A morning meeting starts with coffee, and Starbucks is the coffee many people already drink. The brand has no catering menu, but its ordering menu carries one product built for a room: the Coffee Traveler. Starbucks describes it as “a convenient carrier filled with 96 fl oz of our featured brewed medium roast coffee (equivalent of twelve 8 fl oz cups).”
The last part of that sentence is the one to plan around. Starbucks measures the Coffee Traveler in its smallest cup, so you size the order in the cup your team actually drinks. Eight ounces is the Short, the first size on the brand’s brewed coffee menu. The same 96 ounces fill 8 Talls, 6 Grandes, or 4 Ventis with a Short left over.
In this guide
- What Starbucks sells for a group
- The Coffee Traveler in every cup size
- Pike Place or decaf: the two Travelers
- Sizing a meeting in the cup your team drinks
- Breakfast and pastries by the piece
- How to order, step by step
What Starbucks Sells for a Group
Starbucks sells for a group through the same menu that sells a single latte. Two things on it matter for an office order.
The first is the Coffee Traveler. It is the one multi-serve drink on the brewed coffee menu, and it carries its own size name, “Traveler,” in place of Short, Tall, Grande and Venti. The second is the food. Every breakfast item, bakery item and lunch item on the menu is listed as one piece. A group breakfast from Starbucks is a count: so many egg bites, so many sandwiches, so many croissants.
Both work well for a meeting. The coffee arrives in one carrier that a single person can carry in, and each food item is a portion your team already knows from the counter.
The Coffee Traveler in Every Cup Size
Starbucks states the Traveler’s size twice in one line: 96 fluid ounces, and twelve 8-ounce cups. The second number uses the Short, which is the smallest brewed coffee size on the menu. That choice gives the product a fixed, standard measure that does not depend on which cup a store hands out.
If your team orders a larger cup, convert the 96 ounces into the size your team drinks:
| Starbucks cup | Size | Full cups from one Traveler | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short | 8 fl oz | 12 | nothing |
| Tall | 12 fl oz | 8 | nothing |
| Grande | 16 fl oz | 6 | nothing |
| Venti | 20 fl oz | 4 | 16 ounces, one more Short |
One Traveler pours 12 Shorts, 8 Talls, 6 Grandes or 4 Ventis. A Grande drinker gets half as many cups from the box as a Short drinker, from the same coffee. If people add milk, each cup carries a little less coffee, so these counts are the most each size can pour.
Pike Place or Decaf: The Two Travelers
Two roasts appear on the menu as a Traveler. The first is Pike Place Roast, the brand’s medium roast, which it calls “our featured brewed medium roast coffee.” The second is Decaf Pike Place Roast, described the same way with “decaf coffee” in place of medium roast. Both carry the same 96 ounces and the same twelve 8-ounce cups.
The brand’s other brewed roasts, such as its blonde and dark roasts, are on the menu by the cup. For a meeting, the choice is regular or decaf, and you can put one of each on the same order. Our coffee catering menu page covers how a meeting splits between the two and how coffee is packaged for larger rooms.
Sizing a Meeting in the Cup Your Team Drinks
Start from the cup. Ask what size most of the room orders on its own, multiply by the number of people, and divide by 96 ounces. Round up to a whole Traveler.
| Room | Cup | Coffee needed | Travelers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 people | one Tall each | 96 ounces | 1 Traveler |
| 12 people | one Short each | 96 ounces | 1 Traveler |
| 15 people | one Grande each | 240 ounces | 3 Travelers |
| 20 people | one Tall each | 240 ounces | 3 Travelers |
Ten people who each want a Tall need 120 ounces, which is 2 Travelers. Count twelve people at a Short each and one Traveler covers them exactly. If the meeting runs past an hour, people come back for a second cup, so plan for that in the count.
Our guide to office coffee by the cup uses the same ounce-first planning for a pantry that brews its own, from the grounds in each cup to a weekly order.
Breakfast by the Piece
Starbucks sells its breakfast menu one item at a time, and that makes a group order easy to build. Pick the items your team likes, and order one for each person, or set a mix on a tray. Each item on the menu also carries the allergens Starbucks lists for it, which helps when you label a breakfast table.
These are the core breakfast and bakery items on the menu. Seasonal items come and go, so check your store’s menu for the rest.
| Item | Kind | Allergens Starbucks lists |
|---|---|---|
| Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites | Egg bites | Egg, Milk |
| Egg White & Roasted Red Pepper Egg Bites | Egg bites | Egg, Milk |
| Spinach, Feta & Egg White Wrap | Breakfast wrap | Egg, Milk, Sesame, Soy, Wheat |
| Bacon, Gouda & Egg Sandwich | Breakfast sandwich | Egg, Milk, Wheat |
| Turkey Bacon, Cheddar & Egg White Sandwich | Breakfast sandwich | Egg, Milk, Wheat |
| Impossible™ Breakfast Sandwich | Breakfast sandwich | Egg, Milk, Sesame, Soy, Treenuts, Wheat |
| Rolled & Steel-Cut Oatmeal | Oatmeal | None listed |
| Plain Bagel | Bagel | Wheat |
| Everything Bagel | Bagel | Sesame, Wheat |
| Butter Croissant | Pastry | Egg, Milk, Wheat |
| Banana, Walnut & Pecan Loaf | Loaf | Egg, Pecans, Soy, Walnuts, Wheat |
| Iced Lemon Loaf | Loaf | Egg, Milk, Soy, Wheat |
| Petite Vanilla Bean Scone | Scone | Egg, Milk, Soy, Wheat |
Egg bites and wraps suit a sit-down meeting, because each one is a full breakfast in one piece. Bagels, croissants and loaves suit a table people visit between sessions. Oatmeal is the one item on this list with no allergen named on the menu line.
