Starbucks chairman, president and chief executive officer Howard Schultz and other company leaders will detail the company's five-year strategic growth plan today at its biennial 2014 Investor Day, hosted in Seattle. 

2014 Biennial Investor Day press release 2014 Biennial Investor Day webcast

Starbucks Newsroom LIVE coverage begins here at 8:00AM Pacific

Howard Schultz - chairman, president and chief executive officer

Today we are going to answer the following question: What does it take to build a great, enduring company? 

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