Starbucks competes against whole bean and ground packaged coffees sold through super markets, club stores, and specialty retailers. Starbucks specialty operations face significant competition from established wholesale and mail-order suppliers. The company states that some of these have greater financial and marketing resources than they do. Starbucks also faces competition from both restaurants and other specialty retailers for prime retail locations and qualified personnel to operate both new and existing stores. Perhaps Starbucks' major competitor is Dunkin' Brands Group