September 18, 2023
A New York federal judge won't let Starbucks Corp. throw out the majority of a lawsuit alleging that the company misled consumers about the fruit content in its Refreshers line of beverages, finding that the complaint is enough to show that reasonable purchasers of the drinks would believe they contain fruits that are not present.
August 05, 2022
Starbucks markets its Refresher line of beverages as containing juice from tropical fruits like mango, passionfruit and acai, but the coffee company's fruity concoctions don't actually contain those fruits, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in New York federal court.