Dunkin’ Donuts launches cosmic trio
New drinks, doughnut are out of this world.
Dunkin’ Donuts unveiled new out-of-this-world menu items Monday in what some may view as an attempt to outdo Starbucks when it comes to being outlandish.
The two new frozen drinks are the pink Cosmic Cotton Candy Coolatta and the yellow Cosmic Pineapple Coolatta, both topped with blue raspberry.
A Comet Candy doughnut is decorated with white icing as well as new pink, blue and purple cotton-candy-flavored bits.
The trio will be available all summer. “Our team works together to listen to consumers and track the next big trends in the food and beverage industry,” Courtney Anderson, research and development technologist for Dunkin’ Brands, wrote on the company’s blog. “Right now, brightly-colored, layered beverages and galaxy-inspired food are everywhere.”
The psychedelic, brightly-colored cold drinks look strikingly like the famous Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino, which was on sale for a few days last April.
The coffee chain followed up with other beverages available for short periods, including the multicolored Crystal Ball Frappuccino in March, the whipped cream-topped Christmas Tree Frappuccino during the holiday season and the colorful Zombie Frappuccino for Halloween time.
Until May 27, Dunkin’s small Coolatta is $2, the company said. After that, the suggested retail price is $2.69. The suggested retail price for the new doughnut is $1.09.