# Expansive Pumpkin-Flavored Menus Caribou Coffee Launched its Pumpkin Menu for Fall 2022 By Colin Smith | Published 2022-08-25 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caribou-pumpkin-menu References: [qsrmagazine](https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/caribou-coffees-pumpkin-packed-fall-lineup-returns)  [Caribou Coffee](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caribou-coffee-fall-menu), the subsidiary of [Panera Bread](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-big-treats), recently launched its Caribou [pumpkin menu for the fall](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pumpkin-palooza) of 2022. This menu includes eight specialty, hand-crafted beverages as well as three food items. The beverages include bases such as chai tea, coffee, apple cider, and espresso. These bases are then mixed with popular fall flavors such as pumpkin, apple, nutmeg, and caramel. As for the three food items, the menu includes a snack-style cake pop with pumpkin puree and cinnamon, as well as a pumpkin bread mixed with pecans and pumpkin seeds. Lastly, the menu includes a meal item named the 'Maple Waffle Breakfast Sandwich,' which is topped with chicken apple gouda sausage, waffles, egg, and gouda cheese. The Caribou Coffee pumpkin menu is available now throughout the fall season, while supplies last. Image Credit: Caribou Coffee ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 42% | Freshness: 13% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Retail](https://www.trendhunter.com/retail) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Pumpkin-flavored Beverages:** Opportunity for beverage companies to create expanded pumpkin-flavored menus to cater to fall seasonal trends. - **Specialty Food Items:** Expansion for food chains to create unique food items using pumpkin and fall flavors to attract seasonal customers. - **Seasonal Menus:** Creating seasonal menus with fall-inspired flavors to attract more customers and increase sales opportunities. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Coffee Shops:** Opportunity for coffee shops to cater to seasonal trends by creating pumpkin-flavored beverages and food items. - **Bakeries:** Expand bakery offerings with pumpkin spice-infused pastry items that suit the fall season for festive customers. - **Fast-food Restaurants:** Creating seasonal menus with fall-inspired flavors to attract more customers and increase sales opportunities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Chilled Autumnal Cafe Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caribou-coffee-2023-fall-menu.md) - [Pumpkin Spice Cake Pops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pumpkin-cake-pop.md) - [Expansive Seasonal Cafe Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-caribou-coffee-holiday-menu.md) - [Autumnal Apple Cafe Drinks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caribou-coffee-new-fall-menu.md) - [Artisan Autumnal Coffee Ranges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peets-fall-menu.md) - [Premium Autumnal Cafe Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peets-coffee-fall-menu.md) - [Cozy Fall Menu Items](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cozy-fall-menu.md) - [Seasonal Coffee Shop Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tim-hortons-6.md) - [Sweet Cinnamon Cafe Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caribou-coffee-winter-menu.md)