Starbucks, everyone knows the brand for its coffees, but also for the controversy that is regularly aroused. Recently, a British association published a shock survey concerning the sugar level in drinks from various brands including Starbucks.
In 2018, Starbucks found itself in turmoil with a racism case, followed by an accusation of mocking a stutterer. In general, some denounce, among other things, the working conditions of employees and suspect the brand of tax evasion and aggressive implantation of its points of sale. However, it is sometimes useful to go back to basics:the drinks served by the brand.
A British association called Action on sugar published a survey on December 3, 2019. We learn that, since 2016, the United Kingdom has implemented a program sugar reduction in food. However, Starbucks and other brands would struggle to meet the requirements of this program.
The association reveals that many hot drinks can sometimes be the equivalent of twenty teaspoons of sugar! Most often these are milk-based drinks . Action on sugar believes that the most "offending" product of all those tested is none other than the "Caramel Signature Hot Chocolate" (see below). It is a hot chocolate, notably enhanced with caramel whipped cream and oat milk. However, this represents the equivalent of 23 teaspoons of sugar , that’s 758 calories! In other words, it is a real calorie bomb.
Obviously, if the signs bear the responsibility of serving calories, customers must also be careful , as nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert recalls in an interview for Insider:
“Be aware of the sugar content of party drinks but remember that these are not meant to be consumed every day. They are meant to be consumed as a special festive drink, something to be consumed in moderation” explained the nutritionist.
The cases are numerous and do not concern only Starbucks. Indeed, the tests targeted other brands such as McDonalds, KFC, Greggs or Caffe Nero. The thing is, Action on Sugar was quick to demand a government response . On the one hand, it is to increase the tax on non-alcoholic sweetened milk drinks. On the other hand, it is a question of requiring brands to use milk and syrups without added sugar in the preparation of drinks.
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