The drink formula is reversed! Buy coffee and get half a cup of apples?!

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It is common for coffee shops to listen to consumers' opinions to upgrade and adjust the formula of drinks so that the taste and taste of drinks are more in line with the needs of the public. But recently, some netizens complained that the changes to the drinks in some coffee shops were like icing on the cake, making people feel that "this is not the case."

The poster said that he recently liked the delicious apples in a coffee shop and would order a cup of takeout from time to time to satisfy his appetite. But the last time they bought the drink, customers found that the apple slices used for embellishment in the original drink had been replaced with fresh apple pieces.

Originally, upgrading the formula and switching to real materials is a good thing for consumers, but this customer does not think so. She said that there was only one dried apple in a cup of drink, and the rest was coffee liquid, but after the formula was upgraded, more than half of the drinks were apple cubes, resulting in a significant reduction in coffee capacity.

Although guests can eat the rest of the apples with spoons given by the store after drinking coffee, for some consumers, the change in the formula has reduced the coffee and greatly reduced the performance-to-price ratio of the drink. so that many users think that this is "mainly buy coffee for apples", and even bluntly say that the store "nothing less upgrade formula."

However, some people hold different views on this. It is understood that the apple slices used for decoration in the original drink will be soaked in liquid for a long time, and their appearance will change greatly, which will be mistaken for rotten apples by some customers. Based on this, some users speculated that coffee shops replaced apple slices with fresh-cut apple slices, perhaps to avoid complaints about food safety and poor reviews.

In fact, the coffee shop often launched a new product is bound to be after many attempts by R & D personnel, modify the material ratio after a satisfactory result. However, this result may not necessarily be well received in the face of "picky" diners, so baristas will consider making adjustments to the drink according to the guests' feedback and suggestions, so that the drink can be accepted by more customers.

In addition, objective factors such as the rising cost of raw materials and insufficient supply of drinks will also force R & D personnel to adjust the formula. Starbucks, Lucky, Mstand and other chain brands have made changes to some of the signature drinks in stores because of raw material problems, so as to make the drinks more adapted to the preferences of consumers on the basis of retaining the original taste as far as possible.

From this point of view, the formula of a drink is mostly modified and upgraded for a reason, and it is also a deliberate adjustment made by developers in the hope that their carefully prepared products will be more liked.

However, those long-term buyers already like the original flavor and taste, and once there is a slight change in the drink, keen diners will be able to drink the difference.

They say that if the new formula tastes better than the old version, everyone will be happy. But if there is a big gap between the taste and the old style, or if half of the cup is occupied by apple cubes like this one, it will inevitably lead to dissatisfaction from regular customers, shouting "change the recipe back" to the barista.

Picture from: Xiao Hong Shu

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