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Miami Herald
01-07-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Starbucks rolls out new pricing for sauces, syrups. Here's how much you'll pay
Your next custom Starbucks order could cost more as the coffee giant rolls out new standardized pricing on syrups and other add-ins. Some drinks, though, like a mocha with added vanilla, may cost you less under the new structure. This week, the Washington-based coffeehouse began charging an 80-cent fee for any combination of sauce or syrup in unflavored drinks. The new flat fee allows for more consistent pricing on customizations, which used to vary depending on the sauce or syrup and drink. Now, there's a standardized price — regardless of the number of pumps. Want to add vanilla to your Caffè Mocha? Starbucks said customers can now add or substitute any sauce or syrup for free in pre-flavored drinks. Classic syrup can also be added to any beverage, free of charge. Other add-ins, however, will be priced by serving, the coffee giant said. Going forward, extra matcha will cost $1 per scoop (in non-matcha drinks), and chai concentrate is 80 cents if you want an extra serving. Additionally, dried fruit inclusions — often used in Starbucks Refreshers — are priced at 50 cents per scoop, the company said. The changes have drawn the ire of some customers who felt their daily coffee is already priced too high. The pricing shakeup is the latest in recent changes made under new CEO Brian Niccol, who stepped into the role in September 2024. His 'back to Starbucks' plan has included everything from dropping the extra charge for non-diary milk to less popular changes, like efforts to slash 30% percent of the coffeehouse's menu. Starbucks said the updated pricing on customizations is aimed at adding value and increasing transparency. Additionally, the company said it's testing a new feature in the mobile app that reflects pricing updates in real time during the ordering process, instead of on the checkout screen. Find your nearest Starbucks here.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Starbucks is changing how it charges for matcha and syrups
Starbucks said Tuesday that the coffee chain is changing how it charges for beverage add-ins like matcha and syrups as it moves to standardize pricing across the company's stores. Starbucks will now charge 80 cents for any combination of syrup or sauce that modifies an unflavored drink, instead of charging for each addition. But the company noted that it won't charge customers to substitute a sauce or syrup in a pre-flavored drink, such as adding vanilla syrup to a Caffè Mocha. Starbucks also plans to charge $1 for adding a scoop of matcha powder to non-matcha drinks, and will charge 50 cents to include dried fruit in a beverage. The changes were reported earlier by Bloomberg News. The change is the latest under CEO Brian Niccol, who wants to overhaul the coffee giant's image as it looks to drive growth. As part of that effort, Niccol wants to improve customer service and ensure that Starbucks cafes are "inviting places to linger," among other goals and initiatives. The company on Tuesday also said it's conducting a limited customer test of a new feature in the Starbucks app to show pricing updates in real time when a consumer is ordering food or drinks. The goal is to provide better pricing transparency when people place an order, a Starbucks spokesperson said. Starbucks said customers can add its classic syrup, a liquid sugar akin to simple syrup, to any drink at no cost. "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in Florida could be just days from opening ICE arrests 11 Iranian nationals in 48 hours Suspect linked to bombing of California fertility clinic dies in custody, Bureau of Prisons says
