Follow-up on Food Allergies and Starbucks

Great news for nut allergy (and other food allergy) families! According to the comments on the Allergy Awareness suggestion, it looks like the idea is is under review! You can also add your two cents and continue to vote.

I did a little poking around the site. I'm not sure how the folks at Starbucks are selecting the ideas to actually implement. The ones highlighted the Ideas in Action section have anywhere 20 points (comfortable seating) to 7840 (coffee classes). Our cause is weighing in at 340 as of today.

Nut Allergies and Starbucks

With the first warm and sunny day of spring, my husband took the tikes for a walk to our local Starbucks. It's always a trick bag though because our little guy can't eat anything there. When we met up again this afternoon, hubby mentioned to me that he happened to visit the My Starbucks Idea site yesterday to suggest that they have safe food options for families like ours. Apparently, if the ideas get enough traction, as evidenced by the number of votes, Starbucks will consider implementing them!

It could be as simple as partnering with pre-packaged allergen-free snacks like... Divvies! Mark, give those guys in Seattle a call!

You have to sign in to the My Idea site but don't let that dissuade you. C'mon, folks! Let your voice be heard. Cast your vote for the Allergy Sensitive Foods idea that my husband submitted yesterday or any number of similar submissions. Here are the results when I typed "allergy" on their search page!