Starbucks announces no more fees for nondairy milks

Starting Nov. 7, customers will be allowed to choose soy milk, oat milk, almond milk, or other varieties at no additional cost.

Starbucks’ new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol wants customers to get their orders hand-delivered by a barista in four minutes or less, a goal that will be central as he tries to reinvigorate the company’s sagging sales.

“We have to make it easier for our customers to get a cup of coffee,” Niccol said in his first conference call with investors since joining Starbucks in September.