Scooter’s Coffee expands summer menu with shakes, Red Bull infusions, nostalgic drinks

Scooter’s Coffee is widening the lane. The chain’s April 23 summer rollout moved well past the usual espresso-and-latte frame, adding a permanent shake platform, more Red Bull Infusion flavors and a lineup of limited-time drinks built around vacation nostalgia, a sign that drive-thru coffee is chasing all-day beverage occasions, not just the morning caffeine run.

From its Omaha headquarters, Scooter’s introduced S’mores Latte, S’mores Crème Cold Brew, Banana Cream Matcha, Grape Rush Red Bull Infusion and a Triple Cheese Croissantie, then paired them with new shakes that include the Sticky Monkey Shake, Caramel Cookie Shake, Strawberry Shortcake Shake and OREO Shake. The OREO Shake had been known as the OREO Blender, and the chain said the shake lineup is now a permanent addition.

The summer menu leans into flavors that read fast on a menu board and even faster on a phone screen. Marshmallow, banana, oatmeal-cookie, grape cold foam and s’mores all push the same emotional button: familiar, sweet, and easy to picture on a hot day. Scooter’s also added six new flavor combinations and seven standalone flavors for customized drinks, expanding how customers can build Red Bull Infusions, sparkling sodas and flavored lemonades.

That matters because the energy-drink side of the menu is no longer a side note. Scooter’s menu page now lists Red Bull Infusions such as Grape Rush, Cherry Cove, Golden Coast, Electric Lime, Sunkissed Strawberry, Dragon Nectar and Lavender Haze, a spread that shows how central the category has become to the brand’s broader beverage strategy. A year earlier, Scooter’s had already pushed the platform with six Red Bull Infusion combinations, XL 32-ounce Blenders, dirty-infusion options and sparkling drinks, building a summer playbook over multiple seasons instead of treating each launch as a one-off.

The timing fits the chain’s model. Scooter’s was founded in 1998 by Don and Linda Eckles, who opened the first drive-thru coffeehouse in Bellevue, Nebraska, and the company still sells itself on speed and convenience. Most locations are open until 8 p.m. or later, giving the new shakes and non-coffee drinks a shot at afternoon and evening traffic as much as the breakfast crowd.

The menu push arrives as Scooter’s keeps scaling. In 2026, the chain signed a 31-location development agreement with Boddie-Noell Enterprises for North Carolina and Virginia, one of the largest deals in its history. With outside and company profiles placing Scooter’s at roughly 850 to 900-plus locations nationwide, every seasonal menu shift lands at meaningful scale. The message in this summer lineup is clear: Scooter’s wants to be the coffee stop, the dessert stop and the energy-drink stop all at once.