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Starbucks introduced their line of smoothies today, named Vivannos. So, how do they taste? Eater: "The banana completely overpowered the other fruit flavors in the Orange Mango Banana, and the Chocolate Banana Vivanno had a muddled flavor which one customer described as 'interesting.'" It's not sounding like a resounding success. [Eater]