{"id":939290,"date":"2019-08-23T10:49:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T17:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/?post_type=peta-action&#038;p=939290"},"modified":"2025-10-30T10:55:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:55:37","slug":"coffee-bean-tea-leaf-non-dairy-surcharge","status":"publish","type":"peta-action","link":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/action\/coffee-bean-tea-leaf-non-dairy-surcharge\/","title":{"rendered":"Urge The Coffee Bean &amp; Tea Leaf to Drop the Vegan Surcharge!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Imagine wanting to do the right thing\u2014refusing to support a cruel industry in which <span style=\"color: red;\">cows are raped and impregnated and their babies are taken away<\/span>\u2014but a multimillion-dollar company<em> forces you to pay more <\/em>to make that choice. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/canada_dairy_farm_cows_wounds_infections.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s exactly what The Coffee Bean &amp; Tea Leaf does when it charges customers more for nondairy milk. These unfair surcharges penalize lactose-intolerant customers and those who choose vegan milk to help the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/COFFEE_BEAN_TEA_LEAF_SPOOF_LOGO.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/COFFEE_BEAN_TEA_LEAF_SPOOF_LOGO-602x734.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1174377\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/COFFEE_BEAN_TEA_LEAF_SPOOF_LOGO-602x734.png 602w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/COFFEE_BEAN_TEA_LEAF_SPOOF_LOGO-246x300.png 246w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/COFFEE_BEAN_TEA_LEAF_SPOOF_LOGO-768x936.png 768w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/COFFEE_BEAN_TEA_LEAF_SPOOF_LOGO-1261x1536.png 1261w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/COFFEE_BEAN_TEA_LEAF_SPOOF_LOGO.png 1446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Starbucks, Dunkin, and other coffee shops are doing the compassionate thing by offering vegan milk at no additional cost. The Coffee Bean &amp; Tea Leaf should reward customers, not penalize them, for opting out of dairy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-bright-red-color\">It\u2019s time for The Coffee Bean &amp; Tea Leaf to <em>brew something new<\/em>. Give it a wake-up call by taking the following actions:<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact The Coffee Bean &amp; Tea Leaf on social media<\/strong> and ask it to stop charging extra for vegan milk. <em>Be sure to include their hashtag, #thecoffeebean!<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-large-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-kale-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thecoffeebean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comment on Instagram<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-large-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mango-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thecoffeebean_us?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CONTACT The COMPANY on TikTok<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-large-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-petablue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thecoffeebean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comment on Facebook<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Email the company directly with one click<\/strong> o<strong>f a button.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-large-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-bright-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:heycoffeebean@coffeebean.com?bcc=takeactionforanimals@peta.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EMAIL THE COMPANY DIRECTLY<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send a handwritten letter to The Coffee Bean &amp; Tea Leaf&#8217;s headquarters, urging them to immediately end the unfair vegan milk surcharge:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-bright-red-color\">International Coffee &amp; Tea, LLC<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-bright-red-color\">550 S. Hope Street, Suite 2100<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-bright-red-color\">Los Angeles, CA <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-bright-red-color\">90071-5700 <\/mark><\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Looking for bullet points for your letter or email? Get ideas from the list below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>For the animals:<\/strong> Cows in the dairy industry are forcibly inseminated, and their calves are taken away within 24 hours of birth. Mother cows sometimes wail for their babies for days. Male calves are killed for veal, and females go through the same cycle of forced impregnation and loss of their calves that their mothers endured. After four or five years of this abuse, they\u2019re sent to a slaughterhouse, where they suffer a violent, painful death.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For the planet:<\/strong> The production of cow\u2019s milk generates about three times more greenhouse gas emissions and uses nine times more land than vegan milks. It takes 628 liters of water to produce 1 liter of cow\u2019s milk, while oat or soy milk requires 90% less water. The planet doesn\u2019t have time for half measures when there are so many sustainable vegan milks to use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For human health:<\/strong> Cow\u2019s milk has been linked to many chronic conditions, including allergies, asthma, and acne, as well as major health epidemics that affect millions of Americans, including heart disease, obesity, cancer, and diabetes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For equality<\/strong>: Dietary racism impacts millions of Americans who are lactose intolerant, including 75% of African Americans and American Indians, and 90% of Asian Americans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For business:<\/strong> Countless other chains offer dairy-free milk at no extra charge, including Starbucks, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Noah\u2019s New York Bagels, Philz Coffee, and Whole Foods. The Coffee Bean &amp; Tea Leaf needs to do right by cows, the planet, and customers by ending the vegan surcharge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Share this page with others<\/strong>! There is power in numbers, and when enough people show they care, change happens.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-large-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-facebook-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/peta.vg\/44pt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Share on Facebook<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-large-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-black-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Give @TheCoffeeBean a wake-up call. Urge it to drop the vegan surcharge today! https:\/\/peta.vg\/44pu via @PETA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Share on X<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you for your compassion for animals.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"939290\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine wanting to do the right thing\u2014refusing to support a cruel industry in which cows are raped and impregnated and their babies are taken away\u2014but a multimillion-dollar company forces you to pay more to make that choice. 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