Starbucks has announced the commercial rollout of its autumn 2026 seasonal menu, scheduled to enter retail locations on 25 August 2026. The seasonal platform features the return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) alongside new beverage variations, returning nut-profile beverages, banana bread-inspired lattes, and a new cider-chai hybrid beverage called Chaider.

The seasonal update also introduces food items, including a high-protein flatbread option, alongside a dedicated seasonal merchandise line, reinforcing Starbucks' strategy of using short-run autumn LTOs to drive transaction frequency and ticket size across its retail network.

Autumn Beverage Platform

The 2026 autumn strategy expands Starbucks' core seasonal beverage platform beyond traditional pumpkin spices into complementary autumn flavour profiles, including pecan, baked banana, and cider-infused tea.

By introducing permanent and seasonal menu extensions across espresso, iced beverages, matcha, and chai, the chain aims to capture afternoon refreshment and morning coffee dayparts across diverse consumer demographics.

Flavour Portfolio and New Formulations

The beverage lineup introduces new additions across iced, hot, and blended formats:

🎃 Pumpkin Spice Range: Anchored by the returning Pumpkin Spice Latte, alongside the new Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso, Pumpkin Spice Chai, and Iced Pumpkin Cream Matcha, as well as returning options including Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai, and Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino.

🌰 Pecan Range: Features the Pecan Cortado, Iced Pecan Crunch Latte, and Pecan Crunch Latte, bringing brown butter and nutty profile options to the espresso line.

🍌 Banana Bread Platform: Introduces the Iced Banana Bread Latte and Iced Banana Bread Chai, blending banana, cinnamon, and brown sugar flavourings into a permanent menu expansion.

🍎 Chaider: A cider-inspired chai format combining cinnamon and sweet spices, available in both hot and iced variations.

Food Lineup and High Protein Additions

Alongside the beverage release, Starbucks is expanding its food cabinet with new savoury and sweet baked options:

🥓 Chicken Bacon Protein Pocket: A whole wheat lavash flatbread filled with chicken, bacon, and garlic herb cheese spread, delivering 20g of protein per serving.

🦔 Hedgehog Cake Pop: A vanilla cake and buttercream centre dipped in chocolate icing and topped with chocolate sprinkles.

🎃 Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin: A spiced pumpkin muffin filled with cream cheese and topped with spiced pepitas.

Merchandise

To support the seasonal campaign and build brand engagement among core consumer groups, Starbucks is debuting the PSL Society merchandise collection, featuring branded drinkware, mugs, thermoses, and apparel accessories.

The autumn menu platform and retail merchandise collections will commence nationwide commercial availability across company-operated and licensed store locations starting 25 August 2026 in the US.