Which company operates the Starbucks coffee chain outside Japan?

Starbucks Corporation operates the Starbucks coffee chain outside Japan.

Starbucks was founded in Seattle in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker. The original store sold coffee beans and equipment, while the modern café model developed after Howard Schultz joined the company and drew inspiration from Italian espresso bars.

Starbucks expanded from a regional chain into a global coffee company through company-operated stores, licensed locations, packaged products, and partnerships. Nestlé has global rights to market Starbucks consumer packaged goods, but Nestlé does not own the Starbucks café company.

Japan is a notable exception in the wording of this question because Starbucks Japan became a separate company with local ownership structure. Starbucks Corporation remains the publicly traded parent associated with the global brand and is one of the world's most recognizable consumer companies.