{"id":410,"date":"2026-05-13T11:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/?page_id=410"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:21:25","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div    \n    class=\"ht-container \n        align wp-block-container\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-ae39f55\" data-block-id=\"ae39f55\"><style>.stk-ae39f55 {border-top-left-radius:60px !important;border-top-right-radius:60px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:60px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:60px !important;overflow:hidden !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-ae39f55-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7da00f3 stk-block-background\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7da00f3\"><style>.stk-7da00f3 {background-color:#006242 !important;padding-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;padding-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;padding-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;padding-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;}.stk-7da00f3:before{background-color:#006242 !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-7da00f3 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(100% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 0 \/ 1 ) !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-7da00f3 {padding-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;padding-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) !important;padding-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;padding-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7da00f3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7da00f3-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-f8c9dff\" id=\"starbucks-br-history\" data-block-id=\"f8c9dff\"><style>.stk-f8c9dff .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--6xl, 3.75rem) !important;color:#fffffe !important;line-height:64px !important;font-weight:800 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-f8c9dff .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:40px !important;line-height:44px !important;}}<\/style><h1 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Starbucks<br>history!<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-502295e\" data-block-id=\"502295e\"><style>.stk-502295e .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--lg, 1.125rem) !important;color:#fffffe !important;font-weight:normal !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-502295e .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--lg, 1.125rem) !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color\"><strong>About Us<br><\/strong><br><strong>It happens millions of times each week \u2013 a customer receives a drink from a Starbucks barista \u2013 but each interaction is unique.<\/strong><br>It\u2019s just a moment in time \u2013 just one hand reaching over the counter to present a cup to another outstretched hand.<br>But it\u2019s a connection.<br>We make sure everything we do honours that connection \u2013 from our commitment to the highest quality coffee in the world, to the way we engage with our customers and communities to do business responsibly.<br>From our beginnings as a single store nearly forty years ago, in every place that we\u2019ve been, and every place that we touch, we&#8217;ve tried to make it a little better than we found it.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1112af0 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1112af0\"><style>.stk-1112af0 {background-image:url(https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/history.avif) !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-1112af0 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(100% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 0 \/ 1 ) !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-1112af0-container{min-height:var(--stk--preset--block-height--medium, 12rem) !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-1112af0 {min-height:var(--stk--preset--block-height--large, 16rem) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1112af0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1112af0-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section     class=\"py-10 lg:py-20  align wp-block-split-content-block \">\n    <div class=\"ht-container\">\n        <div class=\"bg-cream px-8 pt-12 pb-12 lg:pt-0 lg:pb-0 relative overflow-visible rounded-[60px] flex flex-col-reverse lg:grid lg:grid-cols-2 gap-y-13 items-center min-h-[500px] z-10 group\"\n             data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-duration=\"2000\" >\n\n            <div\n                class=\"relative h-full flex flex-col gap-6 lg:flex-row justify-center lg:px-4 lg:order-1 \">\n                                    \n                    <picture class=\"flex w-full h-full md:w-[400px] md:h-[400px] lg:w-[600px] lg:h-[600px] overflow-hidden rounded-full relative lg:absolute lg:top-1\/2 lg:-translate-y-1\/2 z-20 aspect-square\">\n                        <source \n                            media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \n                            type=\"image\/avif\"\n                            srcset=\"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/founders-600x453.avif\"\n                            sizes=\"100vw\"\n                        \/>\n                        <img \n                            decoding=\"async\"\n                            class=\"flex aspect-square object-cover w-full h-full transition-transform duration-300 ease-out group-hover:scale-120 \"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/founders.avif\"\n                            srcset=\"\n                                https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/founders.avif 800w,\n                                https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/founders.avif 1600w\n                            \"\n                            sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 308px\"\n                            alt=\"\"\n                        \/>\n                    <\/picture>\n\n                            <\/div>\n\n            <div\n                class=\" relative z-10 flex flex-col justify-center items-center lg:py-12  lg:order-2 \">\n                <div class=\" max-w-[450px]\">\n\n                                                                <div class=\"text-body text-4xl lg:text-6xl font-extrabold leading-none text-left\">\n                            <p>Our Heritage<\/p>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"text-body text-lg md:text-xl opacity-90 max-w-xl text-left\">                            <p><span style=\"color: #006242\"><strong>Every day, we go to work hoping to do two things: share great coffee with our friends and help make the world a little better.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nIt was true when the first Starbucks opened in 1971, and it\u2019s just as true today.