Starbucks 2024 holiday menu, red cups launch Thursday – NBC Chicago

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If it doesn’t feel like the holiday season quite yet, it certainly will on Thursday, thanks to the return of Starbucks’ famous red Christmas cups.

On Nov. 7, Starbucks will debut its 2024 holiday menu for the season, and with it comes the coffee chain’s iconic red cups for this year.

This year’s theme is “Merrier Together,” which the coffee giant says relates to its entire holiday campaign, with a palette that pairs Starbucks’ greens and cranberry reds with soft pastels inspired by fondant icing. Graphic elements take inspiration from vintage Christmas ornaments, peppermints and other holiday favorites, Starbucks said.

In addition to the red cups for 2024, Starbucks on November 7 will also launch festive drinks and giftsand its highly anticipated holiday menu, which typically includes fan favorites and new holiday-themed drinks.

Some reports about the leaked menu says new items include a Salted Pecan Crunch Cold Brew and a Cran-Merry Orange Refresher.

The new Christmas cups come as Starbucks recently announced it will soon do away with extra fees for non-dairy milk and implement efforts to create “fewer, better” menu offerings in hopes of bringing consistency to each drink and lowering the amount of ​​time it takes to make each drink, as baristas will have fewer recipes to remember.

“I made a commitment that we would return to Starbucks, focusing on what has always set Starbucks apart – a welcoming coffee house where people gather and we serve the finest coffee handcrafted by our talented baristas,” said Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol in a statement.

Last month, Starbucks announced new “Wicked” themed drinks. The limited-time drinks are inspired by the film’s main characters, Glinda (the Good Witch of the South) and Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West).