read our new State of the surcharge report
More than half of leading U.S. coffee shops have dropped their surcharge on non-dairy milk, according to our December 2024 analysis presented in our State of the Surcharge report.
The report details which coffee chains are forging ahead and which are falling behind.
And check out our list of more than 325 chains that don’t charge!
Now, we’re calling on all the lagging coffee chains to join the industry’s momentum and drop their non-dairy taxes.
Updates Since Report Publication
More and more chains are dropping their alt milk surcharges.
Apr 3 Eastern chain Saxbys Coffee drops its milk tax.
Mar 25 Halloween-themed Ghouls and Grinds drops its milk tax.
Mar 24 UK-based Caffè Nero states it will drop its tax on soy milk for US customers in April 2025.
Mar 23 Chicagoland’s Stan’s Donuts drops its milk tax.
Mar 21 Florida’s Amavida Coffee Roasters drops its milk tax.
Mar 19 New Jersey’s Ambee Coffee Co. drops its milk tax.
Mar 18 Growing chain Blank Street drops its milk tax.
Mar 14 Leading coffee chain Peet’s will drop its milk tax for rewards customers April 1 and for all customers June 4, 2025
Mar 10 Large drive-through chain The Human Bean states it will drop its milk tax on May 1, 2025
Feb 27 New York’s SPoT Coffee drops its milk tax effective Mar 1, 2025
Feb 19 Dunkin’, the country’s second-largest coffee chain, announces it will drop its milk tax effective Mar 5, 2025 at all 9,500+ US locations
Feb 6 Major coffee chain Tim Hortons drops its milk tax
Feb 1: High-end chain Alfred Coffee drops its milk tax
Jan 18 Colorado’s Lima Coffee Roasters drops its milk tax
Jan 17: Second-largest drive-through coffee chain Scooter’s Coffee drops its milk tax
Jan 16: San Francisco chain Andytown Coffee Roasters drops its milk tax
Jan 6: Pacific Northwest chain Wake Up Call Coffee drops its milk tax
Jan 4 Upscale Manhattan chain Madame Bonté drops its milk tax
Jan 1 Houston’s Three Keys Coffee drops its milk tax.
Jan 1: Largest drive-through coffee chain Dutch Bros drops its milk tax