<\/p>\n<p>Back then, the company was a single store in Seattle\u2019s historic Pike Place Market. From just a narrow shop front, Starbucks offered some of the world\u2019s finest fresh-roasted whole bean coffees. The name, inspired by Moby Dick, evoked the romance of the high seas and the seafaring tradition of the early coffee traders.<\/p>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div    \n    class=\"ht-container-medium \n        align wp-block-container\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-2be12c0\" data-block-id=\"2be12c0\"><style>.stk-2be12c0 {margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-2be12c0-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-edc0f89\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"edc0f89\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-edc0f89-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-edc0f89-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-a8cd379 stk-entrance\" id=\"in-1981-howard-schultz-starbucks-chairman-president-and-chief-executive-officer-had-first-walked-into-a-starbucks-store-from-his-first-cup-of-sumatra-howard-was-drawn-into-starbucks-and-joined-a-year-later\" data-block-id=\"a8cd379\"><style>.stk-a8cd379 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--4xl, 2.25rem) !important;font-weight:bold !important;}.stk-a8cd379 {--entrance-transform:translateY(100px) !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-a8cd379 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--4xl, 2.25rem) !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-a8cd379 {padding-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) !important;padding-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) !important;padding-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) !important;padding-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) !important;margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;}.stk-a8cd379 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--2xl, 1.5rem) !important;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">In 1981, Howard Schultz (Starbucks chairman, president and chief executive officer) had first walked into a Starbucks store. From his first cup of Sumatra, Howard was drawn into Starbucks and joined a year later.<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section     class=\"py-10 lg:py-20  align wp-block-split-content-block \">\n    <div class=\"ht-container\">\n        <div class=\"bg-primary px-8 pt-12 pb-12 lg:pt-0 lg:pb-0 relative overflow-visible rounded-[60px] flex flex-col-reverse lg:grid lg:grid-cols-2 gap-y-13 items-center min-h-[500px] z-10 group\"\n             data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-duration=\"2000\" >\n\n            <div\n                class=\"relative h-full flex flex-col gap-6 lg:flex-row justify-center lg:px-4 lg:order-2 \">\n                                    \n                    <picture class=\"flex w-full h-full md:w-[400px] md:h-[400px] lg:w-[600px] lg:h-[600px] overflow-hidden rounded-full relative lg:absolute lg:top-1\/2 lg:-translate-y-1\/2 z-20 aspect-square\">\n                        <source \n                            media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \n                            type=\"image\/avif\"\n                            srcset=\"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/our-history-600x801.avif\"\n                            sizes=\"100vw\"\n                        \/>\n                        <img \n                            decoding=\"async\"\n                            class=\"flex aspect-square object-cover w-full h-full transition-transform duration-300 ease-out group-hover:scale-120  lg:right-16 \"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/our-history.avif\"\n                            srcset=\"\n                                https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/our-history.avif 800w,\n                                https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/our-history.avif 1600w\n                            \"\n                            sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 308px\"\n                            alt=\"\"\n                        \/>\n                    <\/picture>\n\n                            <\/div>\n\n            <div\n                class=\" relative z-10 flex flex-col justify-center items-center lg:py-12  lg:order-1 \">\n                <div class=\" max-w-[450px]\">\n\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"text-white text-lg md:text-xl opacity-90 max-w-xl text-left\">                            <p>In 1983, Howard travelled to Italy and became captivated with Italian coffee bars and the romance of the coffee experience. He had a vision to bring the Italian coffeehouse tradition back to the United States. A place for conversation and a sense of community. A third place between work and home. He left Starbucks for a short period of time to start his own Il Giornale coffeehouses and returned in August 1987 to purchase Starbucks with the help of local investors.<br \/>\nFrom the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company. One that not only celebrated coffee and the rich tradition, but that also brought a feeling of connection.<\/p>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div    \n    class=\"ht-container-medium \n        align wp-block-container\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-1a7aedd\" data-block-id=\"1a7aedd\"><style>.stk-1a7aedd {margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-1a7aedd-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-74b8da1\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"74b8da1\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-74b8da1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-74b8da1-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-a6b151c stk-entrance\" id=\"today-with-more-than-32-000-stores-in-80-countries-starbucks-is-the-premier-roaster-and-retailer-of-specialty-coffee-in-the-world-and-with-every-cup-we-strive-to-bring-both-our-heritage-and-an-exceptional-experience-to-life\" data-block-id=\"a6b151c\"><style>.stk-a6b151c .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--4xl, 2.25rem) !important;font-weight:bold !important;}.stk-a6b151c {--entrance-transform:translateY(100px) !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-a6b151c .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--4xl, 2.25rem) !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-a6b151c .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--2xl, 1.5rem) !important;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Today, with more than 32,000 stores in 80 countries, Starbucks is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. And with every cup, we strive to bring both our heritage and an exceptional experience to life.