Industry Expert Mary Williams Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at the Specialty Coffee Association of America Conference

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2003--

Award Recognizes 10 Years of Coffee Quality at Starbucks Under Williams' Leadership

Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) and the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) are pleased to announce that Mary Williams was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the SCAA national conference on Saturday, April 26 in Boston. Williams recently retired as the senior vice president of Coffee for Starbucks and currently serves as an advisor to the Company.

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