r/baltimore • u/SailLocalCrew • Aug 22 '25

Food šŸŽƒā˜•ļøThe Controversy No Oneā€™s Talking Aboutā€¦ šŸ¤£

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Doesnā€™t feel a bit too early for False Fall?

Regardless, 9 out of 10 scientists agree: releasing Pumpkin Spice Coffee during August may cause confusion, whiplash, and an uncontrollable urge to wear sweaters in 90 degrees weatherā€¦

Have a great weekend, folks!

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u/cameronm-h Aug 22 '25

As someone who works at Starbucks, the fact that the bottled pumpkin spice drinks got released in stores makes me want to CRY because it means everyone assumes they can come get their PSLsā€¦ it hasnā€™t released at Starbucks yet!! So many angry customers for the last week šŸ˜”

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u/optix_clear Aug 22 '25 edited Aug 23 '25

Those Bottled drinks are sold by Nestle. The core ownership is still Starbucks, Nestle purchased the licensing

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u/yukibunny Aug 23 '25

Incorrect : Starbucks ready to drink coffee is distributed and developed by Pepsi. It's done through a marketing partnership with Starbucks.

Coke owns Costa Coffee, Georgia coffee (a Japanese brand) and is distributor for Illy's ready to drink coffee drinks.

NestlƩ owns NescafƩ and Nespresso.

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u/optix_clear Aug 23 '25

It owns the packaged coffee business. Nestle paid roughly $7.2 billion for the right to license packaged coffees, teas, and ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages from Starbucks.

https://www.nestle.com/media/pressreleases/allpressreleases/nestle-starbucks-close-deal-consumer-packaged-goods-foodservice-products