EXHIBIT 99.1


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                                              Contact:  Audrey Lincoff
                                                        Starbucks Coffee Company
                                                        206-318-5013
                                                        alincoff@starbucks.com

       Peter Maslen Resigns as President, Starbucks Coffee International
                               For Health Reasons
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SEATTLE; June 10, 2003 - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) announced today
that Peter Maslen has resigned as president, Starbucks Coffee International,
Inc.  Following a brief medical leave for a heart ailment, Maslen decided that
he would focus on improving his health and spending quality time with his
family.

Orin Smith, president and ceo, Starbucks Coffee Company, will provide strategic
direction and leadership to Starbucks Coffee International until Maslen's
successor is named.  Effective today, Troy Alstead, senior vice president,
Finance and Business Development, will serve as the senior leader for Starbucks
Coffee International, working closely with Smith during this interim period.
Maslen will assist in the transition and serve in an advisory capacity.

"For me, it has been a real privilege and a wonderful opportunity to work with
the team we have built, and our business partners worldwide," said Maslen. "I am
very proud of our achievements, and feel completely confident in the long-term
success that we have created together."

"Starbucks has benefited greatly from Peter Maslen's leadership," said Howard
Schultz, Starbucks chairman and chief global strategist.  "During Peter's
tenure, Starbucks international business has grown from 11 countries in 1999 to
30 countries today."

"In seven short years, we have grown our international business from one store
in Japan to over 1500 stores in 30 countries, and expect it to be profitable in
fiscal year 2004," continued Schultz.  "From Asia to the Middle East to Europe,
the Starbucks Experience has been embraced by millions of customers around the
world. As a result of the brand's acceptance, coupled with the substantial
investments we have made in roasting plants, systems and infrastructure, we are
confident in our long-term target of 15,000 stores internationally.
Additionally, we see significant opportunities to create complementary channels
of distribution for Starbucks branded products, mirroring our success in North
America.  We are well on our way to achieving these goals thanks to Peter's
contributions."

About Starbucks Coffee Company

Starbucks Corporation is the leading retailer, roaster and brand of specialty
coffee in the world, with more than 6,500 retail locations in North America,
Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. The Company is
committed to offering the highest quality coffee and the Starbucks Experience
while conducting its business in ways that produce social, environmental and
economic benefits for communities in which it does business. In addition to its
retail operations, the Company produces and sells bottled Frappuccino(R) coffee
drinks, Starbucks DoubleShot(TM) coffee drink, and a line of superpremium ice
creams through its joint venture partnerships. The Company's other brands
enhance the Starbucks Experience through best-of-class products: Tazo Tea
Company offers a line of innovative premium teas, and Hear Music produces and
distributes a line of exceptional compact discs.

This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such statements, including
anticipated international profitability and long-term international store
growth, are based on currently available operating, financial, and competitive
information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties.  Actual future
results and trends may differ materially depending on a variety of factors
including, but not limited to, coffee and other raw material prices and
availability, successful execution of internal performance and expansion plans,
fluctuations in U.S. and international economies and other global events, the
impact of competition, the effect of legal proceedings, and other risks detailed
in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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