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The coffee giant says it has simplifiedc recipes to includemore high-quality ingredientse like whole grains, blueberries from Oregon and cherriesw from Michigan. “Starbucks customers have been telling us that they want bettert tasting and healthier food options when they visifour stores,” said Starbucks food category vice presidenr Sandra Stark in a news release announcing the new “We answered their call with a delicious new menu of food made with real ingredientes and more wholesome New menu items include a blueberrg oat bar, a farmer’s market salad and banana walnuf bread that Starbucks says “is nearly 30 percentr real banana.
” Starbucks has been expandinb its food menu in the last two years to entice customerws to visit more and to spend more per visit. The companhy was also among the first restaurant chains in the countru to ban trans fat from its foodand beverages. Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is closing hundreds of locationas and cutting thousands of jobs to trim expensese asrevenue falls. The company reporter sales fell 8 percentlast quarter, following a 9 percent decline in first quarter sales.
It is also facing pressure fromMcDonalds (NYSE: MCD), whosw new coffee drinks are driving sales