Iced drinks are a trend that’s stuck. Iced coffees, iced teas, or cold brew, it doesn’t matter what time of year it is or what the weather’s like, iced drinks are flying off coffee shop menus.

Over the last 5 years in the UK, iced coffee has experienced a 22% compound annual gross rate increase* and if you ask us, it’s not about to slow down anytime soon.

The addition of flavoured syrups makes an iced coffee drinks both customisable and fun for the customer but also helps coffee shops to alter their menu for the season, think about a Pumpkin Spiced Iced Latte or a Gingerbread Iced Mocha – the opportunities are endless!

Let’s not forget about iced tea, fruity and refreshing, iced teas are a summer staple. Every year we see a range of iced tea flavours take over coffee shop menus during the warmer months, with peach and lemon earning their place on menu every year.

So, with iced drinks sticking around, why not add them to your menu.

Caramel Iced Latte

Ingredients:
Caramel Syrup, Milk, Espresso, Ice

  1. Add ice and 2-4 tablespoons of caramel syrup to your glass
  2. Pour over your milk of choice, until your glass is approximately ¾ full.
  3. Top it off with your espresso of choice
  4. Mix and enjoy!

Peach Iced Tea

Ingredients:
Peach Syrup, Water, Green Tea, Ice, Lemonade

  1. Make your green tea with hot water and set to the side to cool
  2. Add ice and 2-3 tablespoons of peach syrup to a glass
  3. Add your cooled green tea to the glass
  4. Top up the glass with lemonade
  5. Mix, and enjoy!

*Data from Innova Marketing Insights – https://www.innovamarketinsights.com/trends/iced-coffee-trends-in-the-uk/