Did Starbucks start a pumpkin boom? Suddenly, everybody loves pumpkin-flavoured food and drinks
Wednesday, October 1, 2014, 11:25 AM - Fall means the return of pumpkin-flavoured everything, maybe thanks in part to Starbucks?
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The coffee chain introduced the Pumpkin Spice Latte about a decade ago and since then, pumpkin sales have sky-rocketed and the demand for pumpkin-flavored items keeps going up.
Celebrating the first day of October with Pumpkin Spice Lattes 🍂🍁🎃👻 pic.twitter.com/4SfOj4n3o7
— vicTORIaaa (@ToriHuehn96) October 1, 2014
In the latest five years alone, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says pumpkin sales have risen 34 percent. Sales for pumpkin-flavoured foods and beverages also increased 14 percent just last year.
You can now get pumpkin-flavoured everything, from beer to beef jerky.
@weathernetwork warm sweaters and pumpkin spice lattes #fallfanforever
— Chandra Brown (@mochamom1033) September 22, 2014
@weathernetwork gorgeous colors,, the crisp fresh air, and of course desserts made from pumpkin! !
— kelly anne (@mom72oftwo) September 22, 2014