Famous Brands That Have Made It To Every Corner of the World

8Starbucks

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Founded: 1971
Current Location: More than 28,218

Tall, Grande, or Verti? If you are a fan of Starbucks, you definitely know which size you prefer the most. So this American coffee company was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1971. The founders are Jerry Baldwin, Zev Seigl, and Gordon Bowker; whose jobs had nothing related to this industry at all. Three of them were inspired to sell high quality coffee beans by Alfred Peet who was a coffee roasting entrepreneur.

The first Starbucks location outside North America was in Tokyo, Japan back in 1996. That was when the locations of this famous coffee shops began to distribute itself to different parts and continents of the world. That is why no matter where you go, you will at least see that green mermaid logo.