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The coffee chain introduced the Pumpkin Spice Latte about a decade ago and now you get pumpkin-flavoured everything, from beer to beef jerky.

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.

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.

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