PHOTOS: Starbucks stores to sell Oprah chai tea

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PHOTOS: Starbucks stores to sell Oprah chai tea

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz brought Oprah Winfrey on stage Wednesday at the shareholders meeting in Seattle to announce a drink named after the media mogul.

Howard Schultz, left, chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, pours tea for Oprah Winfrey, right, to announce their partnership to offer Teavana Oprah Chai tea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Starbucks' annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Mari Faidley, center, a Starbucks shift supervisor, holds a stack of cups as she takes a drink order from a guest at Starbucks annual shareholders meeting, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

The Playing For Change band, including "Grandpa Elliott," left, performs Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at the Starbucks Coffee Company's annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Avani Davda, left, chief executive officer, of Starbucks Tata Limited, the joint-venture company opening Starbucks stores in India, and Belinda Wong, right, president of Starbucks China, stand in front of a photo of an overseas store as they speak Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Adam Brotman, right, Starbucks chief digital officer, talks about the company's mobile apps and the use of pre-paid Starbucks cards, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Starbucks' annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

The Playing For Change band performs Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at the Starbucks Coffee Company's annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, talks about Starbucks' Teavana tea products, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. Schultz says growth in the tea market is a key part of Starbucks' strategy for the years ahead. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, talks about Starbucks' Teavana tea products, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. Schultz says growth in the tea market is a key part of Starbucks' strategy for the years ahead. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Howard Schultz, left, chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, stands with Oprah Winfrey, right, after they announced their partnership to offer Teavana Oprah Chai tea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Starbucks' annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, stands in front of a projection of stock ticker symbols including Starbucks' "SBUX," Wednesday, March 19, 2014, as he talks about his company's performance at Starbucks' annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Howard Schultz, left, chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, welcomes Oprah Winfrey, right, to announce their partnership to offer Teavana Oprah Chai tea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Starbucks' annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Howard Schultz, left, chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, clinks tea cups with Oprah Winfrey, right, to announce their partnership to offer Teavana Oprah Chai tea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Starbucks' annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Howard Schultz, left, chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, sits and drinks tea with Oprah Winfrey, right, to announce their partnership to offer Teavana Oprah Chai tea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Starbucks' annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Sandy Roberts, Starbucks strategy manager for global coffee engagement, pours samples of coffee for shareholders and other guests, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Starbucks' annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Shareholders and other guests arrive for the annual Starbucks Coffee Company shareholders meeting, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Angela Sheehan, left, a worker at a a Starbucks-owned Teavana store in Seattle, waves a lid so shareholder Gail Gorud, right, of Kirkland, Wash., can smell different types of tea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, in the lobby outside the company's annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said Wednesday that growth of the company's tea products will be a key part of their future growth. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Norman Lear, television writer and producer, speaks at the opening of Starbucks Coffee Company's annual shareholders meeting, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, speaks in front of a graph showing the progression of the company's stock price Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, waits in the wings before the opening of the company's annual shareholders meeting Wednesday, March 19, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, speaks Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Howard Schultz, left, chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, pours tea for Oprah Winfrey, right, to announce their partnership to offer Teavana Oprah Chai tea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Starbucks' annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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