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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STARBUCKS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000829224
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING & DRINKING PLACES [5810]
		IRS NUMBER:				911325671
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0927

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		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20322
		FILM NUMBER:		231430566

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 34067
		CITY:			SEATTLE
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98124-1067
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2064471575

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH
		CITY:			SEATTLE
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98134

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Strategic Organizing Center
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002001721
		IRS NUMBER:				203688367
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 L STREET, NW
		STREET 2:		SUITE 900
		CITY:			WASHINGTON
		STATE:			DC
		ZIP:			20036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(202) 721-0660

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 L STREET, NW
		STREET 2:		SUITE 900
		CITY:			WASHINGTON
		STATE:			DC
		ZIP:			20036
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Starbucks Corporation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Strategic Organizing Center</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Service Employees International Union</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Mary Kay Henry</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Ahmer Qadeer</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Maria Echaveste</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Wilma B. Liebman</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Strategic Organizing Center Nominates Three Candidates
to Starbucks Board of Directors</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>Believes Starbucks&rsquo; severe human capital mismanagement
has materially damaged the Company&rsquo;s reputation and exposed it to significant financial, legal and regulatory risk </I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>SOC&rsquo;s nominees would bring independent perspectives
and relevant experience enhancing human capital management practices, facilitating constructive outcomes for labor issues and overseeing
engagement with policymakers and regulators</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE">WASHINGTON &ndash; November
21, 2023 &ndash; The Strategic Organizing Center (the &ldquo;SOC&rdquo;), a shareholder of Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) (&ldquo;Starbucks&rdquo;
or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), today announced it has nominated three director candidates &ndash; Maria Echaveste, Hon. Joshua Gotbaum
and Wilma Liebman &ndash; for election to the Starbucks Board of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) at the upcoming 2024 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE">The SOC is a coalition
of labor unions, including the Service Employees International Union (&ldquo;SEIU&rdquo;). The SOC-affiliated unions represent more
than 2.3 million union members. Regarding the nominations, the SOC stated:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE">&ldquo;For more
than two years, Starbucks has gone to historic lengths to counter its employees&rsquo; campaign to have their voices heard. This has not
only cost untold millions in legal fees and other expenditures, but the constant media, policymaker and regulatory scrutiny have caused
potentially irreversible damage to the value of the Company&rsquo;s previously enviable brand. Regardless of one&rsquo;s personal views
on whether Starbucks should support or continue to resist the unionization of its store employees, the Board&rsquo;s current approach
likely jeopardizes its ability to fulfill its fiduciary duties to investors and has resulted in arguably one of the most glaring and destructive
examples of human capital mismanagement corporate America has seen. This is why we believe change is needed at the Board level. Our nominees
can bring fresh perspectives and the right expertise to help improve oversight and safeguard the best interests of Starbucks&rsquo; shareholders,
customers and employees.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE">Since November
2021, the National Labor Relations Board (&ldquo;NLRB&rdquo;) &ndash; the federal agency responsible for protecting workers&rsquo; rights
&ndash; has issued over 120 complaints against Starbucks, covering some 420 charges of violating federal labor law. These complaints cover
a wide range of allegations of wrongdoing, including illegal discipline and firings, store closures to halt union activity, worker surveillance
and the Company&rsquo;s failure to bargain in good faith. In some of the most egregious cases since 2022, the NLRB has sought injunctions
from federal courts. These cases involving Starbucks represent a full third of all injunctions sought by the NLRB against any employer
during this time period.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/107% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">At a time when Starbucks has set an
ambitious goal of opening more than 17,000 new stores by 2030, it cannot waste any more resources fighting its own workers. While these
missteps have not yet led to a visible strain on the Company&rsquo;s financial performance, given the reputational damage and potential
impact on Starbucks&rsquo; ability to execute its growth strategy, we believe it is only a matter of time until the share price reflects
the cost of this failed oversight. This threat to shareholder value is why action must be taken now.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE">Our nominees are:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Maria Echaveste</B>, a former senior White
House official and corporate attorney with significant international relations and public company board experience.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Hon. Joshua Gotbaum</B>, who has been a director
of both public and private companies with decades of experience in corporate governance and change, as well as significant public policy
and government experience. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Wilma Liebman</B>, who possesses over 40 years
of experience in labor management, employee relations, wage negotiations, public policy and law &ndash; including having served as the
Chair of the NLRB under President Barack Obama. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/107% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">By electing these nominees, shareholders
will be adding to the Board independent, objective directors with the right skills and experience to help the Company address its significant
human capital issues and chart a sustainable path forward.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: #FEFEFE">We look
forward to engaging with our fellow shareholders in the near-term.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE"><B><U>Full Biographies of
SOC&rsquo;s Nominees </U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Maria Echaveste</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>Ms. Echaveste is a former senior White House official
and corporate attorney with significant international relations and public company board experience that we believe would be extremely
additive to Starbucks&rsquo; Board.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">President and CEO of the Opportunity Institute,
a non-profit working to increase economic and social mobility.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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(Nasdaq: CDZI), where she also serves as Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and as a member of the Equity, Sustainability
&amp; Environmental Justice Committee.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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and Deputy White House Chief of Staff for President Clinton from 1998 to 2001, where she focused on policy and political issues, including
immigration, civil rights, education and finance, among others, making her one of the highest-ranking Latinas to have served in a presidential
administration.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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and Hour Division at the U.S. Department of Labor from 1993 to 1997.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Foundation, where she focused on the foundation&rsquo;s Mexican-American Leadership Initiative launched in 2010, and as a former special
representative to Bolivia, a position she was designated by Hillary Clinton in 2009.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Previously served as vice chair of the California
International Trade and Investment Advisory Committee, an appointment made by Governor Jerry Brown.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Held various roles at the University of California
at Berkeley, including as a lecturer and policy director of the Law School&rsquo;s Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social
Policy, and serves on the board of directors of multiple non-profit organizations. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Berkeley.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Hon. Joshua Gotbaum</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>Mr. Gotbaum has broad experience in business and
government &ndash; both as senior management and as a director of public and private companies and nonprofits &ndash; that we believe
would be extremely additive to Starbucks&rsquo; Board.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

