Second Cup Unveils Spring-Summer Beverage Lineup, Blending Tropical Flavours With Canadian-Inspired Indulgence

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 9, 2026--

Second Cup introduces eight new spring and summer beverages across Canada on April 14, expanding its lineup of cold, fruit-forward, and energy-based drinks as demand for refreshers and alternative iced beverages continues to grow.

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“This lineup reflects how guest preferences are evolving toward cold, customizable, and flavour-forward beverages,” says Roxane Desjardins, Marketing Director at Second Cup. “We’ve introduced a mix of refreshers, energy-based drinks and more indulgent options to broaden appeal throughout the day.”

Leading the seasonal launch is a trio of cold and refreshing, fruity drinks. The Coconut Grapefruit Refresher is a lightly sparkling drink with pure coconut water and citrus notes. The Strawberry & Matcha combines strawberry milk with fluffy matcha cold foam for a smooth, layered texture. The Dragon Peach Infuzer is an energy-based beverage made with Red Bull White Peach, dragon fruit syrup and coconut.

For more indulgent options, the Nanaimo Bar Flash Brew translates the classic Canadian dessert into a creamy cold brew, while the Creamy Vanilla Fizz combines Coke Zero with vanilla bean syrup and a splash of cream, introducing a dirty soda-style beverage with a smooth, lightly carbonated profile. Additional offerings include the Iced Coconut Latte, which builds on a traditional iced latte, blending Espresso Forte with milk, white chocolate, and coconut syrup for a richer, tropical-leaning option. The Sweet Dragon Fizz pairs Canada Dry Ginger Ale Zero Sugar with dragon fruit syrup and a splash of coconut beverage, offering a fruit-forward drink with a subtle “swicy” finish. The Hibiscus Sweet Breeze Iced Tea features a hibiscus blueberry infusion, lightly sweetened with cane sugar, positioned as a caffeine-free option within the lineup.

The spring-summer beverages will be available for a limited time at participating Second Cup cafés across Canada.

For more information, visit secondcup.com.

About Second Cup Café
A Canadian staple since 1975, Second Cup Café offers premium-quality coffee and specialty beverages. Focusing on sustainability and ethical sourcing, Second Cup provides customers with a refined and inviting café experience that celebrates coffee culture while supporting local communities. For more information, visit secondcup.com or visit Second Cup’s app The Café Club.

About Foodtastic
Foodtastic is one of Canada's largest restaurant franchisors, operating more than 1,200 locations across the country. Its diverse portfolio includes Freshii, Quesada, Pita Pit, Second Cup, Milestones, and over 22 other banners. Committed to quality, innovation, and growth, Foodtastic continues to expand its presence across North America. For more information, visit foodtastic.ca.

Second Cup Café’s Spring-Summer 2026 menu introduces eight new drinks for a limited time only, beginning April 14. Photo: Foodtastic.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy, slowed by last fall's 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual pace from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in downgrade of its previous estimate.

U.S. gross domestic product — the nation's output of goods and services — decelerated in the fourth quarter after registering impressive growth of 4.4% from July through September and 3.8% from April through June. The latest number was marked down from the Commerce Department's previous estimate of 0.7% fourth-quarter growth.

Federal government spending and investment fell at a 16.6% annual pace because of the shutdown, lopping 1.16 percentage points off fourth-quarter GDP growth. Consumer spending expanded 1.9%, down a notch from the previous estimate and from 3.5% in the second quarter. Spending on goods — such as cars and clothing — grew just 0.3%, down from 3% in the July-September period.

For all of 2025, the economy grew 2.1% last year, slower than 2.8% in 2024 and 2.9% in 2023.

Business investment, excluding housing, increased at a 2.4% pace, likely reflecting money being poured into artificial intelligence, but the increase was down from 3.2% in the third quarter.

A category within the GDP data that measures the economy’s underlying strength weakened from October through December, growing at a 1.8% clip, down from 2.9% in the third quarter. This category includes consumer spending and private investment, but excludes volatile items like exports, inventories and government spending.

The economic outlook for this year is hazy after the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran drove up energy prices and disrupted global commerce.

America's job market slumped last year — recording the weakest hiring outside a recession since 2002 — but has been up and down so far in 2026: Employers added a healthy 160,000 jobs in January, slashed 133,000 in February, then created a surprising 178,000 in March.

Thursday's report was the Commerce Department's third and final estimate of fourth-quarter GDP. The first look at January-March economic growth is due April 30.

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