Costa Coffee has announced the rollout of its autumn 2026 menu across UK stores, effective Thursday 27 August 2026.
The seasonal update features new line extensions for its signature Maple Hazel platform, new savoury lunch options, returning bakery items, and a multi-channel distribution push spanning retail supermarkets, self-service Express machines, and airline partnerships.
Maple Hazel Platform
At the centre of Costa Coffee’s autumn strategy is the expansion of its core seasonal flavour IP, Maple Hazel. For 2026, the brand is introducing the Maple Hazel Iced Matcha Latte, combining pure matcha green tea with roasted hazelnut flavour syrup, maple sauce, and chilled milk over ice.
The seasonal beverage lineup features:
🍵 Maple Hazel Iced Matcha Latte: Pure matcha green tea combined with roasted hazelnut flavour syrup, maple sauce, and chilled milk over ice.
☕ Maple Hazel Latte: Signature espresso blended with roasted hazelnut and sweet maple notes, served hot.
🍫 Maple Hazel Hot Chocolate: Hot chocolate infused with roasted hazelnut and maple syrup, topped with cream.
🧊 Maple Hazel Frappe: A blended iced coffee beverage featuring maple and roasted hazelnut flavouring.
🌼 Pure Chamomile Infusion: A soothing herbal tea formulation crafted with pure chamomile flowers for non-caffeinated dayparts.
To increase brand reach outside physical coffeehouses, Costa Coffee is deploying the Maple Hazel platform across multiple retail and out-of-home touchpoints. Selected drinks will be available through Costa Express machines nationwide, while supermarket stockists will carry Barista Creations Maple Hazel Latte Sachets for home consumption. Additionally, the brand has secured an airline partnership with Jet2, making Maple Hazel Latte Sachets available on flights starting 1 September 2026.
Savoury Menu Upgrades and Returns
To capture the lunchtime daypart and drive average basket size, Costa Coffee is introducing two hot food items alongside a lineup of returning bakery SKUs.
The savoury toastie additions feature:
🥩 Philly Cheesesteak Toastie: Pulled beef brisket, roasted peppers, mature Cheddar, and Regato cheese inside a Tuscan-style flatbread.
🧀 Four Cheese Toastie: A combination of Red Leicester, mozzarella, mature Cheddar, and Emmental cheese with American-style mustard on cheese-topped white bread.
The sweet bakery selection incorporates:
💚 Dubai Style Pistachio Tiffin: Dark and milk chocolate tiffin layered with digestive biscuits and dried kataifi, finished with white chocolate, pistachio paste, and a pistachio drizzle.
🍫 Chocolate & Salted Caramel Cake: Layered chocolate sponge with salted caramel, chocolate frosting, dark chocolate shavings, fudge pieces, and caramel drizzle.
🌰 Sticky Pecan Mini Loaf: A caramel cake filled with pecan pieces, sticky toffee sauce, and topped with praline pecans.
🌿 Gingernut Loaf Cake: A plant-based sticky ginger sponge with sweet ginger frosting and crumbled gingernut biscuits.
👻 Iced Ghost Gingerbread Biscuit: A decorated gingerbread biscuit topped with colourful fondant icing.
Merchandise Collection
Supporting the seasonal rollout is an autumn-themed merchandise collection, featuring 13oz and 16oz reusable brown cups, plushie characters, and a Maple Hazel keyring designed to drive impulse retail sales at the counter.
Nishant Bhatia, Global Food & Beverage Director at Costa Coffee, stated that seasonal rituals play a central role in customer routines, adding that expanding the Maple Hazel range into iced matcha and extending availability across Express machines and Jet2 flights allows the brand to serve consumers across multiple daily touchpoints.
The full autumn menu and seasonal merchandise collection will commence nationwide commercial distribution across UK Costa Coffee stores on Thursday 27 August 2026.
