Starbucks To Discontinue One of its Flavored Syrups
Starbucks is doing some spring cleaning by discontinuing one of its flavored syrups. Rumors about a menu change began swirling on TikTok due to a viral video. The video, which…
PLAINVIEW, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 15: A general view of a Starbucks store on September 15, 2022 in Plainview, New York, United States. Many families along with businesses are suffering the effects of inflation as the economy is dictating a change in spending habits.
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)Starbucks is doing some spring cleaning by discontinuing one of its flavored syrups. Rumors about a menu change began swirling on TikTok due to a viral video. The video, which has over 500,000 views, showed what looked like an internal memo. The employee showed off the printed document that said the raspberry-flavored syrup will no longer be on the menu.
"It’s true, raspberry syrup will be discontinued by the end of March," reads the on-screen caption printed on the alleged internal memo.
The memo had a section titled "inventory updates." It read: "raspberry syrup will be discontinued by the end of March to make room for new innovations, like developing new syrup flavors."
The memo dated March 13 - March 19.
TODAY.com confirmed the news with a Starbucks spokesperson.
"As a standard course of business, we continually evaluate the ingredients in our stores, and have decided to discontinue raspberry syrup," a Starbucks spokesperson told the outlet. "Customers can expect limited inventory at stores throughout March as we remove it from our menu."
The raspberry syrup is used in items such as the Raspberry Chiffon White Mocha and secret menu items: White Chocolate Raspberry, Mocha Raspberry Lemonade, and Raspberry Cheesecake Mocha Frappuccino.
The following syrup flavors still available at Starbucks at this time:
- Brown Sugar
- Caramel
- Cinnamon Caramel
- Cinnamon Dolce
- Hazelnut
- Peppermint
- Sugar-Free Vanilla
- Toasted Vanilla
- Toffee Nut
- Vanilla
5 Bands/Musicians with Their Own Coffee Brands
Bands and musicians with their own beer/liquor brands is very on trend, but another beverage venture that’s been very popular in recent years has been rockers launching their own coffee brands.
Just how popular is coffee in the rock community? Here are five bands/musicians with their own coffee brands.
Green Day
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesBillie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt launched Oakland Coffee Works in 2015. Recently they annouced a new label under their brand: 'Father Of All...' Dark Roasts, which is billed to "kick your ass and soothe your soul." In addition to the coffee itself, there’s a line of merch as well.
Korn
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesKorn launched their coffee brand in Fall 2018. Its name? Korn Koffee, because if they actually spelled coffee with a “C,” that would be just weird.
Kirk Hammett
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesThe Metallica guitarist partnered with Dark Matter coffee to create his special blend called Ghoul Screamer likely due to his horror film fandom.
Dave Ellefson
Daniel Boczarski/Getty ImagesThe Megadeth bassist launched his Ellefson Coffee Co. a few years ago, and in addition to selling a variety of different roasts, Ellefson also sells different coffee edibles like chocolate-covered espresso beans dubbed “Atomic Rocks.”
Joey Kramer
Tommaso Boddi/Getty ImagesAerosmith’s drummer has had a lot of success with his Rockin’ & Roastin’ coffee brand, and even though his own coffee shop only lasted a year, fans can still buy his brew through a subscription service at RockinAndRoastin.com.
