Starbucks Corporation, an American coffee company, is set to introduce Almondmilk as a non-dairy alternative in its over 4,600 stores from next month.

It will be available for use in Starbucks handcrafted beverages, including hot or iced drinks and Frappuccino blended beverages from 6 September.

Starbucks beverage R&D team manager Yoke Wong said: “We created our own almondmilk recipe to complement our hot, iced and Frappuccino blended beverages.

"We created our own almondmilk recipe to complement our hot, iced and Frappuccino blended beverages."

“It was designed so that when steamed, it creates a rich foam for hot beverages and is delicious and creamy when served in cold beverages.

“The almond butter in our almondmilk adds body and complements the roasty notes of espresso. Because it’s unflavored, customers can customise to their taste preferences.”

Currently, the American coffee company offers soymilk and coconut milk in the non-dairy alternative category.

Initially, Almondmilk will be available at company-operated and licensed stores in the Pacific Northwest, Northern California, New York, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Later, this drink will be available at all the stores across the US.

Starbucks Almondmilk contains almond notes without any added flavouring.

An 8oz serving has only 3g of sugar, compared with 12g-13g of naturally occurring sugar in 2% dairy milk.

In 2004, Starbucks introduced its first non-dairy milk alternative with the launch of soymilk, and last year, it introduced coconutmilk.