How Did Frappuccino Get Its Name?

george howell, founder of the coffee connection, had dreamed up the drink two years earlier as a version of the cappuccino granita, an italian frozen dessert. Howell’s marketing manager, Andrew Frank, dubbed it the Frappuccino, a portmanteau of “frappe,” the New England word for a milkshake Why is it called a Frappuccino? Frappuccino is a … Read more