Starbucks (scaled by H. Schultz)

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Who

Howard Schultz, the American Jewish businessman who transformed Starbucks into a global chain

When

1987

Where

Seattle, United States

Though Starbucks was founded in 1971, it was Howard Schultz who, after buying the company in 1987, expanded it from a handful of Seattle stores into a worldwide coffeehouse chain. Schultz grew up in a working-class Jewish family in the Brooklyn housing projects and has often described how that upbringing shaped his business values.

Sources

Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.