Popular coffee chain faces recoil above the charging of almost £ 5 for ‘Squash and Tap Water’ that is sold as iced tea

A Costa Coffee Barista has unveiled the surprising recipe behind the new drink line of the brand.

Take to TapKatrina Corfield, based in the UK, shared images of herself, which makes it seem to be a drink from the reach of the ‘refresher course’.

The brand has two refresher drinks, Dragon Fruit & Guave and Strawberry, Watermelon & Mint, which they describe online as ‘exotic’, and including dragon fruit or strawberry pieces.

However, she claimed that the drink, of which she said it costs £ 4.10 in her branch, is easily made of ‘squash and water’.

“You pay £ 4.10 for squash and water, Babes,” Katrina wrote in the video.

In the clip, Katrina showed her process to make one of the drinks. The simple recipe was a shot concentrated juice in a cup, adding colored powder, water and ice and shaking it all.

The barista added to the caption, “Costa #costacoffee #fyp #sorrynotsorry #coffee.”

Katrina’s clip quickly picked up more than half a million views, where people went to the commentary part to share their thoughts.

MailOnline went to Costa Coffee for comment.

A joke, “that will be £ 100 please.” A second simply said, “omg,” before adding an irritated face emoji.

Another wrote: ‘I recently have a pink lemonade. She used tap water! £ 3.70 for tap water! ‘

A fourth wrote, “proves that people will pay over the opportunities for literally everything they don’t have to make.”

But one thought differently, writing, ‘and bean water and milk is the same price. It is tasty, what does it matter. ‘

It comes afterwards Costa Coffee confronted for more charging for drinks in hospital shops Compared to that in the Hoofdstraat.

British branches in hospitals are reportedly raised up to 20 p more for dozens of hot and cold drinks.

The price increase, which has been branded by critics a ‘disease tax’, would cost several drinks five percent more compared to prices in High Street stores.

Research carried out by Sun Discovered that a small latte or cappuccino £ 3.60 costs Street in Northumberland in Newcastle, only £ 3.80 in nearby hospital, Medivest’s Royal Victoria Infirmary.

It was not the only place that charged different amounts for drinks purchased in a hospital, where the news exhaust examples from all over the country, also in Sheffield, Londonand Chichester.

The price differences have caused furiously, with independent consumer champion, Martyn James, and says, “It is reprehensible that companies do this, while people experience some of the most painful times in their lives.”

Elsewhere, Dennis said from a campaign group of the 60s, Silver Voices,: “Costa Coffee should be ashamed of himself for setting tax on illness and injury.”

A spokesperson for Costa Coffee told MailOnline: ‘We work together with various partners in the United Kingdom to offer Costa Coffee in various environments, including hospitals.

‘Each partner determines its own prices, so that some Costa coffee articles are priced differently because of the operating costs of those locations.

“We regularly judge prices with our partners to ensure that it remains competitive in the relevant store environment, while maintaining a focus on quality and value.”

It comes afterwards Pret A Manger announced the launch of new Dine-In restaurants, complete with a renewed menu and porcelain. In an attempt to attract hybrid employees.

The British sandwich giant will test the store format in cities that offer fewer ‘grab-and-go’ options because it keeps customers in the store longer.

Croque Monsieur and a Caprese Melt are among the made to order food products, and the company’s managing director believes that more than 100 Dine-in stores can open in the future.

In contrast to current points of sale, there is only one ‘ready-made’ cooled plank as employees prepare fresh bowls during the day.

Two stores will be tested in the near future – in Broughty Ferry near Dundee and Maidenhead in Berkshire.

The stores will be complete with their own playroom for children.

Clare Clough, the director of PRET for UK and Europe, said that work patterns have changed since the pandemic ‘and that is probably here to stay’.

She added: “The hybrid work model gives us more confidence in more cities.”

Both test stores contain a large ‘community table’, which according to fun says it can be used by local groups such as mothers or knitting clubs.

Mrs Clough said: “The chance of the white space for the brand is high and that is why we know that we have to adjust the model so lightly.”

She explained that the typical grab-and-go element to do fun was less important for customers in smaller cities than busy city destinations.

More than 80 percent of the chain’s store openings since January 2023 are outside of London.

Mrs. Clough has said that the new store format ‘will become a significant part of the estate in the future’ – estimate that there could be more than 100.

She added that the list of target areas was ‘long’ and ‘there are many regional cities in the United Kingdom where we are not, but we would like to be inside’.

Fun at the moment Has 500 stores in the UK and Ireland in addition to 66 in the US, 100 in Europe and another 66 in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.