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Starbucks fires off new red, white and blue Firework Frappuccino on July 1

Starbucks fires off new red, white and blue Firework Frappuccino on July 1

USA Today11 hours ago

Starbucks kicks off its Independence Day celebration on Tuesday, July 1 with a new beverage bearing a patriotic color scheme.
The new Firework Frappuccino gets its red, white and blue coloring from a combination of the Starbucks Summer-Berry Refresher with coconut milk, poured over the refresher's raspberry-flavored pearls. The blended beverage is then topped with a swirl of strawberry purée and vanilla sweet cream cold foam.
The Firework Frappuccino hits the menu for a limited time – just one week, ending Monday, July 7. Amanda Conaway, a Starbucks product manager who helped in the drink's creation, describes the drink as "a summer vacation in a cup" in a press release. "From the popping pearls to the creamy vanilla sweet cream, it's a vibrant, textured beverage inspired by the sights and sounds of summer."
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New Frappuccinos coming to Starbucks
The Firework Frappuccino is one of four new Frappuccino beverages Starbucks had previously announced were coming to its coffee shops in July.
The other three drinks – Salted Caramel Mocha Strato Frappuccino, Strawberry Matcha Strato Frappuccino and Brown Sugar Strato Frappuccino – are expected later in the month.
These new drink offerings come after Starbucks pulled several Frappuccinos and other drinks from its menu in March. The move to a simpler menu was part of CEO Brian Niccol's "Back to Starbucks" plan to revitalize the Seattle-based coffee chain in the U.S.
The coffeehouse chain also as of June 24 said it would begin charging 80 cents for any additional combination of syrup or sauce to an unflavored beverage. However, if you add or substitute sauces or syrups to a preflavored beverage – such as adding vanilla syrup to a mocha – it remains free of charge.
Starbucks' summer menu is available now
Starbucks got a jump on the season, making its summer menu available May 20. New on the menu is the Iced Horchata Oatmilk Shaken Espresso and a Strawberries & Cream Cake Pop. Back for the summer are the Summer-Berry Starbucks Refreshers, which in addition to the Summer-Berry Refresher includes a Summer-Berry Lemonade Refresher and the Summer Skies drink made with coconut milk.
Contributing: Gabe Hauari and Bailey Schulz
Mike Snider is a reporter on USA TODAY's Trending team. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, X and email him at mikegsnider & @mikegsnider.bsky.social & @mikesnider & msnider@usatoday.com
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