In 1991, on the day we opened our 100th store, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz introduced Bean Stock, an annual allotment of company stock for all employees. A retail industry first, it's why we call our employees partners. And it's just one way we live out our promise: to better the lives of our partners (employees) through industry-leading benefits and investments.
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Starbucks Bean Stock
Why we call our employees “Partners”
The landmark program, which offers company stock to full-time and part-time employees, was the first of its kind in the retail industry.
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Bridge to a better future: More than 12,000 have graduated through Starbucks College Achievement Plan
Eligible Starbucks partners can receive 100 percent upfront tuition coverage for a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University. Meet some of the grads.
Why we call our employees “partners”
When we introduced Bean Stock—a first for the retail industry—we began to call ourselves partners, sharing in the company’s success.
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Video: Starbucks Origin Experience Costa Rica 2024
Ella S., barista in the Starbucks Signing Store in Washington, D.C., shares what she learned at Origin Experience at Hacienda Alsacia in Costa Rica.
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Starbucks announces investments for U.S. retail hourly partners (employees)
Based on the belief that success is best when it’s shared, Starbucks is proud to further our commitment to our partners personal and professional development.
This is why we’re partners – because we own stock, because you can use it to empower what you want to do in your life. You can buy the house, you can buy the car, you can choose to keep it going and make it something big.”
Corrine, store manager, Missouri
Up to $40K
Financial assistance for partners who are growing their families through adoption, surrogacy or intrauterine insemination
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Starbucks recently flew 800 partners (employees) from the U.S. and Canada to Hacienda Alsacia, our research and development farm in Costa Rica, to immerse in the story of coffee.
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Angie, a store manager in St. Paul, Minnesota, volunteers with TreeHouse, a youth organization that mentored her as a teen. She also helped the organization receive a Neighborhood Grant from The Starbucks Foundation.
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Since 1991, the landmark Bean Stock program has awarded Starbucks stock options, annually. This year, more than 230,000 partners in 21 markets will receive Bean Stock.