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Gerald Baldwin is an American businessman. He and two other entrepreneurs, Gordon Bowker and Zev Siegl , founded Starbucks in Seattle, in 1971. He is a Sonoma Valley vintner , and co-founder of J. Baldwin Wines.
Our Founders. We’ve come a long way since our original store opened in 1971, but our founders’ vision is still alive and well. Friends since their University of San Francisco days, Gerald Baldwin, a former English teacher, Gordon Bowker, a writer, and Zev Siegl, a history teacher, were three 20-somethings who were passionate about the arts ...
It was founded by business partners Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl and Gordon Bowker who first met as students at the University of San Francisco: The trio were inspired to sell high-quality coffee beans and equipment by coffee roasting entrepreneur Alfred Peet.
Starbucks was started by three former students of the University of San Francisco named Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl and Gordon Bowker. Their plan was to sell high quality coffee beans and roasting equipment but did not expect the success that their company would achieve in the future.
The passionate, quality-driven approach of Starbucks's three founders -- Jerry Baldwin (b. 1942), Gordon Bowker (b. 1942) and Zev Siegl (b. 1942) -- helped change public perception of what a cup of coffee could be and set the stage for the company's development.
Jan 2, 2024 · Starbucks was founded in 1971 in Seattle, Washington, by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker. The three founders met as students at the University of San Francisco. The history of Starbucks is inextricably linked with another coffee company.
Jul 15, 2021 · Co-founders Gordon Bowker, Jerry Baldwin, and Zev Siegl opened the first Starbucks in Seattle's Pike Place Market on March 30, 1971. The name was inspired by author Herman Melville’s famous novel, Moby-Dick (Starbuck was the name of the first mate on the ship, the Pequod).
Dec 4, 2017 · Gerald "Jerry" Baldwin is an American businessman, who along with Gordon Bowker and Zev Siegl founded Starbucks in Seattle in 1971.He then became the president of Peet's Coffee and still...
Dec 12, 2017 · And the next thing you know, Bowker and his roommates, Jerry Baldwin and Zev Siegl, had started their own coffee company.
Feb 11, 2010 · Jerry Baldwin is co-founder of Starbucks in Seattle, where he was the first roaster and coffee buyer.
