Facts about America’s iconic brand Starbucks
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The calendar only recently switched from April to May, but fast food and coffee chains, including Starbucks, are already looking ahead to summer.
The company gave fans a sneak peek of its menu last month, but now it’s released full details about what’s on the menu. The menu, which will be available for a limited time at Starbucks stores nationwide starting May 12, includes the new Tropical Butterfly Refresher, the new Horchata Frappuccino Blend Beverage, and the revived Iced Horchata Shake Espresso.
According to Starbucks, Tropical Butterfly Refresher features flavors of guava and passionfruit, and bursts of pearls with mango and pineapple flavors. Finally, add a splash of butterfly pea flower infusion to create the color of the drink.
Starbucks says the drink can be customized with lemonade or coconut milk, as well as customers’ preferred levels of caffeine and B vitamins.
Iced Horchata Shake Espresso features Starbucks Blonde espresso and horchata syrup, blended with the nuttiness of cinnamon, vanilla and toasted rice, shaken with ice and finished with oat milk.
The summer menu also features new unicorn cake pops, which are vanilla cake mixed with confetti sprinkles, drizzled with white chocolate icing and decorated with unicorn faces.
Starbucks announces summer goods collection including Miffy collaboration
Starbucks also teased two new product collections scheduled for release this summer, including a collaboration with the popular rabbit cartoon character, Miffy. See description.
- Road trip collection: According to Starbucks, this seasonal collection is inspired by summer adventures and road trips. Items include stainless steel tumblers, cold cups and mugs, as well as accessories such as sticker packs, keychains, tote bags and picnic blankets. The collection will be available for a limited time at participating U.S. stores starting May 12th.
- Miffy + Starbucks: A drinkware and lifestyle collection that “captures Miffy’s playful curiosity and gentle charm,” according to Starbucks. The collaboration will be available at Starbucks Coffeehouses in the U.S. and Canada for a limited time starting May 19th.
Starbucks launches new pre-order feature
Starting Monday, May 11, Starbucks customers will be able to select a pick-up time up to one hour in advance when ordering on the Starbucks app.
The company says that as new features roll out, availability may vary by location.
Gabe Hauari is USA TODAY’s national trends news reporter. You can follow him at X @gabehauari Or email Gdhauari@gannett.com.
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