Then make up a user name and a password, retype the password and put in your birth date (must be older than the age of 13) and agree to the terms. After you click on the button that says Join than go to your email inbox to activate your account and sign in with your username and password and you are good to go.
Confidence votes 421. Baldwin, Siegel, and Bowker chose the name Starbucks in honor of Starbuck, the coffee-loving first mate in Herman Melville's Moby Dick (so company legend has it), and because they thought the name evoked the romance of the high seas and the seafaring tradition of the early coffee traders.
Espresso, Coffee & Tea. Starbucks was founded in 1971 in Seattle, Washington, by Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker, and Zev Siegl. The company has expanded rapidly since late 80âs, and on average, is opening up two new restaurants per day.