The partners chose the name Starbucks in honor of the coffee-loving first mate in Herman Melville's Moby Dick. ... Starbucks only opened company-owned stores to give it control of product quality, character, and location of its stores. ...

• Word Count: 1312
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Three friends Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegel, and Gordon Bowker from the state of Washington all shared a love for coffee; so in 1976, they opened up a coffee shop and named it Starbucks after a character in Herman Melville's "Moby Dick." ...

• Word Count: 1398
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography