Starbucks Canada is announcing $200,000 in Starbucks Foundation 'Opportunity for Youth' grants, awarded to three Canadian charitable organizations which are focused on providing support for disadvantaged and disconnected youth. 

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In Canada, youth unemployment rates are more than double the national average.* Starbucks is working with some of the country's top youth organizations to offer life skills training and meaningful employment opportunities for vulnerable young people. The Opportunity for Youth grants are a reflection of <a href="">Starbucks long history</a> of investing in programs that equip young people with the skills and training required for the global economy.

Here are this year's grant recipients, and a description of how the funds will support young people in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal:

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To help Toronto’s opportunity youth (those between the ages of 16 and 24 who are not in school or not employeed) succeed in a competitive labor market, <a href="http://www.yes.on.ca/">Youth Employment Services (YES)</a> has developed the Youth Employment Champion Initiative to provide youth with the skills, tools, knowledge, and resources needed to find and maintain employment. Funds from the Starbucks Foundation Opportunity for Youth grants will contribute to supporting the 680 young people in the program, many of whom are facing challenges such as living in poverty, having less than Grade 12 education, suffering from mental health issues and have no prior work experience.

“YES is proud to work with Starbucks to help empower youth through our entrepreneur and job skills programs,” said Timothy Lang, President and CEO, YES. “YES is the Canadian leader in providing youth employment services and helps over 10,000 youth per year. YES is delighted to have Starbucks support, which will help change lives forever.”

<a href="http://covenanthousebc.org/">Covenant House Vancouver</a> has been helping disadvantaged young people overcome obstacles to independence for nearly 18 years. Rights of Passage is a five-step program strategically designed to help youth between the ages of 16-24 improve their lives and achieve sustainable employment. The Starbucks Opportunity for Youth grant will help fund all five steps of the program to help youth deal with challenges and move in a positive direction in life where they will achieve healthy independence.

“Covenant House Vancouver is honored to receive such an impactful gift from Starbucks Foundation to help us support at-risk and homeless youth who want to change their lives,” said Krista Thompson, Executive Director, Covenant House Vancouver. “The Opportunity for Youth grant means that youth who didn’t have a loving home to grow up in, and who never learned how to take care of themselves, will receive long-term, supportive transitional-housing in our Rights of Passage program. They will learn and practice new life skills while they are working or attending school. This support means that Covenant House Vancouver can lastingly lift these young people out of poverty and off the street.”

<a href="http://www.danslarue.com/">Dans la Rue</a> provides employability programs for youth whose social and skill development have been severely compromised having left home at an early age and/or having been through Youth Protection Services. Dans la Rue will use the Starbucks Foundation funding to help develop the Community Employment Opportunities program for youth by establishing new community partnerships, short and long-term internships for youth and further permanent job opportunities.

“We are extremely grateful to receive funding from Starbucks Opportunity for Youth Grants,” said Cécile Arbaud, Executive Director, Dans la Rue. “Thanks to Starbucks, we can establish the community employment opportunities for youth initiative and develop new partnerships to provide marginalized youth with short and long-term job opportunities. As the youth move beyond the safe confines of Dans la Rue’s work environment, they will become more integrated into the community and become more self-sufficient.”

*Source: Labour Force Survey, Statistics Canada 2015

In addition to the Opportunity for Youth grants, Starbucks Canada is committed to offering a comprehensive work-placement program that combines in-class core life skills and employability training with on-the-job work placement experience in Starbucks. Together with charitable organizations in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary, since 2002, the <a href="https://news.starbucks.com/news/starbucks-canada-baristas-training-program">Starbucks Barista Work-Readiness</a> program has graduated over than 500 youth – more than 80 percent of whom have then furthered their education or found meaningful employment. Some were hired by Starbucks permanently.

This past April, Starbucks Canada announced a commitment to provide 10 percent of its barista roles to unemployed youth living in Toronto’s Neighborhood Improvement Areas. Over a 12-month period, Starbucks is helping tackle the issue of youth unemployment in Toronto by filling over 150 barista roles and work placement training opportunities with candidates from the City's Partnership to Advance Youth Employment program. 

Earlier this year, the <a href="https://news.starbucks.com/news/starbucks-deepens-investments-in-diverse-under-represented-communities">Starbucks Foundation also announced $1.5 million in Opportunity for Youth</a> grants to 72 nonprofit organizations in 15 U.S. cities for fiscal year 2016. These grants, ranging from $5,000 to $75,000, build on the foundation’s long history of investing in programs that equip young people ages 16-24 with the skills and training required for the changing global economy.

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Starbucks Will Plant a Coffee Tree for Every Bag of Coffee Purchased Through 2016

One Million Trees Helping Farmers in Coffee Growing Regions Most Impacted By Coffee Rust

Launches 'Starbucks One Tree for Every Bag' Commitment on National Coffee Day

Efforts Support Specialty Coffee Industry and are Part of Starbucks Comprehensive Approach to Achieving 100% Ethically Sourced Coffee

SEATTLE, September 28, 2015 – Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) today expanded its commitment to supporting the specialty coffee industry by addressing one of the most significant threats to coffee farmers. Beginning tomorrow, Starbucks will distribute coffee trees to farmers who have been most impacted by coffee rust, a plant fungus that damages millions of coffee trees around the world, making it harder for farmers to produce high-quality coffee for the entire industry. Through September 2016, Starbucks will ensure that a coffee tree is planted for every bag of coffee purchased in a participating U.S. store. 

Beginning in Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador, Starbucks will work with Sustainable Management Services (SMS), Starbucks partner in the export and delivery of green coffee, to successfully germinate the seedlings and distribute the trees. The distribution of each coffee tree will be supported by Starbucks Coffee and Farmer Equity (C.A.F.E.) Practices, developed over a decade ago with Conservation International to safeguard responsible purchasing practices and economic, social and environmental standards, globally. These sourcing standards are then augmented by Starbucks Farmer Support Centers that provide on-the-ground agronomy services. Today, Starbucks has six farmer support locations around the world and will add two more – one in Sumatra, Indonesia in 2015 and another in Mexico opening in 2016. 

Starbucks Mexico implemented a similar coffee tree revitalization program just last year called <a href="https://news.starbucks.com/news/starbucks-mexico-donates-coffee-plants-to-farmers-in-chiapas">Todos Sembramos Café (We All Grow Coffee)</a>, distributing over 180,000 rust resistant plants to more than 60 coffee farms in Chiapas and helping to provide resources and training to improve the quality of their crops and maintain the stability of their lands. An additional 360,000 coffee trees will be donated in the program’s second year, totaling over a half a million trees.

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To date, Starbucks has invested more than $70 million in its comprehensive approach to ethical sourcing; supporting coffee farming communities, helping to mitigate the impact of climate change, and supporting long-term crop stability and farm sustainability. Through these initiatives and Starbucks comprehensive approach to sourcing high quality coffee, farmers will have the support they need to manage climate variables and improve the infrastructure of their crops, influencing coffee quality, sustainability and overall profitability for the entire specialty coffee industry. 

There's more to coffee than what's sitting in your cup. That's why Starbucks is launching 1912 Pike, a blog dedicated to connecting with customers and sharing useful information about all things coffee — where and how it's grown, how it's best enjoyed, what it means to our planet and more. The blog takes its name from <a href="https://news.starbucks.com/news/summer-road-trip-pike-place-seattle">Starbucks first store in Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market</a>, located at 1912 Pike Place.

Since 1971, Starbucks Coffee Company has been committed to ethically sourcing and roasting high-quality arabica coffee. Today, with stores around the globe, the company is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our guiding principles, we bring the unique Starbucks Experience to life for every customer through every cup. To share in the experience, please visit us in our stores or online at <a href="http://www.starbucks.com/">www.starbucks.com</a> and the Starbucks Newsroom at <a href="https://news.starbucks.com/">www.news.starbucks.com</a>.

Starbucks will contribute $.70, the average cost of a tree, to Conservation International for every bag of coffee sold from participating stores in the U.S. to foster thriving coffee communities. To learn more, visit <a href="http://www.conservation.org/stories/Pages/Starbucks-One-Tree-Conservation-International.aspx">conservation.org.</a>

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FRANCE (September 21, 2015) - Starbucks and Monoprix are pleased to announce a licensed partnership agreement to open Starbucks® stores within Monoprix stores. The first two locations will be in the Monoprix Beaugrenelle in Paris and in the Monoprix GBL in Lyon, and are expected to open before the end of 2015.

“This is a fantastic opportunity to bring the best Starbucks experience that we can offer, to those shoppers who are already looking for the best services and products at Monoprix,” said Arjan Oudejans, vice president Branded Solutions, Starbucks EMEA. “This partnership underlines our commitment to growing our business in France, with an experienced French retailer with stores in central, prime city locations. Monoprix is the perfect partner to bring the Starbucks experience alive in their stores.”

