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Seattle-based Starbucks announced it is adding two new hot breakfast sandwiches as part of a new "pairings" menu promotion beginning March 3 that offers coffee and food item combinations for $3.95.

The new sandwiches include:

Artisan Bacon Sandwich that includes a parmesan egg frittata, smoked bacon slices and Gouda cheese on an artisan roll, and

Artisan Ham Sandwich made with a parmesan egg frittata, three slices of Black Forest ham and mild cheddar on an artisan roll.

Also available on the pairing menu will be the existing Sausage Breakfast Sandwich and the Reduced-Fat Turkey Bacon Breakfast Sandwich.

Starbucks said the pairings menu is in response to "the economic pressures facing its customers."