Starbucks hasn't quenched thirst for worldwide growth

By Jake Batsell
Seattle Times business reporter

MIKE SIEGEL / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz addresses shareholders yesterday at the company's annual meeting at Benaroya Hall in Seattle.

Any Starbucks shareholder who expected a low-key annual meeting yesterday quickly found out otherwise when a flamenco dancer opened the meeting.

That performance was followed by a video skit showing Chairman Howard Schultz superimposed into a crowd running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, wearing a traditional white outfit with a red scarf and sash.

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