Aussies among first in the world to trial McCafé’s new drinks menu

Craveable new formats. Bold flavours. A whole new sip game.

Big news, bev lovers - McCafé is entering a whole new era ✨. From Wednesday, 25 February, McDonald’s Australia is dropping one of its biggest McCafé drink trials ever with TEN brand-new, hand-crafted drinks hitting menus across Queensland and Victoria.

The range brings a new wave of craveable drink formats including fruity refreshers, crafted sodas and vibrant energisers, plus a new mix of iced and cold coffees. With eye-catching ingredients like fluffy cold foam, freeze-dried strawberries and green apple popping pearls, it’s a whole new way to sip, chill and recharge.

And guess what? Aussies are some of the first in the world to try the new beverage menu, launching as part of a major global McCafé drinks trial – one so significant it will help shape the future of McCafé drinks globally. What can we say? We know our drinks. Iconic behaviour 💅.

This trial is way more than a menu update. It’s a total glow-up of the McCafé drink experience, introducing bold flavours, new formats and creations that hit every mood, moment and craving. All made fresh to order. Every 👏 single 👏 time 👏.

Victoria and Queensland, you’re up first with more than 500 restaurants getting early access. Everyone else, hold tight, your turn to sip is coming when it goes nationwide 👀.

What’s new on the menu?

Next-level ingredients. New textures. Seriously elevated flavours. This lineup doesn’t just level up McCafé – it flips the whole script.

☕Iced & Cold Coffee

• Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso with Oat Milk - Smooth, creamy layers of espresso and rich brown sugar flavour, shaken over ice and finished with oat milk, globally debuting in Australia ⭐️.
• Iced Golden Caramel Latte - Combining vanilla and caramel flavours with espresso and whole milk, served on ice and finished with our signature caramel sundae topping.
• Iced Velvet Mocha with Cold Foam – A rich espresso base blended with chocolate and craveable caramel flavours, topped with cold foam and an extra drizzle of chocolate and caramel.
• Choc Coconut Frappé - Chocolate frappé base, served with sweet coconut syrup.

Refreshers

• Strawberry Watermelon Refresher - Sweet strawberry and watermelon blended with tangy lemonade over ice, with freeze-dried strawberries for an extra treat.
• Popping Mango Refresher - Tropical mango and pineapple flavours with tangy lemonade served over ice, featuring strawberry popping pearls that burst on your tongue.

Crafted Sodas

• Berry Blast & Sprite® - blended with sweet blue raspberry flavour, topped with cold foam and served over ice.
• Popping Green Apple & Sprite® - served over ice with tangy green apple popping pearls that burst on your tongue.

Energisers

• Red Bull Peach Boost Energiser - Red Bull with sweet peach flavour, served over ice.
• Red Bull Dragonberry Energiser - Red Bull blended with blue raspberry and vanilla flavour, topped with delicious frozen dragon fruit and served over ice.
• Red Bull 250mL – Classic Red Bull Energy Drink.

Annabel Fribence, Chief Marketing Officer, McDonald’s Australia said: “Macca’s is seriously stepping up the drink game and helping shape what's next for McCafé drinks worldwide.

“McCafé started in Australia as a homegrown coffee brand and is now evolving into a true beverage destination - unlocking more choice, more occasions and more reasons for customers to visit Macca’s throughout the day.

“The new lineup is cold, bold and expressive - designed for what our customers actually want to drink right now. Try everything, mix it up and find the one that gets you. This is just the beginning.”

Charlie Newberger, Global Category Head – Beverage & Dessert, McDonald’s Corporation, said: “We’ve been brewing, mixing and shaking things up for a while. Australia is next up to sip what’s new, becoming the second country in the world to try McDonald’s newest, most refreshing drink line-up - adapted to meet Aussie preferences. What we learn here will help shape the future of McDonald’s global beverage strategy. This is a major moment, and Aussies are leading the way.”

This trial is your moment to discover your new go-to drink, before anyone else. If you’re in VIC or QLD, grab your mates, hit your local Macca’s and find your fave sip.

ENDS

About McDonald’s Australia

Australia’s first McDonald’s restaurant opened in Yagoona, Sydney, in 1971. Today there are over 1,025 McDonald’s restaurants across Australia, approximately 85 percent of which are franchised and run by local businessmen and women. The organisation employs more than 115,000 people in restaurants and corporate offices Australia-wide and is one of the largest employers of youth in the country. McDonald’s spends over $60 million per annum on training and people development.

For more information, visit www.mcdonalds.com.au or McDonald’s social channels: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or YouTube.