5 facts about Starbucks

Hello Starbucks followers! Today I will be posting 5 facts about our favorite local coffee shop, Starbucks!

1. Founded by 2 teachers and a writer who named it after Captain Ahab's first mate, Starbuck, from the book Moby-Dick, they considered it to be named after the Captain's ship: Pequod.
2. There are over 17,133 Starbucks locations in 49 countries.
3. About 5 new Starbucks open every day
4. Starbucks serves more than 40 million customers a week
5. Starbucks is based in Seattle, Washington, USA