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By Kaitlin Meilhert
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Vegans, rejoice! Starbucks officially released its first plant-based cookie!
The popular coffee chain is no stranger to vegan-friendly products. Starbucks offers three types of non-dairy milks, a variety of vegan-friendly snacks, oatmeal (ask for non-dairy milk!), egg-and-dairy-free bagels, and the elusive Lentil & Vegetable Protein Bowl with Brown Rice.
Starbucks is increasingly making sure everyone can find something to enjoy on their ever expanding menu, but when it comes to pastries and hearty snacks, vegan options are either lacking or non-existent.
Luckily, change is afoot! Starbucks has heard vegans’ pleas for plant-based pastries and released the new Macadamia Oat Cookie! Brimming with oats, almonds, pumpkin seeds, cranberries, and macadamia nuts, the plant-based cookie makes a sweet, nutritious, and crunchy companion to a mid-morning cuppa joe or afternoon tea.
And get ready…there are more plant-based goodies on the way! During a March shareholder meeting, Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer announced that the company plans to increase its vegan options, with more plant-based products to appear on Starbucks shelves later this year.
The move toward more plant-based offerings comes after a successful campaign launched by animal welfare organization Compassion Over Killing, which included a petition with 30,000 signatures and support from journalist and vegan activist Jane-Velez Mitchell.
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And anyone who has ever asked Starbucks “What gives?” after scouring the menu for a hearty vegan snack only to come up empty handed and hangry as ever also deserves a pat on the back. Proving that it never hurts to ask, the upcoming plant-based line is coming to Starbucks locations nationwide simply because customers asked. “We have a line that we’d love to share with our customers later this year, so it is in our plans,” Brewer said. “We know our customers ask us that repeatedly, and we’ll be responding.”
Walk, skip, run to your closest Starbucks and give the Macadamia Oat Cookie a nibble! Let us know what you think in the comments below!
