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Starbucks UK has officially rolled out its 2026 festive food and beverage collection across company-operated and licensed stores nationwide, introducing an expanded Peppermint beverage platform alongside returning seasonal favourites and a refreshed bakery and lunchtime assortment.

The 2026 holiday programme is headlined by the debut of the Iced Peppermint White Chocolate Matcha and multiple variations of Peppermint Mocha, supported by the return of core seasonal staples including the Toffee Nut Latte, Gingerbread Latte, and Eggnog Latte. The drink innovations are paired with an expanded festive food lineup featuring seven seasonal bakery and savoury items.

NEW Peppermint Range

The primary product development focus for the 2026 holiday season introduces peppermint flavour profiles across both espresso and green tea matrices, reflecting strong consumer adoption of cold functional drinks and matcha platforms:

🍵 Iced Peppermint White Chocolate Matcha

Combines ceremonial-style green matcha with milk, ice, and peppermint-flavoured syrup, crowned with a layer of white chocolate-flavoured cream cold foam and finished with crunchy peppermint sugar sprinkles.

🥤 Peppermint Chocolate Cream Frappuccino®

A blended iced beverage combining milk, ice, peppermint-flavoured syrup, and mocha sauce, topped with whipped cream and crunchy peppermint sugar sprinkles.

🍫 Peppermint Mocha

Signature espresso and steamed milk combined with rich mocha sauce and peppermint-flavoured syrup, finished with whipped cream and crunchy peppermint sugar sprinkles.

🧊 Iced Peppermint Mocha: Made with signature espresso, milk, mocha sauce, and peppermint syrup over ice, topped with whipped cream and peppermint sugar crystals.

☕ Peppermint Hot Chocolate: Steamed milk and rich mocha sauce infused with peppermint flavouring, topped with whipped cream and crunchy festive sprinkles.

Returning Holiday Classics

Starbucks has simultaneously reintroduced its foundational holiday espresso and blended beverage lineup, engineered to capture nostalgic seasonal demand:

🌰 Toffee Nut Latte: Signature espresso and steamed milk combined with rich toffee nut flavour syrup, finished with whipped cream and crunchy toffee nut sprinkles.

🫚 Gingerbread Latte: Signature espresso blended with steamed milk and spiced gingerbread flavour syrup, garnished with whipped cream and a dusting of ground cinnamon.

🥛 Eggnog Latte: A traditional holiday staple combining signature espresso with rich steamed eggnog, delicately finished with ground nutmeg.

🧊 Toffee Nut Cream Frappuccino®: Toffee nut syrup blended with milk and ice, finished with whipped cream and toffee nut sprinkles.

🍪 Gingerbread Cream Frappuccino®: Spiced gingerbread flavour syrup blended with milk and ice, topped with whipped cream and a cinnamon dusting.

Festive Food and Savoury Lunchtime Items

To drive lunchtime food attachment rates and support average transaction value (ATV) across daytime trading, Starbucks UK has recalibrated its bakery cabinets and hot food grab-and-go fixtures with seven seasonal additions:

🥪 Festive Deli Flatbread

Turkey Slices, Hickory-Smoked Maple Bacon, Sage & Onion Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce, and Gravy Mayonnaise.

🍰 Sticky Toffee Pecan Cake

Spiced sponge cake layered with rich toffee sauce and finished with crunchy pecan pieces.

🥐 Red Velvet Scroll

Plain and red-coloured croissant dough, filled with red velvet chocolate custard, then decorated with white chocolate and a red velvet crumb.

🥪 Festive Feast Toastie: Sliced turkey breast, smoked bacon, sage and onion stuffing, and cranberry sauce layered with mature cheese sauce between toasted bloomer bread.

🥖 Pigs Under Blanket Roll: Traditional British cocktail sausages wrapped in smoked bacon, served inside a soft bread roll with seasonal sauce.

🍊 Chocolate Orange Cake Cube: A portioned geometric sponge cake infused with zesty orange and rich cocoa, layered with chocolate cream.

🦌 Reindeer Cake Pop: Bite-sized chocolate cake truffle on a stick enrobed in a decorative chocolate coating with reindeer facial features.

🎄 Christmas Tree Brownie: Rich, dense chocolate brownie portion cut into a festive pine-tree geometry and finished with decorative icing piping.

Other Holiday Items

The holiday launch is supported across Starbucks' omnichannel ecosystem in the United Kingdom, spanning high-street cafés, drive-thru locations, and digital ordering via the Starbucks UK mobile application and on-demand delivery aggregators.

Complementing the made-to-order menu, Starbucks is rolling out its annual packaged whole-bean roasts for at-home brewing, featuring 250g retail packs of Christmas Blend 2026, Christmas Blonde Roast 2026, and Christmas Espresso Roast 2026. The packaged coffee programme is accompanied by a coordinated seasonal retail merchandise collection, including reusable cold cups, ceramic mugs, and stainless steel tumblers designed to capture early holiday gift-giving spend.

The complete 2026 festive food, beverage, and merchandise collection is available across participating Starbucks stores throughout the United Kingdom for a limited operational window during the holiday trading season while supplies last.