Customer : Pumpkin Spice Latte

My Starbucks Idea Year End Review

sbx_bean — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:29:00 GMT

This is the time of year for reflection and celebrating the highlights of 2012. We love hearing what ideas matter most to you. Thank you for sharing with us this year. Looking back at your response to the Ideas in Action blog posts, here were the most popular highlights based on post views.

#1 Verismo® System by Starbucks
You told us you wanted the new Starbucks Verismo System offered in Starbucks retail stores and you shared your excitement with us when they arrived. We also provided in-store demonstrations on how you can make a Caffé Latte at home.

#2 Create Jobs for USA One Year Anniversary
With your support we raised over $15 million for the Create Jobs for USA fund, creating or sustaining 5,000 jobs across nearly all 50 states.

#3 Cochineal Extract
You asked us to remove the cochineal extract as the red dye used in some of our food and drink products. Thanks to your feedback we have since replaced this ingredient with lycopene.

#4 Treat Receipt
Back for its fourth year, you responded with excitement. Should it come back again for summer 2013?

#5 Starbucks Refreshers™ Beverages
Starbucks Refreshers beverages launched nationally and in some international markets too. You can find Starbucks Refreshers beverages in stores as a handcrafted beverage, in the refrigerated case as a sparkling option, or make it at home with Starbucks VIA Refreshers™.

#6 Starbuck Mobile App Now Drive-thru Friendly
Due to the popularity of our Starbucks Mobile Payment app, we soon realized a solution for the Drive-thru was needed. This idea was launched last summer, thanks to your encouragement.

#7 Tasting Tour of Our Holiday Beverages
Some of you shared that you needed a little incentive to break up your beverage routine. This idea is what inspired this year’s holiday beverage sampling card.

#8 Our Commitment to Tea
Tea became a much bigger focus for us this year. We are thrilled about the opening of our first dedicated tea retail store in Seattle, the launch of Tazo.com and to welcome Teavana to the Starbucks family. We’re excited for the opportunity tea will bring in 2013.

#9 Two Starbucks Petites for $2 for Two Weeks
This was a fun way to celebrate the one year anniversary of the Starbucks Petites introduction. What’s your favorite Starbucks Petites treat?

#10 More Ways to Love Pumpkin Spice Latte
Wow! The love of Pumpkin Spice Latte continues. This year we brought you some new ways to enjoy PSL. Pumpkin Spice ice cream, Starbucks VIA® Pumpkin Spice, Pumpkin Spice sauce available at StarbucksStore.com, and we even debuted this beverage in some international markets as well.

Keep the ideas coming. We’re all ears.

Happy New Year!

Pumpkin Spice Latte Like You’ve Never Enjoyed Before!

Valerie H — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:24:00 GMT

There’s no better way to welcome autumn than with your first sip of Pumpkin Spice Latte. But what about your first scoop of the season?

You’ve asked us for more ice creams inspired by our seasonal beverages. So for the first time, we’re offering Pumpkin Spice Latte Ice Cream – for a limited time only! This delectable creation is made with luxuriously smooth coffee ice cream infused with a delicate blend of pumpkin and spice flavors. It’s a spoonful of fall in every bite!

Starbucks® Pumpkin Spice Latte Ice Cream will be available in select grocery stores nationwide. Learn more about our delicious ice creams at starbucksicecream.com. Visit us again after you’ve scooped to let us know what you think. All the best to you this fall season!

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Seasonal Ice Creams
posted by AutumnNj

Pumpkin Sauce Now Available at StarbucksStore.com

sbx_lwag — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:28:00 GMT

You’ve told us you love Pumpkin Spice Latte and wish it was available year round. Now you can enjoy a similar Pumpkin Spice Latte experience at home. Pumpkin Sauce is available for the first time at StarbucksStore.com. This can turn your coffee at home into an indulgent treat and extend your Pumpkin Spice Latte experience beyond fall. We hope to carry this item for our pumpkin fans through the end of the year.

