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Starbucks was included as an Index component because it is the world's most extensively dispersed, premium-priced coffee business, and so presents an attractive economic barometer for comparing nations. The price difference for a Grande Latte ranged from £1.21 in Brazil to £5.72 in Switzerland, a 400% price increase.