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Starbucks

WA · 14 filings, 2025

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What the money shows

Starbucks reported $1.6M in federal lobbying for 2025 across 14 filings. The filings name 4 lobbying firms, led by Monument Advocacy and Mehlman Consulting. The filing text lists 9 issue areas.

Sources: Senate LDA · FEC

Lobbying spend · 2025
$1.6M
to shape legislation
About the organization

Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker at Seattle's Pike Place Market initially as a coffee bean wholesaler. Starbucks was converted into a coffee shop serving espresso-based drinks under the ownership of Howard Schultz, who was chief executive officer from 1986 to 2000 and led the aggressive expansion of the franchise across the West Coast of the United States. via Wikipedia ↗

1Lobbies on

Its filings list: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Economics/Economic Development · Agriculture · Environment/Superfund · Veterans · Transportation

2Through these firms · 4

MONUMENT ADVOCACYMEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.STARBUCKS CORPORATIONSUMMIT PUBLIC AFFAIRS

3Bills moving in its lanes

No bill names this company outright; these are recent bills in the sectors it lobbies.