“We pride ourselves on offering the widest variety of services and products, and the addition of Starbucks is another example of us giving our customers more,” said Dominique Benoit, Head of Real Estate and Franchise at Monoprix. “We are looking forward to surprising our customers with an innovative and premium service - the highest quality coffee and Starbucks experience.”

Since 1971, Starbucks Coffee Company has been committed to ethically sourcing and roasting high-quality arabica coffee. Today, with more than 22,000 stores around the globe, Starbucks is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our guiding principles, we bring the unique Starbucks Experience to life for every customer through every cup. To share in the experience, please visit Starbucks stores or online at <a href="http://www.starbucks.com/">Starbucks.com</a> and <a href="https://news.starbucks.com/">news.starbucks.com</a>.

Subsidiary of Groupe Casino, Monoprix offers its customers a broad, varied and innovative range of products and services via its 6 store chains: Monoprix, monop’, monop’daily, monop’beauty, monop’station and Naturalia. For more information: <a href="http://www.monoprix.fr/">www.monoprix.fr</a>.

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Fueled by Additional Member Companies and More than 40 Local Chicago Community Organizations, the Three-Year Commitment to Hiring 100,000 Opportunity Youth Begins on Aug. 13 in Chicago, and Will Serve as the Model for Future Cities of Impact

Chicago (August 4, 2015) – The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, a national coalition of leading U.S.-based companies committed to hiring at least 100,000 Opportunity Youth by 2018, today welcomed additional partners – including Chipotle Mexican Grill, Domino’s, FedEx, Hyatt, Mars, Nordstrom, Pizza Hut, Prudential, Red Robin, Sweetgreen, and T-Mobile – to the collective effort to form the nation’s largest employer-led coalition committed to creating pathways to meaningful employment for America’s young people. 

“Through this unprecedented partnership with the private and public sector, we will further accelerate our collective hiring efforts over the next three years,” said Blair Taylor, Starbucks chief community officer. “Chicago represents an important city for this launch. While there are more than 200,000 Opportunity Youth in Chicago alone, there is also an incredibly vibrant system of civic leaders, nonprofit organizations, businesses and elected officials who share a commitment to bridging this opportunity divide. And, I am confident that our collective impact in Chicago will serve as the blueprint for communities across the country for years to come.”

The national initiative, which now includes 29 companies spanning a number of various industries, is committed to collectively hiring and engaging at least 100,000 Opportunity Youth – 16- to 24-year-olds who face systemic barriers to jobs and education – by 2018 through apprenticeships, internships, training programs, and both part-time and full-time jobs. The coalition will work with community-based organizations and civic leaders to help deliver the local skills training and hiring opportunities young people need, ensuring that this truly cross-sector effort is sustained in the long-term. 

The official launch of the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative will take place on Thursday, Aug. 13 in Chicago, where the participating companies, in collaboration with the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and community-based organizations, expect to collectively engage at least 3,000 pre-registered youth and anticipate making hundreds of on-the-spot job offers, delivering immediate impact for their businesses, the Chicago community and many participating candidates. This ticketed event will begin with an Opportunity Fair, which will feature informative, inspirational and interactive experiences for youth including workshops, on-the-spot mentoring and feedback, college counseling, skills development, and entertaining events and activities. This will spur long-term engagement, which will help participating companies hire thousands of youth in the Chicago area over the next 18 months. This is expected to deliver an unprecedented impact to the young people and businesses in Chicago.

“A job is the first step for many toward a responsible life, and we are energized by the commitment of these companies to engage and hire so many young people in our region who are looking to take this significant step,” said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. “I commend the companies who are participating in this initiative, as our young people represent an unrealized pipeline of talent and an engine of economic growth for our communities.”

“Bringing this first hiring fair to Chicago will have an impact on both the businesses and the young people that they will hire for years to come, supporting growth in the City’s economy and creating more opportunities for our residents,” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “Chicago will have the chance to showcase its talented workforce to the participating companies and further increase the potential of our residents to secure lasting employment.”

Following the Opportunity Fair, an inspirational Opportunity Forum will be hosted by Academy and Grammy® Award winning performing artist Common, who will lead an open discussion with more than 3,000 young people and their support networks focused on economic opportunity in America. Joining Common on stage will be special guests, local “heroes,” young people, entertainers and speakers. The event is a ticketed event for pre-registered young people and their support networks. 

