<p>Starbucks is a huge company that wants to reduce the costs. Therefore, it is expected that they optimize for profit most of the time, not for the taste.</p>

<p>One cost-saving approach is to have lots of beans, roasting them all together right after the harvest --when the beans are easily available, then pack them and send to many other selling points --sometimes overseas.</p>

<p>As a result, it might be expected that shipping numerous of containers of packed beans overseas may take a while. However, we cannot just estimate this.</p>

<p>One note, checking the packaging date may help you do a closer estimation. I'm not aware of the legislation around the globe, but when I check a bag of beans in the nearby store, every time till now, the typed date is enough for me to throw the bag as far away as possible.</p>

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<p>What is the roast date of Starbucks beans? I've heard rumors that it's <a href="https://www.home-barista.com/coffees/do-big-chains-like-starbucks-caribou-disclose-roast-date-t3990.html#p43514" rel="nofollow noreferrer">7 months</a> or <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Coffee/comments/69jc8p/how_to_know_the_roast_date_of_starbucks_coffee/dh761jy/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">8 months</a> before the expiration or "best by" date, but is there an authoritative source for this information?</p>

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What is Starbucks's roast date?
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# What is Starbucks's roast date?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-12-17)

What is the roast date of Starbucks beans? I've heard rumors that it's [7 months](https://www.home-barista.com/coffees/do-big-chains-like-starbucks-caribou-disclose-roast-date-t3990.html#p43514) or [8 months](https://www.reddit.com/r/Coffee/comments/69jc8p/how_to_know_the_roast_date_of_starbucks_coffee/dh761jy/) before the expiration or "best by" date, but is there an authoritative source for this information?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-12-20. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Starbucks is a huge company that wants to reduce the costs. Therefore, it is expected that they optimize for profit most of the time, not for the taste.

One cost-saving approach is to have lots of beans, roasting them all together right after the harvest --when the beans are easily available, then pack them and send to many other selling points --sometimes overseas.

As a result, it might be expected that shipping numerous of containers of packed beans overseas may take a while. However, we cannot just estimate this.

One note, checking the packaging date may help you do a closer estimation. I'm not aware of the legislation around the globe, but when I check a bag of beans in the nearby store, every time till now, the typed date is enough for me to throw the bag as far away as possible.


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