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Jane Thier

Starbucks' new CEO has a long to-do list—moving the HQ out of Seattle is not at the top

Atlanta, Georgia, Starbucks Coffee line of customers and barista. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) (Credit: Jeff Greenberg - Getty Images)

Brand new Starbucks CEO—and longtime Chipotle exec—Brian Niccol, is keeping the coffee giant’s home base in Seattle, even though he himself lives in Orange County. 

Since its inception in 1971, Starbucks, which is 125th on the Fortune 500, has been headquartered near its original Pike Place store in Seattle. And while Niccol has outlined a long list of changes he envisions for the chain, uprooting the HQ isn’t one of them—for now, at least.  

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