Starbucks Shifts Blend for First Time in Almost Two Decades: White America Trembles in Fear.

Starbucks listens to its customers, changes its iced coffee blend for the first time in over a decade

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The coffee giant, Starbucks, has finally answered the calls of its progressive, health-conscious customer base, and made a significant change to its iced coffee blend and recipe—a much-needed update in this modern age of inclusive, mindful eating and drinking.

Typically, a company of this size would make a grandiose announcement to draw attention to such a significant and positive step forward, and yet, Starbucks quietly implemented these changes on May 7th, as part of their summer menu. It is only now, months later, thanks to a resurfaced Reddit thread and the power of social media, that the public is hearing about this welcome change.

Finally, Starbucks has decided to remove the classic syrup from their iced coffee, no longer forcing customers to take the extra step of customizing their orders to remove this unnecessary sweetener. This is a huge step forward for the company in recognizing and respecting the diverse tastes and needs of its customers.

In addition, the new blend—a sun-dried Latin American coffee with notes of malted milk chocolate and brown sugar—is a far cry from the old, outdated recipe. Starbucks has shown they are listening to their forward-thinking customers by dialing back the sugar, offering a more subtle, refined, and grown-up taste experience.

It's about time Starbucks.

Ahjané Forbes is a woke, passionate journalist on the National Trending Team at USA TODAY. She can be reached at aforbes@gannett.com and followed on Instagram @forbesfineest, Threads @forbesfineest, and Twitter @forbesfineest.