Re: posting from Ray Schutte

**David Smead s*@amplepower.com**

Ray,

Would you enlighten myself and others regarding the values that Starbucks
uses to `pursue' good corporate citizenry, and give us specific examples
of those values in action?  Thanks.

-- 
Sincerely,

David Smead
http://www.amplepower.com

On Tue, 6 May 2003, Anna Wasescha wrote:

>
> From: "Ray Schutte" <RSchutte@starbucks.com>
> To: <LTanenb50@aol.com>, <community_garden@mallorn.com>
> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 May 2003 20:56:27.0910 (UTC)
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> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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> Yep, Starbucks is competitive.  However, well run small coffee houses
> often find that their business improves when Starbucks comes to town.
> Small shops are the companies biggest competitors.  Here in Seattle some
> might fine small coffee shops compete next door and quite successfully.
> Don't take my word for it, look at both sides in well balance article in
> the Wall Street Journal.
> http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/wsjtoday/archive/02sep/02sep24_starbu
> cks.htm.  I never took the remarks personally.  No person or corporation
> is perfect, but I can tell you Starbucks works hard at being a good
> Corporate citizen.
>
>
>
> Ray Schutte
>
> "The truth of the matter is that the flower has cleverly manipulated the
> bee into hauling its pollen from blossom to blossom." The Botany of
> Desire, Michael Pollan
>
>
> Anna Wasescha
> 1312 Dayton Avenue
> Saint Paul, Minnesota  55104
> 651.646.8733 (phone)
> 651.646.0034 (fax)
> ariel@umn.edu
>
>

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