By the end of the year, Starbucks customers in the US and Canada will no longer have to request lower-fat milk in espresso-based drinks. The Seattle-based chain is moving from whole milk to 2% fat as its standard.
The change will happen gradually. Stores in New York switched over on Tuesday, as did those in four test markets: Orange Co., California, Jacksonville, Florida, the state of Oregon and London, Ontario. The company is looking into making the switch in 39 markets outside North America.
Starbucks says, “A Grande Latte made with reduced fat milk contains 32% of the protein, 40% of the calcium, 40% of the vitamin D, 15% of the vitamin A, 17% of the potassium and 10% of the magnesium it is recommended people consume daily, and all at only 190 calories.”
Customers can continue to request drinks made with whole, skim or soy milk and, in the US, organic milk.
A little more information’s available in the company’s news release.
