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Starbucks Sells Majority Stake in China Business in $4 Billion Deal

Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks is selling a 60% stake in its mainland China coffee shop business to Chinese private equity firm Boyu Capital in a deal valued at about...

2025.11.05

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7-8 Daily Drinks of Coffee, Tea and Water Linked with Reduced Death Risk

New research shows that people who drank some combination of 7-8 coffee, tea and plain water drinks per day were 28% less likely to die from any cause during the...

2025.10.02

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Study: Caffeine May Prevent Depression by Supporting the ‘Gut-Brain Axis’

A new study from researchers in China suggests that caffeine — a prominent chemical compound in the magic elixir coffee — may help prevent depression caused by chronic stress. Published...

2025.08.27

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Labor Violations Alleged in Starbucks and Nestlé Supply Chains in China

Independent field investigations in China’s Yunnan Province found labor violations at coffee farms that supply coffees purchased and certified as sustainable by coffee giants Starbucks and Nestlé, according to a...

2024.12.05

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Luckin Signs Estimated $2.5 Billion Green Coffee Supply MoU with Brazil

In an unprecedented buying spree, Chinese coffee giant Luckin Coffee is committing to purchasing 240,000 tons of green coffee from Brazil between 2025 and 2029. Negotiated by the Brazilian Trade...

2024.11.22

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Study: Coffee May Reduce Dementia Risk in Hypertensive People

Moderate coffee and tea consumption may help protect people with high blood pressure from developing dementia, according to a major new study. Published Sept. 10 in Nature’s Scientific Reports, the...

2024.11.07

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Report: China’s Largest Coffee Chain Luckin Prepping US Launch

Chinese coffee giant Luckin Coffee is planning a small-scale launch in the United States, less than four years after the company agreed to a $180 million settlement with the Securities...

2024.10.30

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Cafes Seeking Variable Speed Can Tune In to FM Grinders

A variable-speed grinder with vertical flat burrs for commercial coffee settings called the FM Grinder (Instagram) is finding traction in Southeast Asia, while its makers have eyes on the United...

2024.10.28

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Linkbar Seeks Connections with New Frothing and Dispensing Machines

A Chinese company called Linkbar is quickly gaining steam on Asian markets with its first two commercial products, both geared for commercial cafes. One is a steam-free milk frothing and...

2024.08.21

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Meraki Espresso Machine Finds a Quick $1+ Million on Kickstarter

A Hong Kong-based equipment startup called Meraki has raised more than $1.2 million in the early days of a Kickstarter campaign for a high-tech home espresso machine and grinder combo. ...

2024.08.20

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