Starbucks Decaffeinated Coffees
Allegations: Falsely marketing that the company respects human rights and uses sustainable practices
Advertised Prices for Breakfast Sandwiches at Starbucks
August 2016: A state judge preliminarily approved a settlement of this action. According to the settlement terms, customers who purchased a reduced fat turkey bacon breakfast sandwich or a sausage and cheddar breakfast sandwich are eligible to receive a 25 cent refund. Class members who used their Starbucks Rewards accounts will receive their refund automatically while class members who used other payment methods must provide proof of purchase to receive a Starbucks gift card.
May 2015: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Starbucks for allegedly deceptively advertising prices for breakfast sandwiches – including the reduced-fat turkey bacon breakfast sandwich and the sausage and cheddar breakfast sandwich – that are lower than the ones actually charged by baristas. According to the complaint, Starbucks misleadingly advertises the price of the turkey bacon sandwich as $3.45 when it actually costs $3.75 and the price of the sausage and cheddar sandwich as $3.25 when it actually costs $3.45. (Martin et al v. Starbucks Corp. et al, Case No. BC582335, Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles)
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Starbucks Refreshers
Allegations: Beverages do not contain the fruits advertised in the product name
Starbucks French Roast Ground Arabica Coffee
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “100% Arabica Coffee” when they contain added potassium
Chocolate in Starbucks, Mars, and The Quaker Oats Company Products
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that cocoa has been harvested following ethical and environmentally responsible standards
Starbucks Sprouted Grain Bagel
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing bagels as “Sprouted Grain” when they are made primarily with non-sprouted grains
Oatly, Glucerna and Others
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as healthy, safe, and high quality without disclosing that they may contain harmful bacteria
Starbucks Cold Brew Concentrate
Allegations: Coffee products contain fewer servings than advertised
Starbucks Frappuccino Chilled Coffee Drink
Allegations: Falsely advertising that the flavor comes from vanilla when the ingredients list shows that the flavor comes from unspecified “Natural Flavor”
Starbucks Stores
Starbucks Sour Gummies
The Caffeine in Starbucks Espresso Beverages
Starbucks Cold Drinks
Starbucks White Chocolate Doubleshot Energy Drink
Starbucks Lattes
Starbucks Doubleshot® Espresso
Starbucks Espresso Beverages
Starbucks Cold and Iced Drinks
The Packaging of Starbucks Frappuccino® and Iced Coffee
Tassimo Coffee Brewers and Starbucks
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Starbucks Verismo Coffee System
Starbucks advertised its Verismo at-home coffee system as making “coffeehouse quality lattes…” or “Lattes … made to cafe standard… ,” though presumably without acoustic folk-rock CDs and a coffee cup…