Starbucks' boba-inspired "popping pearls" drinks have been selling so well that the coffee chain had to cut back on marketing after supplies ran low. Starbucks added the drinks to its US menu in May.
Starbucks is set to roll out its own version of boba at its stores this summer, more than two years after it first confirmed that it was testing drinks with pearls. "For summer, we are launching ...
In a sign that nearly every drink can now be boba-fied, Starbucks has a take on boba too, with raspberry pearls and a summer berries mixture. None of Starbucks' boba beverages contain tea.
Starbucks' former chief executive Laxman Narasimhan, who was ousted after a year-and-a-half in the role, had attempted to revitalised the chain's menu. He said in summer he wanted to add new items ...