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Starbucks has a role and a meaningful relationship with people that is not only about the coffee.

Howard Schultz

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Howard Schultz
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 19
Businessman
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
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Brooklyn
New York
Howard D. Schultz
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Coffee
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