Starbucks fruit drinks are missing a key ingredient, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan. It is the fruit that gives it its name.
Astoria, Queens, resident Joao Kominis.
Instead of the featured ingredient, the drink was "made primarily of water, grape concentrate, and sugar," according to the complaint, which is seeking class action status. At $4.45 a cup in New York City, consumers paid a "premium" for Starbucks' false advertising, the lawsuit says.
The Seattle-based Java giant included freeze-dried strawberries, pineapple, and dragon fruit, but not the fruit the drink is named after, calling it a "Starbucks It promotes the deceptive nature of the advertisement," the lawsuit states.
The company did not immediately respond to the recent allegations.
This is the first time Starbucks has been sued for scraping a specific material. Although not some of the complaints weredismissed. This includes a 2016 class action lawsuit alleging that Starbucks used milk foam as a filler to not fully fill its lattes.
Another complaint in 2016 alleges that Starbucks In 2020, the company was sued in California for a short-term change in its caffeinated customers, and a 2021 lawsuit. It was claimed that Starbucks drinks were too hot.
In March, a Connecticut man sued a company for serving drinks filled with cleaning fluid. According to the complaint, a new employee unknowingly used his coffee maker while cleaning.
