Results tagged “cornsyrup”

Starting next month, Starbucks has announced that in addition to grinding beans to order for each brewed pot of coffee it'll also brew coffee more frequently: The magic will happen every 24 minutes, down from the previous 30. And in a bid for health-related transparency, the coffee chain will eliminate artificial colors, fats, and high fructose corn syrup from its menus entirely, along with some preservatives. This will change the taste of some Starbucks mixed drinks, and "will affect about 90 percent of the baked goods" (don't worry—Starbucks has new baked goods on the way!). Fruity drink chain Jamba Juice is also feeling the corn syrup squeeze: Besides pushing a new menu consisting largely of sandwiches, wraps, and baked goods, the chain is beginning to take the HFCS away from its locations. It's already happening in California, and the change will go into effect nationwide within the year, reports Nation's Restaurant News. High fructose corn syrup is thought to be the phantom menace of the modern diet, the proverbial second gunman on the grassy knoll of obesity and heart disease.

Snapple, the iced tea company that 6 years ago made a $166 million deal with NYC for exclusive distribution to public schools and city-owned building vending machines, along with an “official beverage of New York City” label, is changing: redesigned bottles (label and all) will hit stores early next month. More importantly, it was announced yesterday, corn syrup will disappear from Snapple’s list of ingredients, and will presumably no longer be welcome on the Snapple campus. The drink will henceforth be sweetened with sugar. It’s not immediately clear whether or not Snapple will retain a monopoly over borough vending machines; the company’s product placement deal with the city apparently has gone the way of a “reject if button is up” clause. “Some city agencies refused to accept Snapple vending machines,” the Times recapped in 2006, but not wholly for anti-consumerist reasons. “In other places, machines could not fit in narrow or short corridors, or could not be plugged in because there was no electrical outlet nearby.”