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Starbucks customers can now order Taylor Swift’s favorite coffee drinkStarbucks customers can now order Taylor Swift’s favorite coffee drink

Starbucks’ collaboration with Taylor Swift is the latest celebrity restaurant brand endorsement to go viral

Joanna Fantozzi, Senior Editor

November 12, 2021

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Taylor Swift is celebrating the re-release of Red during Starbucks Red Cup season.Scott Barbour/TAS / Contributor / Getty Images Entertainment

Joanna Fantozzi

“We are never, ever, ever getting a regular caramel latte again.” Starbucks announced a partnership Friday with Taylor Swift in coordination with both Starbucks Red Cup season and the pop superstar’s release of her own version of her 2012 album, Red. Now Starbucks lovers and Swift fans can order Swift’s favorite drink, “Taylor’s Latte” or “Taylor’s Version:” a grande caramel nonfat latte.

Starbucks customers will be able to celebrate this collaboration by asking for a free customized “Taylor’s Version” drink sticker when ordering in stores or via drive-thru in U.S. and Canada Starbucks locations through Jan. 3. In the Starbucks app, customers can order the drink via a shortcut: click the Taylor app card and “order now" to order "Taylor's Version” for delivery or pickup.

Starbucks will also be celebrating by playing solely Taylor Swift music this weekend in stores (here’s the Spotify playlist) and have released a Starbucks-inspired egift card via the Starbucks app themed with the lyrics “Autumn Leaves Falling Down.”

In the days leading up to the celebrity partnership announcement both Starbucks and Swift herself were teasing the collaboration via Easter eggs on social media:

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This could be a new era of celebrity endorsements bolstered by social media and fan-forward collaborations: Dunkin’ saw major success with its collaboration last year with TikToker Charli D’Amelio when she promoted her favorite drink, “The Charli” a medium cold brew with whole milk and three pumps of caramel flavor swirl. Just like this Dunkin’ collaboration, Taylor’s Latte is nothing new –the grande caramel nonfat latte was always on the menu-- but it is just being rebranded to hype up Starbucks and Swift fans.

Earlier this year, McDonald’s partnership with K-pop group BTS exploded as part of the quick-service chain’s Famous Orders collaboration series that also featured Saweetie, J. Balvin and Travis Scott. Unlike the Starbucks and Dunkin’ collaborations, McDonald’s did bring something new to the counter: Fans could order for a limited time McDonald’s BTS merch and the band’s signature meal, a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, medium fries, medium coke, and Sweet Chili and Cajun dipping sauces, which were previously only available in South Korea.

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About the Author

Joanna Fantozzi

Senior Editor

Joanna Fantozzi is a Senior Editor for Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She has more than seven years of experience writing about the restaurant and hospitality industry. Her editorial coverage ranges from profiles of independent restaurants around the country to breaking news and insights into some of the biggest brands in food and beverage, including Starbucks, Domino’s, and Papa John’s.  

Joanna holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature and creative writing from The College of New Jersey and a master’s degree in arts and culture journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Prior to joining Informa’s Restaurants and Food Group in 2018, she was a freelance food, culture, and lifestyle writer, and has previously held editorial positions at Insider (formerly known as Business Insider) and The Daily Meal. Joanna’s work can also be found in The New York Times, Forbes, Vice, The New York Daily News, and Parents Magazine. 

Her areas of expertise include restaurant industry news, restaurant operator solutions and innovations, and political/cultural issues.

Joanna Fantozzi has been a moderator and event facilitator at both Informa’s MUFSO and Restaurants Rise industry events. 

Joanna Fantozzi’s experience:

Senior Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group (August 2021-present)

Associate Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group (July 2019-August 2021)

Assistant Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group (Oct. 2018-July 2019)

Freelance Food & Lifestyle Reporter (Feb. 2018-Oct. 2018)

Food & Lifestyle Reporter, Insider (June 2017-Feb. 2018)

News Editor, The Daily Meal (Jan. 2014- June 2017)

Staff Reporter, Straus News (Jan. 2013-Dec. 2013)

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