Pumpkin 60seconds
Nikki Johnson
10/11/18 14 lines
LEAD
SUMMER TAKES A SEAT AS FALL SETTLES IN. COFFEE LOVERS REJOICE WHEN THE PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE IS IN SEASON.
BODY
ACCORDING TO INVESTOPEDIA.COM, STARBUCKS CREATED THE PUMPKIN SPICE TREND AND HAS SOLD 200 MILLION CUPS SINCE ITS INITIAL INTRODUCTION OF THE LATTE IN2003. OTHER COMPANIES HAVE PICKED UP ON THE TREND AND CREATED THEIR OWN PUMPKIN SPICE-RELATED PRODUCTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FALL SEASON.
WALLET HUB SAYS THE CITY OF PORTLAND OUTRANKED SEATTLE FOR NUMBER ONE CITY IN THE COUNTRY FOR COFFEE LOVERS.
LORA WOODRUFF, OWNER OF THIRD WAVE COFFEE TOURS, SAYS IN ORDER TO MAKE A LIVING IN PORTLAND, COFFEE SHOPS REALLY HAVE TO DIVERSIFY THEIR BRAND. THERE ARE NOT MANY COFFEE TOUR GUIDES IN THE UNITED STATES.
DATA FROM FINANCIAL COMPANY SQUARE SAYS OREGON IS THE NUMBER ONE STATE FOR PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE CONSUMPTION. OTHER STATES SUCH AS IOWA AND WISCONSIN AREN’T TOO FAR BEHIND.
SNAPPER
REGARDLESS OF WHERE COFFEE LOVERS RESIDE, THEY CAN REST ASSURED A BARISTA AT ANY NUMBER OF LOCATIONS CAN WHIP UP THEIR PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES TO PERFECTION.
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