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Gordon Bowker
Gordon Bowker is an American entrepreneur. He began as a writer and went on to co-found
Starbucks
along with
Jerry Baldwin
and
Zev Siegl
. He was later a co-owner of
Peet's Coffee & Tea
and
Redhook Ale Brewery
. He attended the
University of San Francisco
.
He is credited with coming up with the name Starbucks, and changing the primary color of the logo from brown to green in 1987, a nod to his alma mater.
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