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    who was starbuck coffee named for

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    Originally the company was to be called Pequod, after a whaling ship from Moby-Dick, but this name was rejected by some of the co-founders. The company was instead named after the chief mate on the Pequod, Starbuck.


     


    Read more in WIKIPEDIA:  Starbuck's logo and name.



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