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Starbucks Corp.

Starbucks Corp., Seattle, which long has pushed sweets along with coffee at its ubiquitous cafes, plans to launch its own line of chocolate March 10. The proprietary line of chocolates would be launched at the company's more than 2,000 stores worldwide and likely will be sold through other channels

of distribution eventually. Also, Starbucks is exploring a "much broader undertaking" on the Internet. Its existing four-month-old Internet site focuses on promotion and online sales.

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