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Starbucks has made a major change to drinks and customers say it "tastes nowhere near the same". The hot drinks giant is trialling using naturally sweeter coffee beans to encourage customers to cut down on sugary syrups. It comes as the Labour Party government cracks down on sugary drinks, sweets and treats. Ahead of the law changes, Starbucks recently replaced its “default” beans to sell less calorific drinks. But on Reddit, one customer fumed: “It’s gross.” Another said: “The new iced coffee sucks.” A third person posted: “It tastes nowhere near the same as the OG iced coffee. It just plain sucks.” READ MORE Five home improvements UK households can make to get £2,000 off energy bill Another said: “It’s NOT sugar that needs removing. It’s the Maltiose, Dextrose and Corn Syrup, which actually damage the body.” Another said: “Well it couldn’t make their coffee any worse could it.” Another defended the hot drinks giant, which has branches in Birmingham , and commented: “Of all Labour bs this one actually makes sense.” And another typed: “Interesting initiative from Starbucks — those in-store screens seem like a smart way to encourage healthier choices ahead of the changes.” It comes as Starbucks is to close some UK stores following a review of its global coffee shops. In a statement, Starbucks said: “We have conducted a review of our coffeehouse portfolio in North America and certain stores have been identified for closure where it has not been possible to create the physical environment customers and partners (employees) want, and where there isn’t a path to financial performance. “In Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA), we have conducted a similar review of our company-operated store portfolio with the goal of ensuring that our stores are correctly located, generating appropriate levels of foot traffic and operating in the right formats. “While the EMEA business is on track to meet its commitment to open 80 new stores in the UK and 150 across EMEA this financial year, some stores in the UK, Switzerland and Austria will close as a result of this portfolio review.”
