Customer : Food

The Newest Ideas in Action

sbx_bean — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:54:00 GMT

We're making progress on ideas that you've shared with us on
My Starbucks Idea. Your ideas continue to inspire us. Keep the ideas coming!

Ideas LAUNCHED

Discount Shipping to Military Bases
Starbucks iPhone App
Display Card Balance on Register

Ideas UNDER REVIEW

Return the Cups with the Inspirational Quotes
posted by coffeecup2009

Skinny Pumpkin Spice Latte
posted by valeriea0001

Sugar-free Holiday!
posted by Kluvsflipflops

Ideas COMING SOON

Stop Wasting so Many Pastries!
posted by camille

Make MORE Reusable Venti Tumblers!
posted by tisjustme

Don't Make me Search my Inbox
posted by flukes

Poll Results - What's your favorite cupcake flavor?

sbx_bean — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:30:00 GMT

Cupcakes have been popular on the My Starbucks Idea website. Some of you suggested we offer cupcakes year round. While others have told us you miss a certain flavor. Recently I asked the community what their favorite cupcake flavor is and here's what you said...

28% Chocolate
26% Carrot Cake
26% Red Velvet
10% White Cake
10% Yellow Cake

I'll share this information with the food team and we'll let you know what's in store for cupcakes at Starbucks. Any other cupcake ideas? We're listening.

Cupcakes, Please!
posted by jland5

Maple Scone makes a comeback!

_sbx_evan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:15:00 GMT

A long-time customer favorite, the Maple Pecan Scone, is returning to select markets in California and the Midwest just in time for fall. We recently raised the bar on the quality of our food. We combed through hundreds of recipes to find simple and great-tasting recipes that use high-quality ingredients. We’ve also removed artificial flavors, artificial dyes, artificial trans fats and high-fructose corn syrup. The Maple Pecan scone was our product development team’s biggest challenge, but we finally got it! The scone is packed full of praline pecans and a generous indulgent coating of maple icing and a big hit of maple. We know from the feedback on MSI you’ve missed this popular scone so we hope you try it soon!

Bring Back the Maple Oat Nut Scone
posted by Davis Fan

Poll Results: What's your favorite Starbucks food?

sbx_bean — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:00:00 GMT

This summer, Starbucks food went through a transformation. We've eliminated artificial flavors, artificial trans fats, artificial dyes, and high fructose corn syrup. We're keeping with simple ingredients, like it was home made. The result - delicious. Recipe cards are available for some of our popular items like the Banana Walnut Bread or the Outrageous Oatmeal Cookie.

In our recent MSI poll we asked What's your favorite? Here's the response:

9% chose the Low-fat Raspberry Muffin

26% chose the Banana Walnut Bread

21% chose Coffee Cake

13% chose Apple Fritter

31% chose Other

Now, the poll only allows 5 answers, but we have lots more food options. If you chose "other" here, what's your favorite food at Starbucks?

New Ideas in Action

sbx_bean — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Hi everyone,

Happy August! Lots happening on MSI. Last month we launched several ideas – Mini Starbucks Card, healthy food options, treat receipt, reusable totes, and Strawberry Vivanno. Thank you for your continued involvement in shaping the Starbucks experience.

New ideas under review…

MSI inbox
Posted by flukes

Customized Starbucks t-shirt
Posted by Kristin7

First to know
Inspired by Reward repeat customers with Starbucks promotional items
Posted by elmercup

Starbucks Card Durability
Inspired by my plastic gold card is melting
Posted by lippy1

Straws, please
Posted by VentiIcedCoffe

Ideas Coming soon…

Bring Back Yukon Blend
Posted by disapptd

Bring Back the Maple Scone
Posted by dfwactor

Keep the ideas coming! We’re listening.

Food Ideas in Action

sbx_bean — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:45:00 GMT

Hi!

As you may have noticed, many exciting things are happening around food at Starbucks. One of the areas the Food team has been focused on is offering foods made with fewer ingredients. If you haven’t done so yet, be sure to try some of our new pastries – we’ve eliminated high-fructose corn syrup, artificial dyes, artificial flavors and artificial trans fats from many of the items in the food case.

The Food team also heard your ideas around gluten-free choices, so this summer we introduced the Gluten-free Valencia Cake and KIND Bars.

We are currently offering KIND Bars in three flavors – Cranberry Almond, Fruit and Nut, Mango Macadamia. These bars are not only delicious, but also gluten and dairy-free. The packaging makes them a great option for those of you who are looking for a quick and easy snack on the go.

The gluten-free Valencia Cake was truly inspired by you, our MSI community. However, since we launched this product, not only did our sales reflect the lack of demand, but you told us that even though the cake was delicious, it was too much of a treat.

The Food team is continuing their work to support our gluten-sensitive customers and plan on sharing some exciting news with you right here on MSI sometime in the near future. Keep your ideas coming – we are listening!

Free Pastry Day!

_sbx_mdro — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Hi Everyone!

Today, July 21, was “Free Pastry Day” at a participating Starbucks store near you. To show you how excited we are about our new food offerings, Starbucks offered customers a free pastry with purchase of a brewed or hand-crafted beverage.

“Free Pastry Day” started when the stores opened and ran until 10:30 a.m. (or while supplies lasted). Starbucks offers a long list of new morning goodies, which are now free of artificial flavors, dyes, trans fats and high-fructose corn syrup.

My favorite, which gets me moving in the morning, is the Banana Walnut Bread. Paired with my favorite morning drink, it’s a great start to the day. I encourage you to try something new and maybe you’ll discover a new favorite.

I would love to hear about your Free Pastry Day experience. What pastry did you try? Did you like it? Let me know through a comment below :)

Megan