In Reply to chuck.

Um I don’t know what your talking about but we still do sell DECAF FRAPPUCCINOS. I’ve sold like 10 of them today. We discontinued another drink but not the decaf one. It sells like crazy over here. And as for the Vivanno drink, some people dislike the mocha banana one a lot. The orange mango ones sell more then the chocolate ones.

i was very interested in trying one after reading the sign at starbucks last week…much to my dismay it is nothing like a frappucino!! simply disgusting!!

Oh and to “Lost Customer” decaf coffees and espressos and frapuccinos actually do contain caffeine, albeit less. The decaf fraps are made with fresh decaf coffee rather than the powdered version we use for the fraps and the frap lights. And actually depending on the Starbucks, it’s still made. As I work in Los Angeles, we still offer it. If you can’t have caffeine then you can always just order a cream base frapuccino with mocha syrup which is completely caffiene free. You can actually put any syrup into the cream base fraps and most are pretty good, and this is what we recommend to children and people who can’t have caffiene.

Orange-Mango-Banana - excellent !! Smooth, creamy, not heavy and loaded w/ice; nutritious treat! Thanks.

I just tried the Vivanno - Orange-Mango-Banana today and it was a really big hit! Really flavorful and nutritious — I ordered mine with soymilk instead of milk as I don’t like dairy products and it was very creamy. I was surprised at how much flavor there was — didn’t check if there is sugar in it, but it has a lot less calories than the blended frozen drinks like the Frappuccino with added syrups and at about the same price. It’s definitely going to be one I order a lot as I go to Starbucks most every day and sooo happy they have another alternative to change things around some — I just hope they will keep the Vivanno on the menu.
Good move Starbucks!! Wish you the best!

I actually work at a fairly popular Starbucks in Tampa, FL and thought I would do a little surfing to see what people are thinking about our new drinks. I’m not surprised to see a variety of opinions.. Afterall, that tends to happen no matter what Starbucks does. However, I had to comment on ‘rowrowrow’. I’m fairly certain it’s time for you to find a job you actually care about. It’s very discouraging for me, being a shift, to see a store manager belittling the company. Very unprofessional indeed.

As for the Vivanno’s, they’re definitely worth a shot. I’ll admit, I do a bit of tweaking to the original recipe, but they have served as a decent meal replacement to tide me over till dinner since the second we introduced them.

I am a manager for another company licensed to sell Starbucks beverages. These Vivanno Nourishing Blends are selling like crazy at our location. We are seeing a 25% increase in our customer counts for the first days of the Vivanno launch. We are vastly exceeding our sales projections for this product. Why? Because we are straightforward with our customers; if you want a super sweet delicious dessert, stick with the fraps. If you are looking for something healthy that tastes good and will keep you full for a while, the vivannos are your thing. Like all Starbucks product, everyone loves their own customization - maybe you want less protein, maybe an extra banana, maybe soy milk or 5 pumps of caramel syrup, whatever. A quick conversation with the Barista will get you a drink made just the way you like it. (I like the banana chocolate made with espresso and soy.) They aren’t as sweet as some of Jamba Juice’s fruit concoctions, but they also have substantially less sugar and way more protein. If you are a die hard coffee lover, stick with the mocha or vanilla latte you like. There is no reason that this beverage should take anything away from customers who prefer the pre-existing drinks we will continue to carry. This product allows us to reach a whole new customer who is health savvy and doesn’t care for coffee. As far as variety goes, I am sure that if these are successful, SBUX will launch additional flavors in the very near future. To the SBUX manager who hates them: if you hope they fail and can’t be bothered to make them, our company will be happy to pick up your sales (and your bonus too). While you complain about a decrease in sales and customer counts, our shop increased sales last year and will do so again this year. Get behind your product!

I just tasted samples of both and ordered the chocolate banana with a shot of espresso. Other than the fresh banana, this is a very poor imitation of a fruit smoothie. It is pasty with powder and only fair taste, although probably a lot healthy with fewer calories than their frapaccinos. I’m going to stick with Planet Smoothie for healthy real fruit smoothies with outstanding flavor and stick with just their coffee at SBs.

I’m drinking one now (the banana chocolate one)… it’s actually pretty good. Not nearly as sweet as the frappucino, but filling and tasty. The other thing is that you can actually drink the whole cup, i.e. it’s not half ice like the frappucino!

In reply to “ummmm”

Decaf Frappuccinos have been officially discontinued by Starbucks. As of today, 7/15, no stores should be serving them. As you mentioned, consistency is important– so you shouldn’t be serving these drinks anymore.

For those who love Decaf Frappuccinos, I’m sorry. I suggest trying a creme-based Frappuccino with a decaf shot of espresso. For example, you could order your decaf mocha Frappuccino as a single shot, decaf, mocha creme Frappuccino. It should taste somewhat similar.