Dunkin Brands Group Inc

Domestic means all of the restaurants in Shake Shack’s domestic market—the US. Revenue from this segment was $78.5 million in 2013.

By opening Teavana Fine Teas and Tea Bars, Starbucks has shown how it’s focused on generating revenues from relevant products.

Starbucks’s EBITDA is lowest in second quarters, which shows the seasonality of the business. Adverse weather conditions can also affect EBITDA.

The following are Starbucks’s geographic segments: Americas; China and Asia Pacific; and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

SBUX’s net income and net profit margins have been on an uptrend since 2010. At the end of fiscal year 2014, SBUX’s adjusted net income was $2.05 billion.

At the end of fiscal year 2014, SBUX’s operating income was $3.1 billion. Its operating profit margins increased to 19% in 2014—compared to 17% in 2013.

SBUX’s total debt increased from $1.3 billion to $2 billion. It issued long-term debts in 4Q13 and 1Q14. This increased the interest expense by $36 million.

Once the card is registered on the Starbucks (SBUX) website, the data is available on other ecosystems—for example, a mobile app. It helps a customer keep track of rewards.

One of the ways a customer can become a My Starbucks Rewards member is by using the My Starbucks Rewards card. The card is available at the checkout counter.

SBUX recognizes its limitation in attracting customers. As a result, SBUX is exploring other growth strategies. It’s looking at other beverage businesses.

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) is a limited-service café. It operates more than 20,000 restaurants across 65 countries around the world. It employs more than 191,000 people.

Consumer packaged goods, or CPG, include the sale of SBUX’s coffee and tea-related products—like single-serve tea and coffee products. It also includes several beverages at retail stores.

Same-store sales are driven by two factors: the number of customers walking into the stores and the average amount or average check those customers pay for an order.

Starbucks’ (SBUX) management states that product innovation will be its primary focus as it maintains a lesser focus on its coffee business.

As a primary coffee retailer, food has been a relatively minor part of Starbucks Corp.’s (SBUX) focus in the past. But lately, Starbucks has been expanding its product offerings for food.

Dunkin’ Brands has a very low capital requirement relative to the rest of the coffee retail industry. This is due to its business model, centered around establishing franchises across the world.

Dunkin’ Brands Group doesn’t typically supply products to its franchises. Revenues derive from royalty fees as opposed to product distribution.

Starbucks indicates that it uses derivative contracts to hedge commodity price risks. These contracts typically don’t have a lifespan longer than five years.

This business model has allowed Starbucks to be the first coffee firm to put retail locations in each of the BRIC nations and many more.

Starbucks began in 1971 as a single coffee shop in Seattle. Today, it’s the world largest coffee retailer, with over 19,000 locations in more than 60 countries (as of FY2013 end).