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Costa Coffee attracts takeover interest from backer of China’s Luckin
CENTURIUM Capital, the private equity backer of fast-growing Chinese chain Luckin Coffee, is considering a bid for UK cafe operator Costa Coffee, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Chinese milk tea brands are offering a playbook for South-east Asia’s next consumer wave
Like a Pop Mart character, milk tea is a small luxury
Luckin Coffee, Haidilao and other China chains may be suffering indigestion from regional expansion
Supply chain complexities are among the biggest problems facing catering chains
Luckin Coffee to buy US$2.5 billion worth of Brazilian coffee
CHINA’S Luckin Coffee is set to announce later this year an agreement with Brazil to buy some US$2.5 billion worth of coffee from the South American country’s producers, a Brazilian official said on T...
New Chinese F&B wave hits Singapore and rest of South-east Asia
Many look to Singapore as a stepping stone to Western markets, where they can test both consumer demand and their own competence at operating outside the mainland
China’s Luckin Coffee is back from the brink and beating Starbucks
AFTER revelations of accounting fraud at coffee chain Luckin Coffee emerged in 2020, many believed it was over for the company seen as China’s answer to Starbucks.
Luckin challenger Cotti pushes China’s coffee price war toward boiling point
CHINA’S coffee market is in the midst of a price war, and it’s showing no sign of abating as the country’s leading affordable brand Luckin Coffee faces down challenger Cotti Coffee, the upstart launch...
Battle of brews: After Flash Coffee, who’s who in the fight for coffee supremacy in Singapore
Competition is brewing as Singapore is poised to become the next battleground for a wave of tech-enabled coffee chains
Tech-enabled coffee chains eyeing Singapore as prized battleground for supremacy
Such coffee chains are pouring into Singapore, but missteps could turn startups into ‘has-beans’
Liquor-laced latte a hit with Chinese coffee lovers
A LATTE laced with throat-scorching liquor has proved a hit in China, with coffee lovers crowding stores in Beijing on Monday (Sep 4) to get their hands on the exclusive drink.
