Starbucks Coffee Thailand is a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbucks Corporation.  Starbucks Coffee Thailand was founded with the idea of bringing the Starbucks Experience to Thai consumers. Since the opening of the first store on July 17, 1998 at Central Chidlom, the company has expanded throughout the country (Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Samui, Phuket, Huahin, Nongkhai, Korat, Krabi, Rayong, and KonKaen). With constant rate of expansion As of April 2010, Starbucks has 133 stores in Thailand.