Starbucks' iconic green logo is instantly recognisable, but very few of us will have actually ever sat and thought about the real meaning behind it. On the surface, it appears to be a woman with ...

I’ll have a coffee this time — with milk, sugar, and no Starbucks name on the cup. That, my friends, is how I imagine Starbucks came to abandon its famous logo and its brand identity.

Starbucks, the Seattle-based coffee chain, has been in business since 1971. It recently reversed its open-door policy — and here are some other compelling facts about the restaurant.