Is Starbucks kosher?

Bnei Berak 10

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 11:50 am

Ruchi wrote:

I don't drink coffee so I guess I don't understand the need or craving for one.

I drink coffee but fail to to understand what's wrong with having your coffee at home.
If all coffee houses and Starbucks closed down for a month in the entire country, what would people drink?

Ruchi

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 11:56 am

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

I drink coffee but fail to to understand what's wrong with having your coffee at home.
If all coffee houses and Starbucks closed down for a month in the entire country, what would people drink?

What happened during covid?

singleagain

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 11:57 am

Ruchi wrote:

What happened during covid?

Starbucks was actually open was considered essential.

Many of them only had mobile ordering and drive through available though.

amother

Snapdragon

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:10 pm

LovesHashem wrote:

Starbucks do sell packaged cold coffee drinks and other packaged items, many have an OU.

I found cold pumpkin spiced lattes in target that I loved, and managed to find some that weren't refrigerated yet that I took back to Israel with me.

You can get those packaged Starbucks drinks in Israel! I tried one once and it was too sweet for me, I actually prefer the Israeli brands which are half the price anyway.

The ones in Israel are definitely kosher! I don't know which hechsher, but I saw them at the makolet near me which does not sell items without a hechsher.

Bnei Berak 10

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:20 pm

singleagain wrote:

Starbucks was actually open was considered essential.

Many of them only had mobile ordering and drive through available though.

Essential? Rolling Laughter

I don't know if to cry or laugh

We had Starbucks here during a two year period. It closed.

NotInNJMommy

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:21 pm

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

Essential? Rolling Laughter

I don't know if to cry or laugh

We had Starbucks here during a two year period. It closed.

Most starbucks in my area were closed for the initial weeks of covid. There was no one to work there and no one going out for coffee to justify payroll.

LovesHashem

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:23 pm

amother Snapdragon wrote:

Where? I've never seen them here.

Bnei Berak 10

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:24 pm

LovesHashem wrote:

Where? I've never seen them here.

During 2001-2003 in tel aviv

tweety1

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:26 pm

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

What difference does it make who adds the milk?

We bring along our own CY milk.

chanchy123

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:30 pm

LovesHashem wrote:

Where? I've never seen them here.

It doesn’t have an Israeli hechsher, because the rabbanut won’t give a hechsher to chalav stam in milk form - only powder - so yes oud candy but no Haagen Daaz.
This is why supermarket chains don’t carry it, but local stores use their own judgement and sell such items. I’ve seen the Starbucks bottled drinks all over, but I guess not in chareidi areas.

chanchy123

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:31 pm

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

During 2001-2003 in tel aviv

It was a colossal failure, Israeli coffee is so much better.
They had a beach in Raanana too.

chanchy123

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:31 pm

chanchy123 wrote:

It was a colossal failure, Israeli coffee is so much better.
They had a branch in Raanana too.

Bnei Berak 10

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:36 pm

chanchy123 wrote:

It was a colossal failure, Israeli coffee is so much better.

Could you please shout it out so that the one's in the back of the bus here it too LOL

chanchy123

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:40 pm

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

Could you please shout it out so that the one's in the back of the bus here it too LOL

That being said, when I’m in the US I drink Starbucks.

LovesHashem

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:46 pm

chanchy123 wrote:

I do travel to non chareidi areas decently often. I've been all around tel Aviv, never seen it. Maybe the new seven eleven will have. Still haven't gotten the confirmation the slurpies are kosher or not.

LovesHashem

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:48 pm

chanchy123 wrote:

It was a colossal failure, Israeli coffee is so much better.
They had a beach in Raanana too.

I believe so too. Yet I still can't find anywhere making cold pumpkin spice lattes.

I did make my own pumpkin spice syrup this season but it was a hassle and the ingredients weren't cheap although it lasted like two weeks.

amother

Cadetblue

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:52 pm

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

Essential? Rolling Laughter

I don't know if to cry or laugh

We had Starbucks here during a two year period. It closed.

Remember that in Israel the manufacturing of Bamba is considered essential....

HonesttoGod

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 12:56 pm

This question is like asking “am I niddah”.

Ummmmm a. Y. L. O. R.

chanchy123

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 1:10 pm

LovesHashem wrote:

Check in small makolets and convenience stores (not chains).
I’m the Gush I’ve seen them at Big Deal (which is no longer in its classic form) and Tal Cake.
I’d feel uncomfortable buying this item in a store that sells non-kosher products as well.
They’re expensive too.

mamaleh

Mon, Jan 16 2023, 1:11 pm

singleagain wrote:

There is a website called kosherStarbucks.com

https://kosherstarbucks.com/

This seems to be a great site but people should be aware that Rabbi Abadi, shlita, (the rav of LKO, which the website seems to endorse/follow) has some controversial opinions when it comes to kashrus and it seems this website might be following his shitos. I’m not saying not to use it or that it is a problem to follow Rabbi Abadi. I just want people to be aware that they should ask their own posek/rav before blindly following someone else’s psak.