Certainly the caffeine in coffee, whether it's Starbucks or generic coffee, is somewhat of a stimulant. But if you drink it in moderation, which I think four or five cups a day is, you're fine.

California, in a sense, is almost Starbucks' largest country, with almost 3,000 stores.

At an early age, my mother gave me this feeling that anything is possible, and I believe that.

The entrepreneurial opportunity in America is alive and well.

Starbucks trying to build a different kind of company around the balance of profitably and benevolence. A social conscience. And that isn't a program it has to be a way of life.

To be an enduring, great company, you have to build a mechanism for preventing or solving problems that will long outlast any one individual leader.

The evolving social and digital media platforms and highly innovative and relevant payment capabilities are causing seismic changes in consumer behavior and creating equally disruptive opportunities for business.