A sign is seen on a Starbucks outlet in Golden, Colorado September 29, 2009. Chief Executive Howard Schultz called Starbucks Corp's Via Ready Brew "perhaps the biggest opportunity" in company history as he prepared for the instant coffee product's North American roll-out on Tuesday. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

A sign is seen on a Starbucks outlet in Golden, Colorado September 29, 2009. Chief Executive Howard Schultz called Starbucks Corp's Via Ready Brew "perhaps the biggest opportunity" in company history as he prepared for the instant coffee product's North American roll-out on Tuesday.

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  1. In this photo taken Friday Nov. 20, 2009, the Foursquare application is shown on an iPhone in front of a Starbucks in San Francisco. Foursquare lets you share your whereabouts with friends, no matter if you're at a hot new bar or a neighborhood pet store.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Susannah Constantine attends a photocall to launch the RED and Starbucks Partnership on November 4, 2009 in London, England.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Trinny Woodall (L) and Susannah Constantine attend a photocall to launch the RED and Starbucks Partnership on November 4, 2009 in London, England.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Trinny Woodall attends a photocall to launch the RED and Starbucks Partnership on November 4, 2009 in London, England.
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Trinny Woodall (L) and Susannah Constantine attend a photocall to launch the RED and Starbucks Partnership on November 4, 2009 in London, England.
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Trinny Woodall (L) and Susannah Constantine attend a photocall to launch the RED and Starbucks Partnership on November 4, 2009 in London, England.
  7. In this Nov. 2, 2009 photo, customers enter a Starbucks coffee shop in Arlington, Mass. Starbucks releases quarterly earnings at the close of the market Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.
  8. In this Nov. 2, 2009 photo, pedestrians walk by a Starbucks coffee shop in Somerville, Mass. Starbucks releases quarterly earnings at the close of the market Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.
  9. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz attends the Team Earth announcement at Greeley Square Park on September 21, 2009 in New York City.
  10. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: (L-R) Harrah's Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman, actor Harrison Ford and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz attend the Team Earth announcement at Greeley Square Park on September 21, 2009 in New York City.
  11. Howard Shultz, Chairman, President and CEO of Starbucks, speaks at a Team Earth news conference on September 21, 2009 in New York. Schultz joined business leaders to garner support for forest protection ahead of the UN General General Assembly and Copenhagen climate negotiations.
  12. Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, discusses Starbucks Via instant coffee, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 in New York. Starbucks Corp. began handing out tens of thousands of free samples of its latest product Tuesday, hoping to persuade consumers to try what many see as a down-market drink.
  13. A sign is seen on a Starbucks outlet in Golden, Colorado September 29, 2009. Chief Executive Howard Schultz called Starbucks Corp's Via Ready Brew "perhaps the biggest opportunity" in company history as he prepared for the instant coffee product's North American roll-out on Tuesday.
  14. A sign in the window of a Starbucks outlet advertises the company's new Via instant coffee product in Golden, Colorado September 29, 2009. Chief Executive Howard Schultz called Starbucks Corp's Via Ready Brew "perhaps the biggest opportunity" in company history as he prepared for the instant coffee product's North American roll-out on Tuesday.
  15. A sign on the door of a Starbucks outlet advertises the company's new Via instant coffee product in Golden, Colorado September 29, 2009. Chief Executive Howard Schultz called Starbucks Corp's Via Ready Brew "perhaps the biggest opportunity" in company history as he prepared for the instant coffee product's North American roll-out on Tuesday.

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