Starbucks is getting almond milk

[hk]

I'm so bummed about this because dd loves to get a peppermint hot chocolate at Starbucks.  NO WAY would I trust them to safely make her a drink with almond milk behind the counter.

Also, it's not just almond milk, but almond milk with almond butter stirred into it. 

She's almost a teenager now and I thought that was one place she could hang out with her friends.   

[Macabre]

Oh wow. I am sorry. That's awful.

[GoingNuts]

Why?  WHY?  Isn't soy, coconut and cow's milk enough?   

[nameless]

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[nameless]

    a venti soy mocha with 3 pumps of chocolate and an extra shot is my favorite "going on a long car drive" treat. I get one every time I drive from my sister's back home. I limit myself to halfway gone by the time I get on 89, and then it's an hour home and I can take a sip every exit and it lasts me until the last few miles.

sigh.

[hk]

   a venti soy mocha with 3 pumps of chocolate and an extra shot is my favorite "going on a long car drive" treat. I get one every time I drive from my sister's back home. I limit myself to halfway gone by the time I get on 89, and then it's an hour home and I can take a sip every exit and it lasts me until the last few miles.

sigh.

I totally understand.  We always got them for dd when we drove around looking at Christmas lights.  I knew it would happen sooner or later, but I'm just so bummed. 

I hope you find a suitable replacement for your drives.  Grrrrr!!!

[GoingNuts]

If they felt the need to add another milk, couldn't it have been Lactaid?   

I think it may be time for me to write them a friendly letter. 

[GoingNuts]

Their response:

Hi Amy,

Thank you for contacting Starbucks Coffee Company.

I appreciate you for reaching out to us about your questions and concerns about the effects of cross contamination when beverages are prepared. Please know that\we cannot guarantee that any of our products are free from allergens (including dairy, eggs, soy, tree nuts, wheat and others) as we use shared equipment to store, prepare and serve them. Therefore, I would advise customers with severe nut allergies to heed this information because we definitely don't want our customers to get sick or have an allergic reaction.

In the meantime, the ingredients in our Almond milk is as follows: (filtered water, almonds), Sugar, Tricalcium Phosphate, Sunflower Lecithin, Sea Salt, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2 (Ergocalciferol).

If there is anything else we can assist your with, please let us know.

Sincerely,

Natashja S.
customer service



     
     






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[nameless]

A Twitter post  might get a better response. I'll compose something and tweet the complaint.

[GoingNuts]

Good idea, nameless.  I'm not on Twitter, but a Twitter campaign might be in order.

[GoingNuts]

 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/08/12/starbucks-gives-in-to-customer-demands/88559578/

[nameless]

My tweet:

@starbucks buh-bye on Sept 6th due to almond allergy - behind your counters is a cross-x nightmare with drips/splashes; @ServSafe #notreally


Good reporting by CNBC
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/11/starbucks-almond-milk-may-be-a-win-lose-combo-for-the-coffee-chain.html