How did Seattle become the focus for coffee? In the grocery stores here, "Seattle's Best" in several blends is the top in price (slightly cheaper than Starbucks) but very popular. Good fresh beans!

Starbucks sells both dark and light roast coffees and one near me has about a dozen varieties in the bean for sale, from African to Indonesian to Arabian to Columbian to Central American. Certainly the biggest variety in my city. This in addition to the per cup coffees, lattes, espressos, etc., etc. Their per cup prices are about par with other purveyors. I can't understand the grabbucks attitude of some posting here. Just anti-success?
The other big chain here (in western Canada) is Second Cup, about the same pricing, good coffee, but not into the coffee bean business.