Starbucks Quietly Removed This Healthy, Popular Menu Item

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Recent spokesperson informed The Takeout that "after evaluating the menu," banans were deleted.

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Starbucks Quietly Removed This Healthy, Popular Menu Item

Recent spokesperson informed The Takeout that "after evaluating the menu," banans were deleted.

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