EXHIBIT 23

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULE

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statements No. 33-52526, 33-52528, 33-92208 and 33-92184 of
Starbucks Corporation on Forms S-8 and Registration
Statement No. 33-95690 of Starbucks Corporation on Form S-3
of our reports dated November 22, 1996, appearing in and
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Starbucks Corporation for the year ended September 29,
1996.

Our audits of the financial statements referred to in our
aforementioned report also included the financial statement
schedule of Starbucks Corporation, listed in Item 14(a)2.
This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of
the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express
an opinion based on our audits.  In our opinion, such
financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to
the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents
fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.

/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Seattle, Washington

December 23, 1996