Nescafe axes coffee range which fans say 'was better than Starbucks and Costa'

The coffee giant confirmed it had axed almond, oat and coconut milk flat white coffee pods from its Dolce Gusto range.

Coffee fans have been left devastated after Nescafé discontinued a "lovely" drinks range. The coffee giant confirmed it had axed almond, oat and coconut milk flat white coffee pods from its Dolce Gusto range.

Nescafe has axed its plant-based coffee range which had been the first plant-based offering on the market. One shopper said the pods were "better than Starbucks and Costa", and added "smooth and creamy! Absolutely delicious".

Another said: "I'm beyond happy there's finally a coffee pod that I can drink." But one less-than-impressed customer said: "Awful taste and texture. I was really excited to try these too but please do not get it its nothing like the original flat white pods."

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Another said: "This product is the vegan instant coffee sachets they do already and have just put into the pods, not worth the money. None of the other dolce gusto pods use instant coffee so it’s annoying that they have done this. Definitely playing on the fact they brought out a ‘vegan coffee pod’ for their machines. The taste isn’t even very nice."

A spokesperson for Nescafé owner Nestlé said: “We made the decision to say goodbye to this range as part of a portfolio review. Whilst we understand that fans will be disappointed to see it go, this move allows us to concentrate on our best-performing products and develop exciting new innovations to delight consumers’ tastebuds.

“Plant-based coffee drinkers can still enjoy a cup of their favourite Nescafé Dolce Gusto with their own plant-based milk of choice." In a five-star review, another said on the Tesco website: "Contrary to other reviews, I actually love these and I'm beyond happy there's finally a coffee pod that I can drink.

"I'm a barista and I normally dislike almond milk but these are really good in my opinion."