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Chick-fil-A 'Frosts' cold-brew coffee, creating new beverage

Chick-fil-A is introducing Frosted Coffee for customers beginning Monday at restaurants nationwide.

March 10, 2016

Chick-fil-A is introducing Frosted Coffee for customers beginning Monday at restaurants nationwide. Frosted Coffee is made by combining Chick-fil-A's vanilla Icedream with THRIVE Farmers cold-brewed iced coffee. The hand-spun treat starts at 240 calories, offering fewer than half the calories of a milkshake, according to a company press release.

Unlike traditional techniques in which hot-brewed coffee is cooled and later iced, Chick-fil-A's cold-brewed coffee is never heated; instead coffee grounds are infused with cool, filtered water and steeped using proprietary equipment for up to 24 hours to create a concentrate that is naturally sweeter with low acidity and bitterness. This is then blended with Chick-fil-A's Icedream.

"We're excited to offer customers a new, great-tasting frosted beverage just in time for spring," said Amanda Norris, senior director of menu development for Chick-fil-A. "Our guests let us know how much they've enjoyed Frosted Lemonade, and we think they'll love Frosted Coffee just as much when they're seeking  a delicious, light treat."

Frosted Coffee will be available in a small (14-ounce) or large (20-ounce) serving with prices starting at $2.69 for a small. A limited-time menu option, Frosted Coffee will be available through May 31.

Chick-fil-A partnered with THRIVE Farmers Coffee in 2014. The sale of each cup of coffee provides direct revenue to the THRIVE Farmers network of family farmers in Central America. The farmer-direct platform allows the farmers to earn up to 10 times more than farmers earn in traditional revenue models, the release stated.