The following member companies have joined the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, and many will be represented at the first Opportunity Fair &amp; Forum in Chicago:

Alaska Airlines, Chipotle, Cintas, CVS Health, Domino’s, FedEx, Hilton Worldwide, HMSHost, Hyatt, JCPenney, JP Morgan Chase, Lyft, Macy’s, Mars, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Pizza Hut, Porch.com, Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Prudential, Red Robin, Starbucks, Sweetgreen, Taco Bell, Target, Teavana, T-Mobile, Walgreens and Walmart.

More than 40 community based organizations, government agencies, and other organizations have joined together to participate in the Chicago Opportunity Fair &amp; Forum with the objective of connecting Opportunity Youth to services, workshops, and employment opportunities. 

Twelve different organizations will host workshops on rotating topics, including the Chicago Urban League who will help young people craft a great resume and provide tips for how to make an application stand out when applying online and College Advising Corps, who will advise young people on how to choose a college pathway that is right for them and how to finance their college choice. 

More than 10 workforce development and youth support agencies, including Youth Guidance, Goodwill, YearUp, and Employment &amp; Employer Services, will be available for youth to get connected to support, training, and job placement services. Attendees will also be able to connect to national service opportunities through organizations, including Public Allies and City Year, that will be recruiting youth to join paid programs where they can build skills while giving back to their communities and schools.

LinkedIn will be onsite to help attendees create and improve their LinkedIn profiles and provide tips for building their online professional networks.

Youth will have also have opportunities through Get Schooled, Road Trip Nation, and the Young Chicago Authors to find new and creative ways to express themselves.

Participants will also be able to get reconnected to the Chicago Public School system through the SOAR program, access crucial personal documentation through the Secretary of State, and even discover all the resources available through the Chicago Public Library. 

The following is the complete list of community-based organizations, government services, and other organizations that will have a presence at the fair, in addition to the more than 200 agencies helping to recruit youth to attend the event and interview for jobs: 

All-Stars Project, Arizona State University, Beyond Z, Boys and Girls Club of Chicago, Business and Career Services, Inc., Chicago City of Learning, Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, Chicago Public Libraries, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Urban League, Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance, City Colleges of Chicago, City Year, College Advising Corps, College Greenlight, Department of Family &amp; Support Services, Economic Awareness Council, Employment &amp; Employer Services, Get Schooled, Goodwill, Illinois Mentoring Network, Indigo, La Casa Norte, LeadersUp, LinkedIn, Metropolitan Family Services, National Council of Young Leaders/Opportunity Youth United, One Goal, One Million Degrees, One Summer Chicago, Public Allies, Road Trip Nation, Secretary of State, Central States SER, Service Nation, Teach for America, Thrive Chicago, UIC, Year Up, Young Chicago Authors, Youth Guidance, YouthBuild USA.

Funders participating in the initiative include:

Accenture (in kind), Domino’s, FedEx, Joyce Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Prudential, The Rockefeller Foundation, Schultz Family Foundation, Starbucks, Walmart Foundation and W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

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Leadership and Commitment to Hiring Opportunity Youth

The Aspen Institute’s Forum for Community Solutions will act as an intermediary for the initiative in the hiring cities, building upon the existing work of its national Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund (OYIF). The OYIF currently supports collaborative efforts focused on Opportunity Youth in 21 communities around the country. The Aspen Institute will provide direct leadership, technical assistance, and programmatic support to launch the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative in Chicago and future cities.

Chipotle: Commitment to Opportunity Youth

Chipotle provides extraordinary advancement opportunities and industry leading benefits for its employees. Currently, more than 95 percent of Chipotle’s managers come from within the ranks of its crew, and the company recently expanded its benefit programs to include paid sick days and vacation days, as well as tuition reimbursement for hourly crew. With more than 75 percent of its workforce aged 16-24, Chipotle offers a career path that is ideal for young, ambitious people entering the workforce. The company's people culture is built around identifying top performers, empowering them to achieve high standards, and developing them to become the company’s future leaders. With more than 1,850 restaurants, 60,000 employees and 2,100 open positions, Chipotle is always looking for additional top performing individuals to join its team.