How to make a Pumpkin Spice Latte at home:

• Coat the bottom of coffee cup with syrup (or to your taste)
• Add espresso
• Top with warmed, steamed milk
• Add Whipped Cream
• Dust with Pumpkin Pie Spice

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Selling Bottles of Pumpkin Spice Syrup
posted by hotcougar

More Ways to Love Pumpkin Spice Latte

Lindsey A — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) is back, and there’s no better way to welcome fall than with that first sip.

Here on My Starbucks Idea you’ve told us how much you love this beverage – and now we’re bringing this autumn tradition to you in some new ways. For instance, many of you told us you want to be able to enjoy pumpkin spice flavors at home. Our newest Starbucks® VIA Ready Brew innovation does just that and it is simple to prepare. Just mix a pack of Starbucks VIA® Pumpkin Spice flavored coffee with hot milk and you have a creamy, sweet, spicy pumpkin spice café beverage in the comforts of home. You decide if you want to add any whipped cream.

We’re also listening to ideas for our stores outside the United States. This year Pumpkin Spice Latte will be offered for the first time in the UK, Ireland, France, Austria and Switzerland. If you call this home or traveling there, this October, you can order a Pumpkin Spice Latte at your neighborhood Starbucks.

Finally, we know all you pumpkin spice fans love to share your favorite fall drink with your friends, so you’ll be happy to learn that you can spread the love with a Pumpkin Spice Latte themed eGift. Just select eGifts from your Starbucks® Mobile App and you can gift a PSL to a friend in a snap.

We hope you enjoy Pumpkin Spice Latte in new ways this year. Keep the ideas coming.

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Pumpkin Spice VIA
posted by ChallengerMech

Pumpkin Spice Syrup
posted by benatude

Pumpkin Spice Latte in the UK
posted by moosepie08

Bring Pumpkin Spice Latte to Your City First!

Marco D — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:01:00 GMT

The Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) Challenge is back for its second year, which means one winning city in the United States and one in Canada will get Pumpkin Spice Latte before any other city!

Chicago and Calgary were our winners last year. Will another city rise to the occasion and take the PSL Challenge crown?

The playing field is level, so every city has its own chance to win regardless of size. Be sure to play the new Daily Challenges and Creations at least once per day to earn more points for your city!

Ready to show your PSL love? Play now in the United States and in Canada.

Details:
Game ends: August 24 at 9:00 am Pacific Time
Winner announced: August 24
PSL available in winning cities: August 25
PSL available everywhere: September 4

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More Fun with Pumpkin Spice Latte

Kelly B — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:24:00 GMT

It’s time to “fall back in” to our usual routine. Summer vacations have come and gone, the kids are (finally) back in school and we’re settling back into our habitual schedules.

Fortunately, there’s something to spice things up a little: the return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte!

This is our eighth year bringing you this sweet and spicy fall treat – and after that long, we’d venture to call it a tradition. This latte brings the flavors of fall right to your cup: pumpkin, cinnamon, clove, ginger and nutmeg. Combined with espresso and freshly-steamed milk, and topped with whipped cream and pumpkin pie spices, it’s no wonder we get asked for this one again and again.

This year we’ve got something else pumpkiny to share. Check out our Facebook page to carve your very own Pumpkin Pic. Upload a photo, virtually carve it into a pumpkin and share it with your friends. You can even print out a stencil to carve your picture into a real pumpkin!

Can’t Wait for Pumpkin Spice Latte?

Kelly B — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:54:00 GMT

Fall is right around the corner, which means the return of Pumpkin Spice Latte!

We know this beloved beverage is one that people wait for all year, so we thought it’d be fun to have a little competition to see which city has the most love for PSL.

Starting on August 22, we’re launching a game on our Facebook page which will give you the chance to bring PSL to your city one week before the rest of the country gets it.

You’ll earn points for your city by playing different games on the Facebook page. The city with the most points at the end of August 25 will get the honor of enjoying PSLs at Starbucks stores on August 30 – a whole week before our fall promotion launches on September 6.

There will be new games to play every day. Check our Facebook page daily to play and see how your city ranks.