Starbucks says it's launching boba-inspired drinks this summer

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 08:37

young man works with laptop and drinks bubble milk tea at cafe — Boba, also known as bubble tea, is a Taiwanese drink made up of milk, tea, and chewy tapioca. pearls.
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Starbucks is set to roll out its own version of boba in May, CEO Laxman Narasimhan said Tuesday.
"We are launching our first texture innovation, Pearls," he said.
Some Starbucks baristas have posted TikTok videos making drinks with "raspberry-popping pearls."

Starbucks is set to roll out its own version of boba at its stores this summer, more than two years after it first confirmed that it was testing drinks with pearls.