Fresh Oregon blueberries are replacing artificial ingredients in muffins and baked goods, while the Marshmallow Dream bar will come without high-fructose corn syrup, said Sandy Stark, vice president of the food division. Two salads, an egg-white breakfast sandwich and a strawberry-banana Vivanno smoothie round out the new food options in U.S. stores.

"We really wanted to up the quality of our food," Stark said in a June 26 telephone interview. "We wanted something that we could be as proud of as we are with our coffee, and we knew we had a long ways to go."

The new foods are appearing after more than a year of testing and reworking recipes with a focus on healthy, natural ingredients, Stark said. Last year, the company redesigned its breakfast sandwiches following complaints that the smell overpowered the coffee aroma in stores.