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Chinese Court Expands Ruling on Slayer Espresso Knockoffs

A Chinese appellate court has upheld and expanded an earlier ruling involving knockoff Slayer Espresso machines, confirming unfair competition and adding a finding of trademark infringement. The appellate court also...

2026.07.10

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Chinese Court Expands Ruling on Slayer Espresso Knockoffs

A Chinese appellate court has upheld and expanded an earlier ruling involving knockoff Slayer Espresso machines, confirming unfair competition and adding a finding of trademark infringement. The appellate court also...

2026.07.10

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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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Luckin Coffee Opens China’s Largest Coffee Roastery

Chinese coffee roasting and retail giant Luckin Coffee this week opened a massive $120 million roasting plant in Kunshan. Located between the cities of Shanghai and Suzhou, the new roastery...

2024.04.25

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Design Details: Residential Shelter at Blue Bottle Coffee Zhang Yuan

Welcome to Design Details, an ongoing editorial feature in Daily Coffee News focused on individual examples of coffee shop architecture, interior design, packaging design or branding. If you are a coffee...

2023.10.19

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Starbucks Opens $220 Million Coffee Factory in China

Seattle-based international coffee giant Starbucks has opened a $220 million coffee production and distribution facility in China while signaling ambitious retail expansion plans. Referred to by Starbucks as the Coffee...

2023.09.20

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