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Pastries and Loaves for the Table
For a lighter spread, order from the bakery case. Butter and chocolate croissants, a cheese danish, muffins, scones and loaves all sit on the menu as single pieces. A loaf slice and a croissant cut neatly in half, which stretches a tray across more people.
Pair a tray of pastries with one Traveler for every eight Tall drinkers, and a small team has a full coffee break. For a bigger spread with fruit and hot food, our office breakfast catering guide and the directory’s continental breakfast and breakfast menu pages cover local catering partners.
Two Office Orders Built From the Traveler
A team stand-up for 8. Most of the team orders a Tall, so 8 Talls is 96 ounces: one Pike Place Traveler. Add 8 pieces of food, such as 4 Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites and 4 Spinach, Feta & Egg White Wraps.
A morning training for 20. Twenty Talls is 240 ounces, which rounds up to three Travelers. Make two of them Pike Place and one Decaf Pike Place. Add a tray of 20 pieces from the bakery case and a few cups of oatmeal for anyone who wants a lighter start.
Before either order, ask the room about allergies and diets. Our guide to ordering catering for mixed dietary needs covers how to collect that from a team. Speak to the store directly about any serious allergy.
How to Order Starbucks for the Office
- Choose the store. Open the Starbucks app and pick the store nearest the office.
- Find the Coffee Traveler. It sits with the hot coffee on the menu, in Pike Place Roast and Decaf Pike Place Roast.
- Count in the cup your team drinks. One Traveler is 12 Shorts, 8 Talls, 6 Grandes or 4 Ventis.
- Add the food by the piece. One item for each person, or a mix for the table.
- Schedule the pickup. The app lets you choose a five-minute pickup window up to one hour ahead.
- Check the store’s choices. Starbucks says that scheduled ordering availability varies by location.
Starbucks introduced scheduled ordering across North American coffeehouses that take Mobile Order & Pay, so you can set the pickup to land just before a meeting starts. For several Travelers at once, give the store a call before you place the order. One more planning fact: the Starbucks Rewards terms list the Coffee Traveler among the multi-serve items that Stars cannot be redeemed for, so pay for it with a card or the app.
Our office manager’s guide to ordering catering covers what to have ready on the day, from the pickup run to the table setup.
Where Starbucks Fits
A Traveler and a tray of pastries suit a coffee chat, a welcome breakfast, a business meeting, an all-hands or a lunch and learn that starts early. The directory’s tea menu page covers the other hot drink a room may ask for.
If your team knows other breakfast chains, the Einstein Bros. Bagels catering guide, the Panera catering guide and the Chick-fil-A catering guide cover three of them. The full catering directory lists the rest.
A Better Option for Recurring Office Coffee and Meals
Starbucks makes a single morning meeting easy: one carrier, a few pieces of food, and a pickup time. An office that wants coffee every day, and breakfast or lunch several times a week, needs a different setup.
Zerocater runs office pantry, coffee and cafe programs as well as catered meals. For the meals, you describe the room once, including who skips meat and who needs a lighter plate, and CaterAi builds a menu from local catering partners that deliver to your address. It then rotates the menu so the food changes week to week. Our office lunch ideas show what a rotation can look like, how it works walks through the steps, and our corporate catering page covers the service in full.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does Starbucks do catering?
Starbucks has no catering menu of its own, but its ordering menu carries one product built for a group: the Coffee Traveler. The brand describes it as a carrier of 96 fluid ounces of brewed coffee. The food on the same menu is sold by the piece, so a group breakfast is a count of single items.
How many cups are in a Starbucks Coffee Traveler?
Starbucks says 96 fluid ounces, the “equivalent of twelve 8 fl oz cups.” Eight ounces is the Short, the smallest cup on its brewed coffee menu. The same 96 ounces fill 8 Talls, 6 Grandes, or 4 Ventis with a Short left over.
What coffee comes in a Starbucks Coffee Traveler?
Two roasts appear on the menu as a Traveler: Pike Place Roast, the brand’s medium roast, and Decaf Pike Place Roast. The other brewed roasts on the menu are sold by the cup.
How many Coffee Travelers do I need for a meeting?
Count the cups in the size your team usually orders, then divide by what one Traveler fills in that size: 12 Shorts, 8 Talls, 6 Grandes or 4 Ventis. Ten people who each want a Tall need 120 ounces, which is two Travelers.
Can I order a Starbucks Coffee Traveler in the app?
The Coffee Traveler appears on the brand’s ordering menu, so you can look for it in the app at the store nearest the office. Starbucks lets you schedule a mobile order up to one hour ahead in five-minute pickup windows, and availability varies by location.
Can I use Starbucks Stars on a Coffee Traveler?
No. The Starbucks Rewards terms list the Coffee Traveler among the multi-serve items that Stars cannot be redeemed for. Plan to pay for it with a card or the app.
What food can I get from Starbucks for a group?
The menu sells breakfast sandwiches, wraps, egg bites, oatmeal, bagels, croissants, loaves, muffins and scones as single pieces. Order one item for each person, or set a mix of pieces on a tray for the table.
Does Starbucks list allergens for its food?
Yes. Each food item on the menu carries the allergens Starbucks lists for it, such as egg, milk, wheat, soy or tree nuts. Read the line for each item you order, and speak to the store directly about any serious allergy.
Every product name, size and allergen line in this guide was read from the brand’s own ordering menu, press page and Rewards terms on 18 October 2026. Menus change, so check your own store before you order. Nothing here describes an order that was placed. This guide is not allergy, dietary or medical advice.