Domino’s: Commitment to Opportunity Youth

At Domino’s, 90% of our franchisees started in delivery driver or in-store positions. They turned their first job into an amazing career as business owners. Our franchisees and corporate store leaders are committed to serving neighborhoods all around the country. Domino’s is a brand of opportunity, and as we continue our growth trajectory, we can fill thousands of jobs throughout the country in our company-owned and franchised stores this year alone. Many of these positions will be filled by young people looking for an entry-point into the workforce.

FedEx: Commitment to Opportunity Youth

FedEx believes that access to new markets, knowledge and opportunities makes people’s lives better. We know that connections foster prosperity, and to maintain progress toward a better world, we must not only create Access for today’s thinkers, leaders and entrepreneurs, but for the next generation as well. Our commitment to education is focused on innovative solutions that help close the achievement gap and create and teach Access. Together with some of the top nonprofit organizations across the country, we are supporting tomorrow’s diverse young leaders to gain the skills and experience they need to succeed. 

Hyatt: Commitment to Opportunity Youth

Hyatt, a leading global hospitality company with more than 97,000 colleagues worldwide, has a deep global commitment to caring for people to be their best. A key component of the company’s corporate responsibility program, Hyatt Thrive, focuses on programs that equip disadvantaged people and youth to reach their full potential. Across the U.S. and in places around the world such as Amman, Bangkok, Istanbul, São Paulo, Mumbai and Delhi, Hyatt hotels have long partnered with organizations such as Youth Career Initiative and Hands on Education to provide skills training and expanded career choices. This year, Hyatt also announced plans to develop a new, multi-year partnership with Khan Academy, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free access to world-class education online.

Nordstrom: Commitment to Opportunity Youth

Nordstrom continues to evolve the ways it serves customers at its stores (at Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, Jeffrey, and Trunk Club clubhouses) and online (at Nordstrom.com, Nordstromrack.com, HauteLook.com, and TrunkClub.com). The company recognizes that connecting with young people – the next generation of customers and retail talent – is the best way to ensure long-term support of this growth. To make these connections, Nordstrom has created strong relationships with universities around the country where company leaders participate in round table conversations, job shadows and cooperative education projects. Additionally, each year the company provides thousands of job and educational opportunities through its own internship program and community partners such as YearUp, Rainier Scholars, the LaGrant Foundation and Out For Work. Nordstrom is committed to giving back by providing contributions to organizations that empower youth such as the Boys &amp; Girls Club, Girls Inc., Big Brothers Big Sisters, Junior Achievement and Black Retail Action Group (BRAG). The company also awards 80 Nordstrom Scholarships each year to outstanding high school students who are ready to pursue their college education. 

Pizza Hut: Commitment to Opportunity Youth

Pizza Hut is the world’s largest pizza company and has a long-standing commitment to the betterment of young people through education and opportunity. Through the Pizza Hut BOOK IT! youth literacy program, which started in 1984 and is now the longest-running corporate supported literacy program in the country, Pizza Hut provides more than 14 million students each year with materials and messages about the positive impact a love for reading can have on their future. In addition, Pizza Hut – which employees more than 150,000 people a year in the U.S. alone – champions a culture of unlocking potential, demonstrated by the number of above restaurant leaders who began with the company as team members and shift managers. Pizza Hut is committed to continuing to motivate and provide opportunity for young people to be introduced to a rewarding career in the restaurant industry. 

Red Robin: Commitment to Opportunity Youth

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRGB) has been the Gourmet Burger Authority since 1969. The casual dining restaurant chain embodies its unique culture of learning, development and recognition, which also serves as the foundation for how it treats its Team Members. With more than 13,000 hourly Team Members between the ages of 18-25, Red Robin is proud to support the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative at the Opportunity Fair &amp; Forum in Chicago, on Aug. 13. As part of its commitment to youth, Red Robin offers meaningful career opportunities, on the job training and life-long skills. Red Robin is a support network that cares about its Team Members both personally and professionally, and regardless of where their careers take them, many find they are Better for Being Here. 

T-Mobile: Commitment to Opportunity Youth

As America's Un-carrier, T-Mobile is changing wireless for the better. We bring that same Un-carrier approach to how we support and engage America’s youth as a critical part of our award-winning workforce. We are committed to building career pathways for youth in communities across the country, providing them with a wealth of skills, training, and experiences to be successful in the mobile world and beyond. The “mobile-first generation” is critical to T-Mobile and we are proud to participate in the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative to build the future -- together. 

