MARKETING CASE STUDY "The Unicorn Frappuccino" In 1971, was the birth of the now most well known coffee company in the world, Starbucks! The first store was located in Seattle Washington and now there are a total of 25,085 cafe stores worldwide. In the beginning, Starbucks used to only offer brewed coffee and espresso beverages, but now we see a variety of drinks and even foods in their menus. In April 19 the limited edition Unicorn Frappuccino was released and only available for 5 days. This caffeine free color changing rainbow like drink made up of pink powder, blended into a crème Frappuccino with mango syrup and layered with a pleasantly sour blue drizzle made headlines. All together, the Unicorn Frappuccino, fittingly, seems both sweet and a little sour. It was introduced to become a springtime Frappuccino blended beverage that captured the attention of the public and their youths who don't drink coffee beverages. This insanely sugary drink become so popul...