Starbucks Appoints Jinlong Wang to president, Greater China; Eden Woon Named vice president, Greater China

Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) today appointed JinlongWang to the newly created position of senior vice president, StarbucksCoffee Company and president, Starbucks Greater China. In this role,Wang is charged with leading the Company's efforts to enhance theStarbucks brand in Greater China and will be responsible foroverseeing all facets of the Company's activities in the marketincluding vision and strategy, business development and operations.Wang will be based at Starbucks Greater China Support Center inShanghai, People's Republic of China, and reports to Christine Day,Starbucks president, Asia Pacific. The Company also named Eden Woonvice president, Greater China, effective in early 2006.

"We believe that China will be Starbucks largest market outside ofthe U.S.," said Martin Coles, president, Starbucks CoffeeInternational. "As we continue our aggressive expansion, we need adedicated, seasoned leader who is well-versed and respected within thecountry."

Wang joins Starbucks from Shanghai Buddies CVS Co. Ltd., a leadingconvenience store chain operator and franchiser based in Shanghai,where he served as vice-chairman and president. Concurrently, he waschairman and chief executive officer of RIM China Consulting Co. Ltd.,a Shanghai-based retail business consultation firm.

"Jinlong's accomplishments as an executive officer for two Chinesecompanies, deep knowledge of the retail industry and his intimatefamiliarity with Starbucks culture makes him the ideal candidate tosteadfastly guide us toward our long-term goal while continuing todeliver the Starbucks Experience to our customers in China," said Day.

Prior to moving to Shanghai, Wang was vice president ofInternational Business Development for Starbucks Coffee Internationaland director/vice president of Starbucks Law and Corporate Affairsdepartment. Before joining Starbucks, he was an attorney at PrestonGates & Ellis in Seattle and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in NewYork. Wang also served as a government official at the Ministry ofForeign Economic Relationship and Trade of the People's Republic ofChina before coming to the U.S. to attend Columbia University Schoolof Law.

Wang received his Bachelor of Arts degree in InternationalEconomics and Trade from the University of International Economics andTrade in Beijing in January 1982 and his Juris Doctor degree fromColumbia University School of Law in May 1988.

"I am honored to be leading Starbucks Greater China team as weexpand our presence and introduce new customers to the StarbucksExperience," said Wang. "It is very exciting to rejoin Starbucks andonce again be part of one of the most admired and respected globalcompanies."

Currently, Woon serves as CEO of the Hong Kong General Chamber ofCommerce, which has played a key role in working on the closerintegration of Hong Kong's economy with that of China. From 1994-1997he was Executive Director of the Washington State China RelationsCouncil, after spending 22 years with the U.S. Government; the last 12of which he worked on China policy. Woon has a Ph.D in mathematicsfrom the University of Washington.

About Starbucks

Starbucks Coffee Company is the leading retailer, roaster andbrand of specialty coffee in the world, with more than 10,000 retaillocations in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East andthe Pacific Rim. The Company is committed to offering the highestquality coffee and the Starbucks Experience while conducting itsbusiness in ways that produce social, environmental and economicbenefits for communities in which it does business. In addition to itsretail operations, the Company produces and sells bottledFrappuccino(R) coffee drinks, Starbucks DoubleShot(R) coffee drink,and a line of superpremium ice creams through its joint venturepartnerships. The Company's brand portfolio provides a wide variety ofconsumer products -- innovative superpremium Tazo(R) teas andexceptional compact discs from Starbucks Hear Music(TM) enhance theStarbucks Experience through best-of-class products. The Seattle'sBest Coffee(R) and Torrefazione Italia(R) Coffee brands enableStarbucks to appeal to a broader consumer base by offering analternative variety of coffee flavor profiles.

This release includes a forward-looking statement of the Company'sexpectations regarding the ultimate size of its China market. Thisforward-looking statement is based on currently available operating,financial, and competitive information and is subject to various risksand uncertainties. Actual future results and trends may differmaterially depending on a variety of factors including, but notlimited to, regulatory and legal uncertainties inherent in doingbusiness in China, successful execution of internal performance andexpansion plans, fluctuations in U.S. and international economies andcurrencies, and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, including the "Certain AdditionalRisks and Uncertainties" section of Starbucks Annual Report on Form10-K/A for the fiscal year ended October 3, 2004. The Company assumesno obligation to update this forward-looking statement.