“We believe that our success is the direct result of our incredibly strong people culture, which is rooted in having teams of all top performers, and developing them to be the leaders we will need to accommodate our growth,” said Monty Moran, co-chief executive officer at Chipotle Mexican Grill. “The nature of opportunities we provide are ideal for young people entering the workforce. Regardless of your background or experience, you can succeed at Chipotle if you have a passion for making the people around you better. Working here isn’t just a job, but a career where employees learn how to make others better, run a successful business, master culinary techniques, and most importantly, lead teams of top performers through empowerment. For people who embrace that culture, the opportunities are tremendous.”

"At The Partnership, we’re excited to extend our support for 100,000 Opportunities Initiative,” said Karin M. Norington-Reaves, Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Chief Executive Officer. “We believe that this initiative will provide youth with the experience, skills and inspiration they need to achieve employment and fulfilling careers."

“The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative can provide a pathway for young people to succeed in many of the neighborhoods our brand serves, through employment in company-owned and franchised stores that offers basic job skills, operations, and management training programs, and exposure to an enthusiastic global brand,” said Domino’s CEO Patrick Doyle. “We are proud to team up with other iconic brands in this initiative to build the next generation of skilled team members and business owners.”

"At Hyatt, caring for people to be their best is how we make a difference in the world – in our hotels and in our communities,” said Mark Hoplamazian, President and CEO of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. “A critical part of this is providing young people opportunities to reach their full potential. We are delighted to join forces in the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, and are optimistic about the positive impact we can make - starting in our hometown of Chicago.”

"LeadersUp is proud to support the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative. Our work with the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership in helping to prepare young adults with the skills employers are seeking will strengthen the talent-pipeline between local companies and Chicago’s opportunity youth,” said Jeffrey Wallace, President of LeadersUp. “The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative illustrates the significant impact public-private partnerships can make in addressing the youth unemployment and the talent-divide challenge, and is a shift in the right direction towards creating a more inclusive economy."

“Pizza Hut is dedicated to helping people unlock life’s potential,” saidDavid Gibbs, CEO, of Pizza Hut, Inc. “As the leader of the pizza category, we felt it was our responsibility, and privilege, to join the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative to help provide young people with the tools and know-how to get job ready.”

“Red Robin is excited to be part of the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative and work alongside many of America’s most influential companies, helping to guide thousands of young people across the country to start their careers,” said Denny Marie Post, Red Robin’s executive vice president and chief concept officer. “Our brand creates special moments in the lives of guests and Team Members alike. We seek to build Team Members skills and focus during their time with Red Robin, and even beyond. Red Robin Team Members know they have a great support network and we are committed to helping them achieve their goals. We look for Team Members who embody the Red Robin spirit of genuine service and provide them with the leadership skills necessary to grow successful careers.”

“By working to align efforts of service providers, city agencies, the K-12 system, institutions of higher education, foundations, and others, we at Thrive Chicago are able to help young people succeed,” said Jennifer Keeling, director of Thrive Chicago. “In partnership with the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative and these industry-leading companies who are hiring qualified candidates, we are able to connect hundreds of local Opportunity Youth with jobs.”

"Investing time in America's youth is a perfect match for T-Mobile,” said John Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile. “So many kids out there have to fight huge odds to compete, to get ahead and to win – just like we do. What could be better than bringing some of that talent and ambition to the Un-carrier?"

For more leader quotes from members of the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, including Alaska Airlines, Cintas, CVS Health, Hilton Worldwide, HMSHost, JCPenney, JPMorgan Chase, Lyft, Macy’s, Microsoft, Porch.com, Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Target, Teavana, Walgreens and Walmart, visit: <a href="http://www.100kopportunities.org/">www.100kOpportunities.org</a>. Media interested in attending the event must pre-register for credentials by contacting <a href="mailto:media@100kOpportunities.org">media@100kOpportunities.org</a>.

About the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative

The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative has the goal of creating the nation’s largest employer-led private sector coalition committed to creating pathways to employment for young people. Companies engaged in the coalition will help to launch careers for young people that are just entering the workforce, including internships, apprenticeships and on the job training, in addition to developing potential in youth that have some work experience but are looking to gain new skills that lead to a successful career. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.100kopportunities.org/">www.100kOpportunities.org</a>.

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Fueled by additional member companies and more than 40 local Chicago Community Organizations, the three-year commitment to hiring 100,000 opportunity youth begins on August 13 in Chicago, and will serve as the model for future cities of impact.