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of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Chair of the Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board.<BR STYLE="clear: both">
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director of PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), TD Bank, Safety-Kleen Systems and Thornburg Investment Management. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Guaranty Corp.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Hawaiian Airlines (Nasdaq: HA). </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 8pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
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where he advised on finance, acquisitions and restructuring for businesses, governments and unions. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt/107% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 8pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Previously served in influential White House roles,
including the President&rsquo;s Office of Management &amp; Budget, the White House Domestic Policy Staff and other White House offices.
Also served as Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Economic Policy and Assistant Secretary of Defense.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Institution and an authority on economic policy, federal budget policy and process, public finance, and retirement and aging policies
and programs.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and A.B. from Stanford. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Wilma Liebman</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>Ms. Liebman has over 40 years of experience in labor
management, employee relations, wage negotiations, public policy and law that we believe would bring extremely additive to Starbucks&rsquo;
Board.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

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by President Barack Obama from January 2009 until August 2011, making her the second woman to ever lead the organization in its nearly
90-year history.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Former member of the NLRB from 1997 to 2011, where
presidents including George W. Bush and William J. Clinton appointed her for multiple terms.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
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and Deputy Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, where she oversaw arbitration, international affairs and advised
on major labor disputes to support negotiations.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Previously served as Legal Counsel to the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
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Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Member of the Board of Directors of Ownership
Works, the Economic Policy Institute, and Co-Chair of the Council of Advisors at the Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy at
the New School.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Washington University Law Center.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE"><B>Investor Contact</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE">Okapi Partners</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE">Bruce Goldfarb / Pat McHugh,
(212) 297-0720</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: #FEFEFE; color: #5B9BD5"><U>info@okapipartners.com
</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; background-color: #FEFEFE"><B>Media Contacts </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; background-color: #FEFEFE">Longacre Square Partners</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; background-color: #FEFEFE; color: #5B9BD5"><U>soc-sbux@longacresquare.com
</U></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>DISCLAIMER</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">This material does not constitute an offer to sell
or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein in any state to any person. In addition, the discussions and
opinions in this press release and the material contained herein are for general information only, and are not intended to provide investment
advice. All statements contained in this press release that are not clearly historical in nature or that necessarily depend on future
events are &ldquo;forward-looking statements,&rdquo; which are not guarantees of future performance or results, and the words &ldquo;will,&rdquo;
&ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;believe,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;potential,&rdquo; &ldquo;could,&rdquo; &ldquo;opportunity,&rdquo;
&ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Any projected results and/or
statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are based on current expectations, speak only as of the date
of this press release and involve risks that may cause the actual results to be materially different. Certain information included in
this press release is based on data obtained from sources considered to be reliable. No representation is made with respect to the accuracy
or completeness of such data, and any analyses provided to assist the recipient of this press release in evaluating the matters described
herein may be based on subjective assessments and assumptions and may use one among alternative methodologies that produce different results.
Accordingly, any analyses should also not be viewed as factual and also should not be relied upon as an accurate prediction of future
