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Origin Coffee has officially launched its new "Cold Foam Summer Drinks" menu across its entire retail estate. The seasonal rollout represents a strategic shift in the brand's iced beverage architecture, moving away from traditional, heavy iced lattes in favour of lighter, plant-based foams and precision-brewed concentrates.

The new menu is explicitly designed to showcase the operational versatility of Origin's recently launched Cold Brew Espresso Concentrate, offering both a consumer-facing refreshment option and a B2B proof-of-concept for its application in high-velocity hospitality settings.

Concentrate Integration

The cornerstone of the new summer menu is the Cold Brew Espresso Concentrate. By building the beverage programme around a pre-batched, espresso-strength liquid, Origin can significantly reduce ticket times and barista friction during peak summer trading hours. This operational streamlining is crucial for maintaining high throughput without compromising the speciality coffee experience.

Furthermore, the decision to pair the concentrate exclusively with plant-based, aerated cold foams aligns with the growing consumer demand for dairy-free indulgence that feels lighter and more refreshing during warmer months.

Sensory Profiles and Beverage Architecture

The summer 2026 lineup features a trio of drinks that blend familiar speciality coffee aesthetics with playful, high-acid flavour combinations designed to drive impulse purchases.

The Cold Foam Menu Includes

• Burnt Lemon Cold Brew Tonic: A bright, bittersweet build mixing cold brew coffee with burnt lemon soda and tonic, finished with a signature cold brew cold foam.

• Cold Brew & Lime Soda: A zesty, clean-finished beverage that layers lime soda with a dual-foam topping of coconut and cold brew cold foams.

• Coconut & Matcha Targeting the non-coffee demographic, this variant layers a smooth, gently sweet matcha cold foam over ice-cold coconut water for a highly visual, delicately balanced serve.

Cold Foam Innovation

The widespread adoption of cold foam has been one of the defining trends in the global coffee sector over the past three years. However, Origin's approach, combining it with proprietary cold brew concentrates, bespoke botanical sodas, and plant-based formulations, elevates the concept into the premium independent tier.