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McDonald's drops pumpkin spice, signaling flavor shift amid warming climate

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McDonald's has announced it will not offer pumpkin spice coffee this fall, replacing it with a Caramel Apple Pie flavor. This decision, made by one of the world's largest restaurant chains, signals a potential shift away from the dominance of pumpkin spice as a seasonal flavor. While Starbucks and Dunkin' continue to offer pumpkin spice variations, data from Google Trends and DoorDash suggests declining search interest and platform popularity compared to flavors like matcha and chai. AI

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McDonald's drops pumpkin spice, signaling flavor shift amid warming climate

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez ·

    The pumpkin spice era is changing — if not over, as McDonald’s replaces the flavor for the first time in a decade

    Pumpkin spice is losing its monopoly on fall as McDonald’s pivots to caramel apple. This is not another Gen Z versus millennial war.

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