The Starbucks Genocide By: Lexie and Bree
Background Starbucks gets their coffee beans from Yemen Dunkin gets their coffee beans from Arabia During the Arabian-Yemen war the U.S was allied with Yemen and had a trade embargo with Arabia Resulting in Dunkin rebelling because they had no coffee beans
Long Term Hatred Starbucks steals Dunkin’s customers Copies Dunkin’s drinks Uses false advertising
Dunkin/Starbucks Political Struggle Starbucks wants control over all Coffee drinkers Want to have rule over Dunkin Dunkin wants to remain in business with rule over itself
Assimilation President Obama is forcing Dunkin to obtain it’s coffee beans from Yemen instead of Arabia Dunkin refuses to accept this law
Bystanders Baskin Robins was aware of this happening Starbucks asked them for help BR did not want to jeopardize their company image
Perpetrator Dunkin was put out of business and rebelled against Starbucks since they took their customers Dunkin created the FSU party and allied with Yemen Yemen poisoned the coffee beans they gave to starbucks Killing all of those who drank their coffee
Victims Innocent Starbucks coffee drinkers were targeted during the genocide As well as all employees of Starbucks
Heroes Folgers sends Starbucks a new supply of coffee beans They also stop all shipment of Yemen coffee beans to the US by taking control of the ships used to import the beans
International Response The UN was told about the genocide through a letter sent by Baskin Robins They ignored it and said “the problem will fix itself” Citizens of the US didn’t act upon hearing of the genocide, they just drank other coffee brands
Following orders Yemen allied with the FSU party and poisoned with coffee beans sent to Starbucks Starbucks got their coffee beans from Yemen, following the law President Obama passed Baskin Robins reported information they knew about the genocide to the UN
Outcome By poisoning the Yemen coffee beans 3.2 million people were killed over the course of 4 weeks Dunkin regained control of coffee drinkers since everyone thought Starbucks was poisoned