29 Companies to Kick Off the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative in Chicago

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Comp Store Sales Rise 7% Globally, 8% in the Americas, and 11% in China/Asia Pacific; Global Traffic Up 4%

Global Revenues Rise 18%; GAAP Operating Income Up 22% to a Q3 Record $939 Million

GAAP EPS Jumps 21% to a Q3 Record $0.41; Non-GAAP EPS Jumps 24% to a Q3 Record $0.42

Company Increases Outlook for Fiscal 2015

SEATTLE, July 23, 2015 – Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) today reported financial results for its 13-week fiscal third quarter and 39-week fiscal year to date ended June 28, 2015. Q3 FY15 GAAP results include Starbucks Japan acquisition-related items, which are excluded from the non-GAAP results. Please refer to the reconciliation of GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures at the end of this release.

Q3 Fiscal 2015 Highlights

• Global comparable store sales increased 7%, driven by a 4% increase in traffic

 Americas comp sales increased 8%, driven by a 4% increase in traffic

 China/Asia Pacific comp sales increased 11%, driven by a 10% increase in traffic

 EMEA comp sales increased 3%, driven by a 2% increase in traffic

• Consolidated net revenues increased 18% over Q3 FY14 to a quarterly record $4.9 billion

• Consolidated operating income up 22% to $938.6 million

 Non-GAAP operating income up 24% to $950.1 million

• Consolidated operating margin expanded 70 basis points to 19.2%

 Non-GAAP operating margin increased 100 basis points to 19.5%

• GAAP earnings increased 21% over Q3 FY14 to $0.41 per share

 Non-GAAP earnings increased 24% over Q3 FY14 to $0.42 per share

• Starbucks Mobile Order &amp; Pay expanded to over 4,000 U.S. company-operated stores in Q3; full deployment to all U.S. company-operated stores by holiday

• 431 net new stores opened in the quarter; total store count reaches 22,519

• Year over year comparable store customer transactions increased nearly 18 million in the U.S. and over 23 million globally

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“Starbucks Q3 fiscal 2015 stands as among the strongest and most remarkable quarters in our over 23 years as a public company,” said Howard Schultz, chairman and ceo. “The 4% increase in global transactions we reported equates to our having served an additional 23 million customer occasions in Q3 of this year over last year, clearly evidencing a continuation of the strong momentum we have seen across our business and around the world this fiscal year."

“Starbucks very strong year over year financial performance in Q3 demonstrates our commitment to delivering best in class financial and operating results while at the same time investing in our future growth - building new stores, renovating existing stores, deploying new technology - investing in our partners and delivering an elevated Starbucks Experience to our customers,” said Scott Maw, Starbucks cfo. “We believe that by getting this balance right, we will be able to continue delivering exceptional growth, profitability and increased returns to our shareholders."

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Starbucks Delivers Record Quarterly Revenue of $4.9 Billion and Record Q3 EPS - Starbucks Stories

Starbucks Delivers Record Quarterly Revenue of $4.9 Billion and Record Q3 EPS

Comp Store Sales Rise 7% Globally, 8% in the Americas, and 11% in China/Asia Pacific; Global Traffic Up 4% and Global Revenues Rise 18%.

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SEATTLE; July 8, 2015 – Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) plans to release its third quarter fiscal 2015 financial results after the market close on Thursday, July 23, 2015, with a conference call to follow at 2:00 p.m. PT. The conference call will be webcast and can be accessed on the company’s website:<a href="http://investor.starbucks.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=99518&amp;p=irol-irhome"> http://investor.starbucks.com</a>. A replay of the webcast will be available on the company’s website until end of day Thursday, August 20, 2015.

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Starbucks Announces Q3 FY15 Earnings Results Conference Call - Starbucks Stories

Starbucks Announces Q3 FY15 Earnings Results Conference Call

Seattle July 8, 2015 – Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) plans to release its third quarter fiscal 2015 financial results after the market close on Thursday, July 23, 2015, with a conference call to follow at 2:00 p.m. PT.

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Strong comp store sales increases of 6% globally and 7% in the U.S. drive record Q3 revenues of $4.2 billion

Channel Development revenues increase 13%

Consolidated operating margin expands to a Q3 record 18.5%

Company reiterates strong growth outlook; introduces initial FY15 growth targets

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SEATTLE; July 24, 2014 – Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) today reported financial results for its 13-week fiscal third quarter and 39-week fiscal year to date ended June 29, 2014. 

