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Gordon Bowker was one of the three friends who started Starbucks in 1971. He was a writer and a lover of dark-roasted coffee, arts, food and wine.
Known for. Co-founder of Starbucks Coffee Company. Co-founder and director of Peet's Coffee and Tea. Co-founder of Redhook Ale Brewery. Gordon Bowker is an American entrepreneur who began his career as a writer and later co-founded Starbucks with Jerry Baldwin and Zev Siegl. He was later a co-owner of Peet's Coffee & Tea and Redhook Ale Brewery .
- Food and beverage company entrepreneur, former scriptwriter, former magazine writer
Feb 15, 2017 · The passionate, quality-driven approach of Starbucks's three founders -- Jerry Baldwin (b. 1942), Gordon Bowker (b. 1942) and Zev Siegl (b. 1942) -- helped change public perception of what a cup of coffee could be and set the stage for the company's development.
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Gordon Bowker timeline | From O’Dea High to Hawaiian guitar | The Seattle Times. TRAFFIC. Truck fire blocks most of NB I-405 lanes in Renton. Business. Gordon Bowker timeline | From O’Dea...
Mar 9, 2008 · Gordon Bowker tires of telling the story about how Starbucks — the coffee store and the name — was his idea. Besides not wanting to take all the credit, Bowker has moved on. After co-founding...
Dec 12, 2017 · Gordon Bowker in Seattle. Ronald Holden. The Starbucks story begins with a defining moment, not widely told. Gordon Bowker had grown up in Seattle, enrolled at the University of San...
Apr 5, 2023 · The journey began with three friends and business partners—Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker, who met while studying at the University of San Francisco. They dreamed of bringing premium coffee to the masses and opened the first Starbucks store in Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market.