Editing Starbucks (section)

==== 1980s ====
In 1984, the original owners of Starbucks, led by [[Jerry Baldwin]], purchased [[Peet's Coffee]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.berkeleyside.com/2012/07/23/peets-founded-in-berkeley-acquired-in-germany | title=Peet's: Founded in Berkeley, acquired in Germany | first=Lance | last=Knobel | work=[[Berkeleyside]] | date=July 23, 2012}}</ref> By 1986, the company was operating six stores in Seattle and had begun to sell [[espresso]] coffee.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 7, 1987 |title=Starbucks Coffee Co. Sold |url=https://www.joc.com/maritime-news/starbucks-coffee-co-sold_19870607.html |via=[[The Journal of Commerce]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/02/garden/americans-wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee.html | title=Americans Wake Up and Smell the Coffee | last=Fabricant | first=Florence | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=September 2, 1992 | url-access=subscription | issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 1987, the original owners sold the Starbucks chain to their former director of marketing [[Howard Schultz]], who rebranded his Il Giornale coffee outlets as Starbucks and began to expand the company.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.starbucks.com/about-us/company-information/starbucks-company-timeline | title=Starbucks Company Timeline | publisher=Starbucks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2018/howard-schultz-and-starbucks-25-moments-to-remember/ | title=Howard Schultz and Starbucks: 25 moments to remember | first=Heidi | last=Peiper | work=Starbucks | date=June 25, 2018}}</ref> Also in 1987, Starbucks opened its first locations outside of Seattle, in [[Waterfront Station (Vancouver)|Waterfront Station]] in [[Vancouver]], British Columbia, and in [[Chicago]], Illinois.<ref name="tele40" />

By 1989, there were 46 Starbucks stores located across the [[Pacific Northwest]] and [[Midwest]], and the company was roasting more than {{convert|2000000|lb|kg|0}} of coffee annually.