Named after the first mate in the novel Moby Dick, Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world. As of August 2007, there were 6,566 company-operated stores and 3,729 licensed stores in the United States, and 1,613 company-operated stores and 2,488 joint venture and licensed stores outside the United States. The company’s objective is to establish Starbucks as the most…