Starbucks is now the largest restaurant in the world

[Farmer17]

It was advertised recently that based on annual revenue that Starbucks passed McDonalds as the highest grossing restaurant chain in the world. That seems a little ironic since they don't cook anything, they only heat up a few things in the microwave. But I guess that's the way the world is now. Uber is the largest taxi company in the world but they don't have any cars, Air BNB is the largest hotel in the world but they don't have any rooms. Amazon or Ali Baba is expected to surpass Walmart as the largest retailer in the world but they don't have any stores and not long ago Bitcoin was the largest bank in the world but they don't have any money.

That's why I don't play the stock market.

 

[SnidelyWhiplash]

Starbucks and restaurant are mutually exclusive words...they shouldn't be used in the same sentence.

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[NFrameFred]

Apparently a lot of people like trendy over priced burned coffee . . .

 

[ZGrand]

I have been a fan of Starbucks since I was in Seattle in the early '90's. A few years later they were a good customer of mine - I had a national account with them to supply the lighting fixtures for their stores. I have nothing bad to say about them. Try an Almond Mocha Latte on a crisp fall morning as a treat sometime.

 

[Onomea]

I like to say Starbucks is for folks who don't like the taste of coffee...

 

[lihpster]

I like to say Starbucks is for folks who don't like the taste of coffee...

You could say that McDonald's was for people who don't like the taste of food.

They both have managed to provide an adequate product quickly and conveniently, at a price point people are willing to pay. they also were both the first really big players in their respective markets.

 

[Racer X]

I like to say Starbucks is for folks who don't like the taste of coffee...

its like a hot, pourable candy bar.

I went to the original location as a little kid to buy loose leaf tea with my mom. I can assure you, it was NOT at the location they tout as the original location. It was nearby, but not the same place. Back then, they were about half coffee, half tea, and lots of hardware. No coffee or tea served on the premises.

 

[Nevada Ed]

I like my coffee;

but a hot or cold cup of tea is also a winner, for me.

 

[Muley Gil]

My wife LOVES Starbucks. Me, I drink Maxwell House Master blend.

 

[Rudi]

I've never gone there.

 

[rwsmith]

And still......

....I never go there.

 

[CalifEd]

I don't like Starbucks' coffee, too burnt for my taste. However, both my Nephew and Granddaughter work there so - GO STARBUCKS!

 

[twodog max]

I like coffee so I avoid Starbucks like a real disease.

 

[soFlaNative]

Spare me the attitude, just gimme a cup 'o joe.
I had no idea black coffee was called an Americana.

 

[dockmurgw]

Never tasted the stuff...could never get past the cat urine smell.

 

[chief38]

To me.... Starbucks is "battery acid"! You couldn't pay me to drink it!

 

[sophie]

The only time I was at a Starbucks, not inside mind you, was when my oldest grandson was a barista at a Starbucks in The Colonies in the Dallas Metroplex area about 10 years ago. He brought us a cup of coffee out in front where they had several tables and chairs. After a couple of sips my wife and I poured the coffee out. Too strong and bitter for our liking and we are coffee drinkers. It’s just a matter of what you get used to I suppose. Both of our grown sons and wives and our grandkids all like Starbucks coffee.

 

[soFlaNative]

To me.... Starbucks is "battery acid"! You couldn't pay me to drink it!

I didn't care.
SBuck had a counter in a chain bookshop that had great greeting cards. Ducked in after getting rained on and the A/C was on high.
A cup of H2 SO4 was welcomed.

 

[DWalt]

I have never been in a Starbucks or any similar coffee chain. In fact, I have not drunk a cup of coffee anywhere for at least 30 years, maybe longer. I often think about all of the money I have saved. At least in my part of town, judging by the full parking lot and drive-through lanes that I can see from the street, Black Rifle customer traffic seems much greater than the Starbuck's about a block away.
Bitters Retail – Black Rifle Coffee Company