Orin Smith Believe Quotations

During the second quarter, all areas of our business, from our retail operations both domestically and internationally, to our specialty businesses delivered strong financial performance, ... Additionally, innovation was prevalent throughout the company and we believe recently announced initiatives combined with our core retail business provide a powerful platform for future growth.

I believe that we have dramatically underestimated the size of the global market, including the number of points of distribution and the power of the Starbucks brand,