Suppliers

For more than 40 years, Starbucks has been dedicated to inspiring and nurturing the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time. We are honored to partner with suppliers, for both retail and non-retail needs, who share our commitment to enhancing the Starbucks Experience for the customers and communities we serve.

The content on this page comprises our “Starbucks Supplier Guidance.”

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Standards for Starbucks suppliers

We hold ourselves and our suppliers to the highest standards. Please review the following and ensure you can commit to:

: Minimum legal terms necessary to protect our customers, our brand, and our supplier partners.
Acknowledgement form
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: CNDA form
: Standards for food suppliers

Standards for non-food suppliers
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: Our commitment to being a responsible business.

Supplier Code of Conduct: English | Brazilian Portuguese | French Canadian | Italian | Japanese | Simplified Chinese | Spanish

Ethical Sourcing
Starbucks Zero Tolerance Standards for Goods and Services: English | Chinese | Japanese
California Transparency in Supply Chain Act
Learn more about Starbucks Ethical Sourcing of Sustainable Products
: New Supplier Setup Process Overview
General Supplier Policies and Procedures, Packing and Shipping Requirements
General Supplier Expectations
Starbucks Supplier Guidance Global Reference
: Facts and information needed for payment and invoicing.
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: Expectations for business travel and expense reimbursement for U.S. and Canada.
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: Logistical requirements and expectations applicable to Suppliers supporting the EMEA business.
EMEA Supplier Logistics Guidelines: Delivery Expectations
Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure
This ‘Supplier Logistics Guidelines' manual contains proprietary and confidential information belonging to the Starbucks EMEA region.
You are required to treat this information with strict confidentiality and not use it for any purposes other than those specified by your agreement with Starbucks EMEA.
Please request the latest updated full version of the ‘Supplier Logistics Guidelines' at your main Starbucks EMEA Logistics contact.

Supplier Diversity

By actively seeking diverse-owned businesses to purchase from, we help build prosperous communities. We believe our Supplier Diversity Program has been a great success, and we’re happy to report that the amount of business we conduct with diverse suppliers grows every year.

View our Supplier Diversity Standard – U.S.

Learn more about our Supplier Diversity Program