User:Dog ocean/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Starbucks

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose Starbucks to evaluate because of how much I personally purchase the company’s products. Starbucks is known to be a controversial company, with acting against global climate change, speaking out about politics, and how the corporation is run. I thought picking Starbucks would be fascinating and would allow me to learn more about what I am consuming, and what type of company I am supporting.

Evaluate the article
The lead section of the Starbucks Wikipedia article gives an insightful summary of the company. Although, the section does not have an overview of the sections in the article. It gives an outline of the corporation with how it started, what they sell, and its locations. The lead section does not mention anything that is not stated in the content. In the company overview, there are details that need to be updated, such as the company’s plans on opening 1,00 reserves by the end of 2017. The history of the company goes into detail about each decade the company occurred, starting in 1970, when it was founded. In the company’s history, the 21st century decade lacks information about the CEO’s and any changes in the company on the corporate level. There is an updated board of directors list as of May 2022. The article does include an economic summary with graphs to help show the growth in the company. The information is easy to access and up to date. There is also a good description of all their products including sugar-free products, non-dairy milks, instant coffee, fruit juices, and more. The article gives the list of the 79 countries Starbucks is located in, and how many stores each country contains. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the article is up to date on what the company did about the stores located in Russia. There are photos of the Starbucks locations across the globe, with descriptions of where they are. There is also a well given summary of the history of the logo with pictures of the logos and what years they are associated with. Starbucks is known for trying to be ethical, and this article has a large environmental and social policies section. This section talks about their practices and how they partake in recycling, banned plastic straws in 2020, issued reusable cups, are fair trade certified, have farmer equity practices, and use cage-free eggs. With covid, Starbucks stopped the reusable cup system, and the article has not been updated on whether they have brought it back with the virus being more under control. The article states an overview of recent reviews from different critics, and overall have not have the best reviews based on this section. The article has been rated B-class and is well written, with no biases. It is a well-developed article, although it could use updates.