The Story Behind Starbucks Oleato
Starbucks shocked the world by putting olive oil in its coffees. Tommaso Asaro says it's just the beginning.
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Starbucks shocked the world by putting olive oil in its coffees. Tommaso Asaro says it's just the beginning.
The coffee chain announced on June 6 that it expanded its line of olive oil coffee, called Oleato, to stores in 11 additional states. First launched in Italy in February, the Oleato line debuted in the U.S. in March in California, Illinois, New York, and Washington. Each Oleato drink is made with a spoonful of Partanna olive oil, a type of extra-virgin olive oil produced in Partanna, Sicily.
Some Starbucks customers have complained that a new olive oil infused coffee drink causes stomach and digestion issues.
Partanna olive oil, so named after the town in southwest Sicily, is an artisan olive oil producer growing highly praised Nocellara del Belice olives.
Starbucks' new menu items were inspired by the Mediterranean diet.