<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-7219268\" data-block-id=\"7219268\"><style>.stk-7219268-column{--stk-column-gap:var(--stk--preset--spacing--40, 1rem) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-7219268-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e62349e stk-entrance\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e62349e\"><style>.stk-e62349e {overflow:hidden !important;padding-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;padding-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;padding-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;padding-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;transition-timing-function:ease-in-out !important;--entrance-transform:translateY(50px) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e62349e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e62349e-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-902c69c\" data-block-id=\"902c69c\"><style>.stk-902c69c {border-top-left-radius:60px !important;border-top-right-radius:60px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:60px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:60px !important;overflow:hidden !important;}.stk-902c69c .stk-img-wrapper{aspect-ratio:1\/1 !important;height:auto !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-902c69c .stk-img-wrapper{height:auto !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-902c69c .stk-img-wrapper{height:auto !important;}}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-170\" src=\"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/today.avif\" width=\"519\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/today.avif 519w, https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/today-180x130.avif 180w, https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/today-400x290.avif 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk--hide-mobile stk-block stk-1c85fa1 stk-entrance\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1c85fa1\"><style>.stk-1c85fa1 {border-top-left-radius:var(--stk--preset--border-radius--large, 16px) !important;border-top-right-radius:var(--stk--preset--border-radius--large, 16px) !important;border-bottom-right-radius:var(--stk--preset--border-radius--large, 16px) !important;border-bottom-left-radius:var(--stk--preset--border-radius--large, 16px) !important;overflow:hidden !important;padding-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;padding-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;padding-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;padding-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;transition-timing-function:ease-in-out !important;--entrance-transform:translateY(50px) !important;--entrance-delay:0.3s !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1c85fa1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1c85fa1-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-8fbffb7\" data-block-id=\"8fbffb7\"><style>.stk-8fbffb7 {border-top-left-radius:60px !important;border-top-right-radius:60px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:60px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:60px !important;overflow:hidden !important;}.stk-8fbffb7 .stk-img-wrapper{aspect-ratio:1\/1 !important;height:auto !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-8fbffb7 .stk-img-wrapper{height:auto !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-8fbffb7 .stk-img-wrapper{height:auto !important;}}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-171\" src=\"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/today2.avif\" width=\"606\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/today2.avif 606w, https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/today2-180x133.avif 180w, https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/today2-600x444.avif 600w, https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/today2-400x296.avif 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div    \n    class=\"ht-container \n        align wp-block-container\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<section     class=\"history-timeline-block  align wp-block-history-timeline  overflow-hidden\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"relative w-full rounded-[60px] overflow-hidden min-h-[280px]\">\n        <div class=\"relative z-10 px-8 md:px-20 py-14\" style=\"background-color: #006242;\">\n                            <h2 class=\"text-white text-[40px] lg:text-6xl font-black mb-3\">\n                    Our Story Through the Years\n                <\/h2>\n            \n                            <p class=\"text-white text-lg lg:text-3xl font-semibold mb-0\">\n                    Discover the key milestones that have shaped Starbucks\u2019 journey from 1971 to today.\n                <\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"relative w-full rounded-br-[24px] rounded-bl-[24px] overflow-hidden min-h-[280px]\"\n            style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ABOUT-US-HISTOGRAM.avif); background-size: cover; background-position: center;\">\n\n            <div class=\"absolute inset-0 mix-blend-multiply\" style=\"background-color: #006242;\"><\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"relative z-10 px-8 py-10 lg:px-16 lg:py-20\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"history-timeline-slider relative\">\n\n                        <swiper-container class=\"history-swiper\" init=\"false\">\n                                                            <swiper-slide class=\"hidden\">\n                                    <div class=\"timeline-slide flex flex-col items-center text-center cursor-pointer\"\n                                        data-description=\"Starbucks opens its first store in Pike Place Market.\">\n\n                                        <div\n                                            class=\"w-full h-28 mb-3 flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBX_IconicCup1_CMYK.webp\"\n                                                    alt=\"\"\n                                                    class=\"w-full h-full object-contain transition-transform duration-200 \">\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"relative w-full flex items-center justify-center mb-3\">\n                                            <div\n                                                class=\"w-4 h-4 rounded-full bg-white border-2 border-white transition-transform duration-200\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"text-white text-2xl lg:text-[50px] font-extrabold  tracking-tight\">\n                                            1971\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/swiper-slide>\n                                                            <swiper-slide class=\"hidden\">\n                                    <div class=\"timeline-slide flex flex-col items-center text-center cursor-pointer\"\n                                        data-description=\" Howard Schultz discovers Italian coffee culture and envisions the modern coffeehouse experience\">\n\n                                        <div\n                                            class=\"w-full h-28 mb-3 flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBX_IconicCup1_CMYK.webp\"\n                                                    alt=\"\"\n                                                    class=\"w-full h-full object-contain transition-transform duration-200 \">\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"relative w-full flex items-center justify-center mb-3\">\n                                            <div\n                                                class=\"w-4 h-4 rounded-full bg-white border-2 border-white transition-transform duration-200\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"text-white text-2xl lg:text-[50px] font-extrabold  tracking-tight\">\n                                            1983\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/swiper-slide>\n                                                            <swiper-slide class=\"hidden\">\n                                    <div class=\"timeline-slide flex flex-col items-center text-center cursor-pointer\"\n                                        data-description=\"Starbucks officially becomes a corporation and begins global expansion\">\n\n                                        <div\n                                            class=\"w-full h-28 mb-3 flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBX_IconicCup1_CMYK.webp\"\n                                                    alt=\"\"\n                                                    class=\"w-full h-full object-contain transition-transform duration-200 \">\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"relative w-full flex items-center justify-center mb-3\">\n                                            <div\n                                                class=\"w-4 h-4 rounded-full bg-white border-2 border-white transition-transform duration-200\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"text-white text-2xl lg:text-[50px] font-extrabold  tracking-tight\">\n                                            1987\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/swiper-slide>\n                                                            <swiper-slide class=\"hidden\">\n                                    <div class=\"timeline-slide flex flex-col items-center text-center cursor-pointer\"\n                                        data-description=\" Launch of the iconic Frappuccino\">\n\n                                        <div\n                                            class=\"w-full h-28 mb-3 flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBX_IconicCup1_CMYK.webp\"\n                                                    alt=\"\"\n                                                    class=\"w-full h-full object-contain transition-transform duration-200 \">\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"relative w-full flex items-center justify-center mb-3\">\n                                            <div\n                                                class=\"w-4 h-4 rounded-full bg-white border-2 border-white transition-transform duration-200\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"text-white text-2xl lg:text-[50px] font-extrabold  tracking-tight\">\n                                            1995\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/swiper-slide>\n                                                            <swiper-slide class=\"hidden\">\n                                    <div class=\"timeline-slide flex flex-col items-center text-center cursor-pointer\"\n                                        data-description=\"The first Starbucks store opens in Athens\">\n\n                                        <div\n                                            class=\"w-full h-28 mb-3 flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBX_IconicCup1_CMYK.webp\"\n                                                    alt=\"\"\n                                                    class=\"w-full h-full object-contain transition-transform duration-200 \">\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"relative w-full flex items-center justify-center mb-3\">\n                                            <div\n                                                class=\"w-4 h-4 rounded-full bg-white border-2 border-white transition-transform duration-200\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"text-white text-2xl lg:text-[50px] font-extrabold  tracking-tight\">\n                                            2002\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/swiper-slide>\n                                                            <swiper-slide class=\"hidden\">\n                                    <div class=\"timeline-slide flex flex-col items-center text-center cursor-pointer\"\n                                        data-description=\"Launch of 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border-2 border-white transition-transform duration-200\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"text-white text-2xl lg:text-[50px] font-extrabold  tracking-tight\">\n                                            2004\u20132015\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/swiper-slide>\n                                                            <swiper-slide class=\"hidden\">\n                                    <div class=\"timeline-slide flex flex-col items-center text-center cursor-pointer\"\n                                        data-description=\"Expansion across key cities including Athens, Thessaloniki &amp;amp; Islands\">\n\n                                        <div\n                                            class=\"w-full h-28 mb-3 flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starbucks.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBX_IconicCup1_CMYK.webp\"\n                                                    alt=\"\"\n                                                    class=\"w-full h-full object-contain transition-transform duration-200 \">\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"relative w-full flex items-center justify-center mb-3\">\n                                            <div\n                                                class=\"w-4 h-4 rounded-full bg-white border-2 border-white transition-transform duration-200\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"text-white text-2xl lg:text-[50px] font-extrabold  tracking-tight\">\n                                            2010s\u20132020s\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/swiper-slide>\n                                                            <swiper-slide class=\"hidden\">\n                                    <div class=\"timeline-slide flex flex-col items-center text-center cursor-pointer\"\n                                        data-description=\"Launch of Cold Brew, redefining iced coffee globally \">\n\n                                        <div\n                                            class=\"w-full h-28 mb-3 flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" 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