SEATTLE, March 21, 2012 – Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) today held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Seattle, where Howard Schultz, chairman, president and ceo attributed the company’s success to its long-standing commitment to helping communities thrive wherever around the world it does business.
“For any company operating today, profitability cannot be the sole measure of success,” Schultz said. “Delivering long-term shareholder value is essential. But today’s increasingly complex world requires companies – including Starbucks – to hold ourselves to higher standards. Amidst continued worldwide economic uncertainty, Starbucks has demonstrated that it will continue to build shareholder value, but never before has that value been more closely aligned to our values. Simply put, the value of your company is driven by your company’s values.”
Source: Starbucks