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Starbucks is removing these ‘foul’ drinks from its menu to speed up service
NY Post ^ | 10/30/24 | Brooke Steinberg

Posted on 11/01/2024 3:41:54 PM PDT by Libloather

These beverages are being booted.

Starbucks’ olive oil-infused drinks are being nixed just a year after being added to the menu as the company’s new CEO looks to streamline service.

Oleato products will be permanently removed from the core menu starting Nov. 7, when the Starbucks’ holiday drinks launch, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg News.

The memo said that Starbucks is “saying goodbye to Starbucks Oleato beverages and toffee nut syrup.”

New CEO Brian Niccol, who took over the chain Sept. 9, noted that one of his priorities to accelerate growth at the company is to simplify the “overly complex” menu so baristas can speed up service.

However, according to Bloomberg, the company said that the decision to nix the Oleato drinks was made before Niccol took over, though it aligns with the plan to scale back the menu.

Oleato (Italian for “oiled”) drinks debuted in Italy in February 2023 before making their way to select California locations in March 2023, eventually becoming available nationwide on Jan. 30, 2024.

The beverages, infused with Partanna extra virgin olive oil, were the brainchild of Starbucks’ former CEO, Howard Schultz, who believed the drink was a “transformational way to enjoy our daily coffee.”

Oleato’s origin story began with Schultz’s visit to Sicily when he was introduced to the Mediterranean custom of having a daily spoonful of olive oil, according to the Starbucks website.

While enjoying his morning coffee, he had the inspiration to combine the two items.

Some consumers reported experiencing unfortunate stomach issues from the coffee-oil combo.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Food; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: drinks; menu; service; starbucks
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Fess up - that olive oil jones pops up every once in awhile.
1 posted on 11/01/2024 3:41:54 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

The whole place is foul imo.


2 posted on 11/01/2024 3:42:42 PM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: rdl6989

“..The whole place is foul imo....”

Agree.
I “help” em out all I can be never allowing my shadow to darken their doorsteps.


3 posted on 11/01/2024 3:45:22 PM PDT by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created..." )
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To: Libloather

Yeah no thanks. I’ll stick to my cod liver oil infused coffee.


4 posted on 11/01/2024 3:45:22 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Libloather
In my opinion.. HIGH PRICES are the REASON for Starbucks overall DECLINE in business.


5 posted on 11/01/2024 3:47:22 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: Libloather

Not good.

Olive oil doesn’t work in coffee.


6 posted on 11/01/2024 3:48:21 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Libloather

My grandfather was from Italy. He added brandy to his morning coffee to keep away colds. Apparently it worked for him. Olive oil must be more of a Sicilian thing.


7 posted on 11/01/2024 3:48:56 PM PDT by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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To: Libloather
Oily coffee? It must be spectacular in the sun...

“transformational way to enjoy our daily coffee.”

As long as we are using corporate buzzwords, is it SUSTAINABLE?

8 posted on 11/01/2024 3:52:07 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“President Trump sells out Madison Square Garden -- Kamala sells out America”)
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To: Libloather

Sounds like it would loosen you right up.


9 posted on 11/01/2024 3:55:27 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: lgjhn23
They over roast (burn) the coffee beans.
Extremely dark coffee, made from extremely dark, over roasted beans
is not stylish, or trendy coffee - it is merely burnt coffee. Blech.
10 posted on 11/01/2024 3:57:13 PM PDT by GaltAdonis
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To: Libloather

I haven’t knowingly, personally ever patronized a Starbucks, but that sounds a whole lot grosser than I’d suspected.


11 posted on 11/01/2024 3:59:02 PM PDT by End Times Sentinel (In the conflict between the stone and the stream, the stream will always prevail.)
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To: GaltAdonis

Hey there there are those of us who like dark roasted coffee.


12 posted on 11/01/2024 3:59:22 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: AndyJackson
When I want dark roasted coffee, I will buy a cup of good espresso.
Straight, unsweetened, unlighted espresso - Mmmmm.
Espresso is good, Starbucks swill is awful.
13 posted on 11/01/2024 4:06:59 PM PDT by GaltAdonis
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To: Larry Lucido

What benefits does cod liver oil have? I have heard it is really good for you.


14 posted on 11/01/2024 4:10:49 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: rdl6989

Agreed. Absolutely terrible coffee served up with stale pastries at ridiculous prices. Their wild popularity is yet another of the many things about our society that I simply can’t understand.


15 posted on 11/01/2024 4:11:40 PM PDT by drwoof
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I have not had any Starbucks coffee in over a decade, and then it was
because it was the only place open in the airport at 2AM, and I had to
drive several hours to get to my final destination after getting off the plane.
I needed the caffeine badly!
16 posted on 11/01/2024 4:20:45 PM PDT by GaltAdonis
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

I have no idea LOL. I just wrote down the first gross idea that came to mind.


17 posted on 11/01/2024 4:25:56 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Libloather

Never liked their coffee, always tasted burnt. Their service was terrible too. In my experience, many who worked there had an air of overconfidence, unwarranted for a bunch of twenty-somethings who hadn’t accomplished much in life up to that point.


18 posted on 11/01/2024 4:28:55 PM PDT by dznutz
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To: Libloather

Trump should make a highly publicized stop at a Starbucks just to troll them. “Hey, I didn’t become a billionaire by overpaying for coffee, but the bathrooms are free to paying customers.”


19 posted on 11/01/2024 4:33:16 PM PDT by sphinx
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To: GaltAdonis
Extremely dark coffee, made from extremely dark, over roasted beans is not stylish, or trendy coffee - it is merely burnt coffee. Blech.

That is just one grade of coffee. Starbucks offers coffee at every roasting level, from very light "blond" roast all the way up to dark roast. They typically use the dark roast for the fancy coffee drinks, but if you don't like dark roast, you can ask for a medium or light roast.

To me, the light and medium roasts lack flavor. I just love dark roast coffee.

20 posted on 11/01/2024 4:35:54 PM PDT by exDemMom (Dr. exDemMom, infectious disease and vaccines research specialist.)
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