How much wokeness can its clientele sip and swallow before it all tastes over-roasted?
Founded in 1971 in Seattle, Washington, Starbucks Corporation has become a beverage and lifestyle behemoth, aspiring to bring the cozy, old-world coffeehouses of Vienna to the United States and elsewhere — and to be woke in the process. According to its most recent 10-K filing for the Securities Exchange Commission and other company sources, Starbucks has nearly 34,000 stores and 380,000 employees in 80 countries. About two-thirds of its workforce is in the U.S. For the fiscal year ending October 3, 2021, the company recorded net revenue of almost $30 billion.
