Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) & Four Reasons to Buy

3. Maintaining sustainable production lines
One thing that set Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) apart to receive some Earth Day love this year is its commitment to sustainability. The company not only focuses on buying more fair-trade coffee than any other organization in the world, but it has also set up centers in Costa Rica and Africa to teach farmers best practices in sustainability. It has also reached out to small farmers through its Small Farmer Sustainability Initiative.

4. International opportunities in China and India
In terms of dollars and cents, this is where the biggest opportunity may lie. Many news outlets will report that there are more than 3,000 Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) locations in China. But analysts have mistakenly included the rest of the Asia-Pacific region’s locations as being located in China. In reality, the store count stood at 700 last September.

And when it comes to India, Starbucks is just scratching the surface, having only opened nine stores in the country as of this month.

I’m not saying Starbucks will ever be as financially successful in China or India as it is in North America, but look at how much room for growth there could be.

Sources: Starbucks, voanews.com, World Bank.

And the addition of Teavana will help win over the more predominantly tea-drinking crowd as well.

The article 4 Reasons to Buy Starbucks Stock Today originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Brian Stoffel.

Fool contributor Brian Stoffel owns shares of Starbucks. The Motley Fool recommends McDonald’s, Panera Bread, and Starbucks and owns shares of McDonald’s, Panera Bread, and Starbucks.

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