• Consolidated net revenue growth accelerated to 11%; net revenues totaled a Q3 record $4.2 billion

• Global comparable store sales increased 6%, marking the 18th consecutive quarter of global comp growth of 5% or greater

Americas comp sales increased 6%; U.S. comp sales increased 7%

China/Asia Pacific comp sales increased 7%

• Consolidated operating income increased 25%, to a Q3 record $769 million

• Consolidated operating margin expanded 200 bps, to a Q3 record 18.5%, primarily driven by sales leverage

• Channel Development revenues increased 13%; operating margin expanded 800 bps to 37.1%

• Earnings per share increased 22% to a Q3 record $0.67 per share

• The company opened 344 net new stores globally, ending the quarter with 20,863 stores across 64 countries

Following the strong performance year-to-date, the company is updating the following fiscal 2014 targets:

• Consolidated operating margin improvement now targeted at 200 bps over FY13, when excluding the Kraft litigation charge in fiscal 2013

Channel Development now targeting approximately 600 bps improvement over FY13

• Earnings per share now expected to be in the range of $2.70 to $2.72; or $2.65 to $2.67 when excluding an estimated net benefit of $0.05 for certain FY14 non-GAAP adjustments. Please refer to the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation at the end of this release:

Q4 EPS now in the range of $0.76 to $0.78; or $0.73 to $0.75 when excluding a $0.03 estimated net benefit as described in the above referenced reconciliation

• Net new stores now expected to be approximately 1,550

The company introduces initial fiscal 2015 targets as follows:

• Global comparable store sales growth in the mid single digits

• An additional 1,600 net new stores globally

• Earnings per share growth of 15%-20% over FY14 calculated based on non-GAAP earnings per share

“Starbucks Q3 represents another quarter of outstanding operating performance in which each of our segments contributed to record results,” said Howard Schultz, chairman, president and ceo of Starbucks Coffee Company. “The increasing power of the Starbucks brand, the success of our best-in-class mobile, social and digital technologies and our greatest asset - over 300,000 partners who deliver the Starbucks Experience to over 70 million customers around the world each week - position us to continue growing our business around the world and into the future.”

“Starbucks record Q3 results demonstrate both the power of our innovation and the opportunities for growth, globally and in the U.S., that lie ahead. Importantly, record revenues and operating margin reflect an acceleration of top-line growth and meaningful contributions from all operating regions and our Channel Development segment,” said Scott Maw, Starbucks cfo. “Our Q3 results give us confidence in our ability to deliver on our full year fiscal 2014 targets and support the strong 2015 revenue and profit growth targets we introduced today, despite continued challenging economic and consumer headwinds in many of the global markets in which we operate." 

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Starbucks Revenues Increase 11%; Earnings Per Share Surge 22% to a Q3 Record $0.67 - Starbucks Stories

Starbucks Revenues Increase 11%; Earnings Per Share Surge 22% to a Q3 Record $0.67

Starbucks Corporation today reported financial results for its 13-week fiscal third quarter and 39-week fiscal year to date ended June 29, 2014.

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SEATTLE; July 9, 2014 – Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) plans to release its third quarter fiscal year 2014 financial results after the market close on Thursday, July 24, 2014, with a conference call to follow at 2:00 p.m. PT.

The conference call will be webcast and can be accessed on the company’s<a href="http://investor.starbucks.com"> investor website</a>.

A replay of the webcast will be available on the company’s website until end of day Thursday, August 21, 2014.

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Starbucks Conference Call Set to Announce Q3 Fiscal Year 2014 Results - Starbucks Stories

Starbucks Conference Call Set to Announce Q3 Fiscal Year 2014 Results

Starbucks plans to release its third quarter fiscal year 2014 financial results after the market close on Thursday, July 24, 2014, with a conference call to follow at 2:00 p.m. PT.

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Strong comps of 9% in Americas and 8% globally drive record Q3 revenues and operating margin Company provides robust outlook for FY14

SEATTLE, July 25, 2013 - Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) today reported financial results for its 13-week fiscal third quarter and 39-week fiscal year to date ended June 30, 2013.

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Starbucks EPS Jumps 28% to a Q3 Record $0.55 Per Share - Starbucks Stories

Starbucks EPS Jumps 28% to a Q3 Record $0.55 Per Share