
The Unicorn Frappuccino Caused Lawsuits, Barista Chaos, and Zero Coffee
Starbucks designed the 2017 Unicorn Frappuccino with zero coffee, 76 grams of sugar in a venti, and citric acid to shift its color from purple to pink. The viral stunt sparked a 10 million dollar federal trademark lawsuit and an open rebellion from exhausted baristas. The widely repeated claim that it literally broke blending machines is just operational hyperbole from stores overwhelmed by blender bottlenecks. More
