colombia's main cities in a 5-year limit. Schultz also stated that Starbucks will work with both the Colombian Government and [[USAID]] to continue "empowering local coffee growers and sharing the value, heritage and tradition of its coffee with the world". Starbucks noted that the aggressive expansion into Colombia was a joint venture with Starbucks's Latin partners, [[Alsea (company)|Alsea]] and Colombia's [[Grupo Nutresa]] that has previously worked with Starbucks by providing coffee through Colcafe. This announcement came after Starbucks's Farmer Support Center was established in [[Manizales]], Colombia, the previous year making Colombia an already established country by the corporation.<ref>{{cite news | title=Starbucks Honors Colombian Coffee Heritage with Entry into Colombia Retail Market and Expanded Support for Farmers | url=https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2013/starbucks-honors-colombian-coffee-heritage-with-entry-into-colombia-retail/ | work=Starbucks | date=August 26, 2013}}</ref>

In late August 2013, Starbucks announced its first store in [[Colombia]] at a press conference in [[Bogotá]], where the company's CEO explained, "Starbucks has always admired and respected Colombia's distinguished coffee tradition."<ref>{{cite news | title=Starbucks to open first café in Colombia, stronghold of Juan Valdez coffee store chain | url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/starbucks-to-open-first-cafe-in-colombia-stronghold-of-juan-valdez-coffee-store-chain | agency=[[Associated Press]] | via=[[Fox News]] | date=August 26, 2013}}</ref>

In May 2014, Starbucks announced its first café in Bolivia would open in 2014 in [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]] and the first in Panama in 2015.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2023605327_starbucksboliviaxml.html |title=Starbucks to open stores in Bolivia and Panama | work=[[The Seattle Times]] | first=Ángel | last=González |date=May 14, 2014}}</ref>

In January 2016, Starbucks announced that it would launch operation in [[Trinidad and Tobago]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Starbucks to Expand Caribbean Operations to Trinidad and Tobago |url=https://www.phl-tt.com/starbucks-news/starbucks-to-expand-caribbean-operations-to-trinidad-and-tobago/ |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=Prestige Holdings Company Limited - PHL |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Starbucks to Open in Trinidad and Tobago |url=https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2016/starbucks-to-open-in-trinidad-and-tobago/ |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=Starbucks Stories |language=en-us}}</ref> On August 29, 2016, Starbucks opened its first store at South Park Mall in [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|San Fernando]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Starbucks Trinidad & Tobago |url=https://www.starbucks.tt/about-us/starbucks-trinidad-tobago/ |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=Starbucks Coffee |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Starbucks Opens its First Store in Trinidad and Tobago |url=https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2016/starbucks-opens-its-first-store-in-trinidad-and-tobago/ |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=Starbucks Stories |date=August 29, 2016 |language=en-us}}</ref>

In November 2017, Starbucks commenced operations in [[Jamaica]], where the first store opened in the resort city of [[Montego Bay]]<ref name=firstjamaica>{{Cite news | url=https://stories.starbucks.com/press/2017/starbucks-opens-first-store-in-jamaica/ | title=Starbucks First Store in Jamaica Honors Country's Rich Heritage | work=Starbucks | date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> on the shores of the [[Doctor's Cave Beach Club]], offering views of the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business-report/express-catering-celebrates-ipo-success_106180 | title=Express Catering celebrates IPO success | first=Balford | last=Henry | work=[[Jamaica Observer]] | date=July 28, 2017 | access-date=April 18, 2021 | archive-date=April 18, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418194127/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business-report/express-catering-celebrates-ipo-success_106180 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The company also reaffirmed its commitment to working with local coffee farmers to "implement systems to increase productivity and yields, while also increasing compliance to international standards".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Starbucks_to_help_local_coffee,_dairy_farmers_ | title=Starbucks to help local coffee, dairy farmers | work=[[Jamaica Observer]] | date=July 27, 2017}}</ref> Starbucks Jamaica opened its first store on November 21, 2017, with plans to open 15 locations island-wide over a 5-year period.<ref name=firstjamaica/> Starbucks Jamaica opened stores at the [[Sangster International Airport]] in [[Montego Bay]] and at the Falmouth Pier, in [[Falmouth, Jamaica]]. Starbucks Jamaica announced plans to open up to six stores in [[Kingston, Jamaica]], by 2019.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20180418/business-briefs | title=Business briefs | work=[[Gleaner Company]] | date=April 18, 2018}}</ref> The first of the Kingston stores opened on June 21, 2018. The second store is in Kingston's central business district, New Kingston. Starbucks opened its first in-store location in the flagship location for Jamaica's largest Pharmacy chain, Fontana Pharmacy, also located in Kingston; making it Starbucks's third location.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20180615/fontana-open-largest-store-waterloo-square | title=Fontana to open largest store at Waterloo square | work=[[Gleaner Company]] | date=June 15, 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Starbucks CCI Quito.jpg|thumb|A Starbucks store in the [[central business district]] of [[Quito|Quito, Ecuador]].]]
On April 11, 2018, Starbucks began operations in [[Uruguay]], with a location in the [[Montevideo Shopping]] mall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abrió Starbucks en Uruguay: las novedades de su primer local |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/abrio-starbucks-en-uruguay-las-novedades-de-su-primer-local-201841114320 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=El Observador |language=es-UY}}</ref> The company announced that it planned to open up approximately 12 cafes in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Starbucks llega al centro de Montevideo (y abre la sucursal N° 12 en UY) |url=https://infonegocios.biz/nota-principal/starbucks-llega-al-centro-de-montevideo-y-abre-la-sucursal-n0-12-en-uy |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=infonegocios.biz}}</ref>

In August 2019, a franchised location opened in the [[Cayman Islands]].<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/dart-real-estate-announces-opening-of-starbucks-in-camana-bay-804584519.html | title=Dart Real Estate Announces Opening of Starbucks in Camana Bay | publisher=[[Cision]] | date=August 15, 2019}}</ref>

In October 2019, a franchised location opened in the [[Turks and Caicos]] Islands.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://stories.starbucks.com/press/2019/starbucks-opens-first-store-in-grand-turk/ | title=Starbucks Opens First Store in Grand Turk | work=Starbucks | date=October 14, 2019}}</ref>

On April 25, 2023, Starbucks commenced operations in [[Guyana]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Starbucks Opens First Store in Guyana |url=https://historias.starbucks.com/en-es/press/2023/starbucks-opens-first-store-in-guyana/ |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=Starbucks |date=April 24, 2023 |language=en-es}}</ref>

On April 29, 2024, Starbucks announced its official entry to [[Ecuador]] and [[Honduras]] in mid-year and late 2024, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Starbucks Announces Entry to Ecuador and Honduras |url=https://historias.starbucks.com/en-es/press/2024/starbucks-announces-entry-to-ecuador-and-honduras/ |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=Starbucks |date=April 29, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

On August 14, 2024, Starbucks commenced operations in [[Ecuador]], with its first location in the country at Scala Shopping Mall in [[Quito]]. The company announced the plans of opening four more cafes in the capital city until the end of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 14, 2024 |title=Starbucks Opens First Store in Ecuador |url=https://historias.starbucks.com/en-es/press/2024/starbucks-opens-first-store-in-ecuador/ |website=Starbucks Stories & News Latin America}}</ref>