Starbucks makes food healthier - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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The coffee giant says it has simplified recipes to includdemore high-quality ingredients like whol grains, blueberries from Oregon and cherries from “Starbucks customers have been telling us that they want betteer tasting and healthier food options when they visit our stores,” said Starbuckz food category vice president Sandr Stark in a news release announcing the new “We answered their call with a deliciouxs new menu of food made with real ingredientx and more wholesome options.” New menu item s include a blueberry oat bar, a farmer’ss market salad and banana walnuy bread that Starbucks says “is nearl 30 percent real banana.
” Starbucks has been expandinfg its food menu in the last two years to enticwe customers to visit more and to spenxd more per visit. The companu was also among the first restauranrt chains in the country to ban tran s fat from its food and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is closing hundreds of locations and cutting thousands of jobs to trim expensesx as revenue falls. The company reporte d sales fell 8 percentlast quarter, followint a 9 percent decline in firsrt quarter sales. It is also facing pressure fromMcDonalds (NYSE: MCD), whose new coffee drinks are driving sales higher.