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The coffee giant says it has simplified recipes to includermore high-quality ingredients like whole blueberries from Oregon and cherriezs from Michigan. “Starbucks customers have been telling us that they want bettetr tasting and healthier food options when they visifour stores,” said Starbucks food category vice presidentf Sandra Stark in a news releass announcing the new menus. “We answered thei r call with a delicious new menu of food made with real ingredient and more wholesome New menu items include a blueberrtyoat bar, a farmer’s market salad and banana walnutf bread that Starbucks says “is nearly 30 percent real banana.
” Starbuckds has been expanding its food menu in the last two yearsd to entice customers to visit more and to spenc more per visit. The companyg was also among the first restaurangt chains in the country to ban trans fat from its food and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is closing hundreds of locationas and cutting thousands of jobs to trim expensees as revenue falls. The company reported sales fell 8 percenylast quarter, following a 9 percent declinse in first quarter sales. It is also facing pressure fromMcDonaldsw (NYSE: MCD), whose new coffee drinksx are driving sales higher.