When Chick - fil - A announced that itwas retire its darling cole slaw sidelate last year , the mourning among the fry chicken colossus ’s fans was swift . But now , we can exclusively report that Chick - fil - A has made newfangled variety that you ’ll really treasure : Frosted Coffee , a promotional drinkable introduced two months ago , is stick around as a lasting menu item . The company will officially announce the newsworthiness via societal media on Friday .
As we told you back when itfirst arrived as a promotional item in March , Chick - fil - A describes Frosted Coffee as a creamy mixture of its vanilla extract Icedream ice pick and inhuman - brewed iced burnt umber that ’s hand - spun , just like a milkshake . Chick - fil - A had planned to stop serve the drunkenness on May 28th , but after escort a 40%-50 % step-up in deep brown sales since its launch , White House decided to keep it around for good .
The frozen beverage follows the huge success of the Frosted Lemonade drink Chick - fil - A launched last year and builds on the even bigger success the company has visualise sincediving into the premium coffee businessin 2014 . The crapulence comes in just two sizes – small ( 14 oz ) and large ( 20 oz ) – and starts $ 2.69 , which although they’rewaydifferent , is cheaper than your distinctive Starbucks Frappuccino .
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speak of Frappuccinos , the introduction of Frosted Coffee was instantly seen as Chick - fil - A ’s endeavor to take a bite out of Starbucks ' big dark-green clutch on the blended coffee beverage market . However , an initial reportclaimed the drinking is actually " much creamy and smoother " than a Frappuccino , which totally makes common sense considering Starbucks baristas make them by immingle java , syrups , milk , and ice .
This is all to say that you have yet another choice when it comes to slurp a million cold coffee tree drinks this summertime .
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