Starbucks adds three new items for ‘first time ever’ to UK menus in big shake-up

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Starbucks is kicking off the new year by adding three new items to its UK menu – and bringing another popular one back.

The high street coffee chain has decided to give the UK market a go with one of its popular US flavours with an added "new twist". The new year sees Starbucks introduce a brand-new range of pistachio-flavoured drinks for the first time ever in the UK with its Pistachio Velvet Latte and Iced Pistachio Latte.

The two new beverages feature white chocolate pistachio-flavour sauce combined with Starbuck's signature espresso and oat drink, topped with pistachio-flavoured cream cold foam. Prices for the drink start from £4.65. The iced alternative is very similar and consists of a white chocolate pistachio-flavoured sauce mixed with espresso and oat drink and served over ice. It is then topped with pistachio-flavoured cream cold foam. Prices for the iced drink start from £4.70.

Customers can also pair their beverage with Starbucks' "perfectly crafted" new Pistachio & White Chocolate Loaf Cake for just £2.75. This sweet treat consists of a pistachio loaf cake topped with pistachio and white chocolate frosting, decorated with nibbed pistachios and freeze-dried raspberries.

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For those after something plant-based this Veganuary, Starbucks has also brought back its popular vegan Chocolate & Caramel Muffin. Setting you back just £2.65, the chocolate muffin has a caramel centre, sprinkled with cocoa and sugar nibs.

Fans of the coffee chain get their hands on the new menu items in stores and on the Starbucks app from today. Starbucks has not confirmed whether the new menu additions will be a permanent feature as of writing, although it does warn that customers can get the newbies "while stocks last."

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Starbucks's new chief executive, Brian Niccol, who started in September 2024, said he would "shake up" the menu and prices to attract customers back to the chain after it saw a slump in sales. Niccol, who previously headed the Mexican food chain Chipotle, was brought into Starbucks to help turn the business around. One of the most notable things Niccol has said was that he wanted to simplify what he described as an "overly complex menu".

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The prices of Starbucks drinks have been blamed for the company's decline in sales as customers worldwide have been forced to tighten their belts. The chain's blended coffees and Frappuccinos can cost more than £6 for a large size. The company boss said this was an area that he wanted to look into, saying: "We will simplify our overly complex menu, fix our pricing architecture, and ensure that every customer feels Starbucks is worth it every single time they visit."

Although the pistachio flavour may not sound like a simplification, Starbucks says that innovations such as this offer customers a new way of enjoying coffee as they are designed to complement the chain's core menu. The chain told the Mirror that "quality coffee" was at the heart of the Starbucks experience and that the chain has a coffee to suit everybody's tastes.