results. Any figures are unaudited estimates and subject to revision without notice. The SOC disclaims any obligation to update the information
herein and reserve the right to change any of their opinions expressed herein at any time as they deem appropriate. Past performance is
not indicative of future results.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>IMPORTANT INFORMATION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/11.75pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: justify">The SOC, the SEIU, Mary Kay Henry,
Ahmer Qadeer, Michael Zucker, Maria Echaveste, Joshua Gotbaum, and Wilma B. Liebman (collectively, the &ldquo;Participants&rdquo;) intend
to file a definitive proxy statement and accompanying proxy card (the &ldquo;Proxy Statement&rdquo;) with the SEC to be used to solicit
proxies in connection with the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;) of Starbucks Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;).
All shareholders of the Company are advised to read the Proxy Statement and other documents related to the solicitation of proxies, each
in connection with the Annual Meeting, by the Participants when they become available, as they will contain important information, including
additional information related to the Participants. The Proxy Statement and an accompanying BLUE proxy card will be furnished to some
or all of the Company&rsquo;s stockholders and will be, along with other relevant documents, available at no charge on the SEC website
at http://www.sec.gov.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; background-color: #FEFEFE">Information about the Participants and a description
of their direct or indirect interests by security holdings or otherwise is contained in Exhibit 2 to the Schedule 14A to be filed by
the Participants with the SEC on November 22, 2023. This document is available free of charge from the sources described above.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 2</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10.5pt/107% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt"><B>CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE PARTICIPANTS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10.5pt/11.75pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt">The Strategic Organizing Center (the &ldquo;SOC&rdquo;),
the Service Employees International Union (the &ldquo;SEIU&rdquo;), Mary Kay Henry (&ldquo;Ms. Henry&rdquo;), Ahmer Qadeer (&ldquo;Mr.
Qadeer&rdquo;), Michael Zucker (&ldquo;Mr. Zucker&rdquo;), Maria Echaveste, Joshua Gotbaum, and Wilma B. Liebman (each of the foregoing
three individuals, the &quot;Nominees,&quot; and the Nominees together with the rest of the foregoing, collectively, the &ldquo;Participants&rdquo;)
intend to file a definitive proxy statement and accompanying proxy card (the &ldquo;Proxy Statement&rdquo;) with the SEC to be used to
solicit proxies in connection with the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;) of Starbucks Corporation
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;). All shareholders of the Company are advised to read the Proxy Statement and other documents related to the
solicitation of proxies, each in connection with the Annual Meeting, by the Participants when they become available, as they will contain
important information, including additional information related to the Participants. The Proxy Statement and an accompanying BLUE proxy
card will be furnished to some or all of the Company&rsquo;s stockholders and will be, along with other relevant documents, available
at no charge on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10.5pt/107% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">The &ldquo;participants&rdquo; (as defined under Section 14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) in the solicitation are anticipated to be the Participants listed above.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10.5pt/107% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt"><I>Interests by Securities Holdings or Otherwise</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10.5pt/107% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: justify">As of the date hereof, the SOC may be
deemed to &ldquo;beneficially own&rdquo; (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 161.627478 shares
of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10.5pt/107% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">Each of the SOC and the SEIU may also be deemed to have
an indirect interest in the election of the Nominees to the extent that the election of one or more of the Nominees could, as the
SOC and SEIU believe, result in the Company better adhering to the National Labor Relations Act and other federal labor laws with
respect to employees who are attempting, or who may attempt, to obtain union representation, and result in the Company developing
enhanced human capital management practices that reflect a more sustainable approach to the relationship between the Company and its
employees. Ms. Henry currently serves as Chair of the Leadership Council of the SOC and International President of the SEIU, Mr.
Qadeer serves as Director of Strategic Initiatives at the SEIU, and Mr. Zucker serves as Executive Director of the SOC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10.5pt/107% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">Each of the Nominees has an interest in the election of directors
at the Annual Meeting as a nominee standing for election to the board of directors of the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">&nbsp;</P>

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