Competition in coffee chain market intensifies
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Competition in coffee chain market intensifies

China Daily  

Visitors purchase coffee at a Starbucks booth during an exhibition in Beijing in December. In a highly competitive coffee chain market, Starbucks China has expanded its focus from its traditional "third place" philosophy — positioning its stores as a comfortable space between work and home — toward digital innovation and targeted marketing. According to Mintel Group, a research institute, the freshly brewed coffee market in China has seen brands adopting new strategies to maintain competitiveness. In the current climate of cautious consumer spending and intensified competition among freshly brewed coffee brands, chain players — beyond those already positioned with a "low-price product strategy" — have also introduced various price adjustments to address consumers' continued price sensitivity. With consumer preferences shifting and competition intensifying, brands that effectively balance affordability, innovation, and digital engagement will be best positioned to thrive in China's dynamic coffee market.

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Coffee prices set to rise further, Rabobank analysts warn
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Coffee prices set to rise further, Rabobank analysts warn

NL Times  

The cost of coffee is expected to keep climbing, with supermarket prices set to rise significantly in the coming months, according to Rabobank analysts. "Although we expect a drop in coffee bean prices for the next harvest year, supermarket prices will continue to rise due to the delayed effect of raw material costs," said Rabobank analyst Sebastiaan Schreijen. While supermarket …

Coffee prices surge, supermarkets and suppliers clash over costs
1 month, 1 week ago

Coffee prices surge, supermarkets and suppliers clash over costs

NL Times  

Coffee prices have risen sharply in recent months, sparking a dispute between Dutch supermarkets and JDE Peet’s, the parent company of coffee brand Douwe Egberts. However, consumers have yet to feel the full impact, as supermarkets are still selling coffee purchased at last year’s lower prices. Negotiations between JDE Peet’s and Dutch supermarkets are centered on setting coffee prices for …

Your morning coffee is about to get costlier—here’s what's brewing trouble
1 month, 1 week ago

Your morning coffee is about to get costlier—here’s what's brewing trouble

Live Mint  

The price of your morning coffee is about to rise—again. Read this | The champagne of coffees: Gesha's rise in India Prices of Arabica and Robusta beans—the world’s two most widely consumed coffee varieties—are at multi-year highs due to supply shocks in Brazil and Vietnam, the world’s top producers. Karnataka-based Indian Coffee Roasters’ Association has announced a ₹200 per kilo …

End to coffee price war on horizon
1 month, 1 week ago

End to coffee price war on horizon

China Daily  

A woman stands in front of a Luckin Coffee store in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Jan 16. Luckin, which operates a predominantly company-owned store network, has been bearing the brunt of the pressure from its aggressive discounting strategies, as each low-priced cup of coffee sold directly eats into the company's profit margins, said Zhu Keli, founding director of the China …

End to coffee price war on horizon
1 month, 1 week ago

End to coffee price war on horizon

China Daily  

People order coffee at a Starbucks reserve roastery in Shanghai on Jan 14. Luckin Coffee, China's largest coffee chain that became highly popular after it priced a cup at just 9.9 yuan, has announced rate hikes across its product lineup, leaving many office workers feeling the pinch. Industry analysts said these developments indicate that the prolonged "coffee price war" in …

End to coffee price war on horizon
1 month, 1 week ago

End to coffee price war on horizon

China Daily  

People order coffee at a Starbucks reserve roastery in Shanghai on Jan 14. Luckin Coffee, China's largest coffee chain that became highly popular after it priced a cup at just 9.9 yuan, has announced rate hikes across its product lineup, leaving many office workers feeling the pinch. Industry analysts said these developments indicate that the prolonged "coffee price war" in …

Coffee goes dearer as prices shoot up by at least Rs.200 a kg
2 months ago

Coffee goes dearer as prices shoot up by at least Rs.200 a kg

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Coffee prices have shot up alarmingly with a kilogramme of its powder going up by at least ₹200. This is because production of coffee beans seeds has been poor in the largest coffee-producing region of Kodagu in Karnataka due to massive damage caused to its crop because of both rain deficit and excessive rains. According to available data, output …

Competition in coffee chain market intensifies
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Competition in coffee chain market intensifies

China Daily  

Visitors purchase coffee at a Starbucks booth during an exhibition in Beijing in December. In a highly competitive coffee chain market, Starbucks China has expanded its focus from its traditional "third place" philosophy — positioning its stores as a comfortable space between work and home — toward digital innovation and targeted marketing. According to Mintel Group, a research institute, the …

Indians Consumed $1.5 bn Worth Coffee Outside Home in 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Indians Consumed $1.5 bn Worth Coffee Outside Home in 2024

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Indians spent $1.5 billion to consume coffee outside their homes in 2024. As the affluent are increasingly acquiring the taste of the brew, premium coffee consumption is growing faster and is estimated to grow the out-of-home coffee market to $3.2 billion by 2028. Coffee becoming a lifestyle and experiential product among urban consumers, the out-of-home coffee market is on …

China’s Luckin Shows Starbucks How to Sell Coffee
4 months, 3 weeks ago

China’s Luckin Shows Starbucks How to Sell Coffee

Live Mint  

Barbarians are coming to the gate. Just as Starbucks Corp.’s new Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol begins to revamp the ailing coffee chain, its Chinese nemesis plans to offer low-priced drinks in the US as early as next year. It has emerged as China’s biggest coffee chain, overtaking Starbucks in sales and number of stores. When morning commute hours hit, …

Coffee Market Redefines Itself with Quality-Driven Approach
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Coffee Market Redefines Itself with Quality-Driven Approach

China Daily  

Major players in China's coffee market are shifting their strategies to stay competitive. Shifting away from price-focused tactics to a quality-driven approach, brands like Cotti Coffee, Luckin Coffee, Tims China and Starbucks are finding unique ways to capture market share in a rapidly expanding sector.

Starbucks Redefines Its Strategy for China Coffee Market: A Focus on Sustainability and Quality
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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Starbucks Redefines Its Strategy for China Coffee Market: A Focus on Sustainability and Quality

China Daily  

Tims China is shifting its focus away from the price-driven race to the bottom and towards sustainability and quality for long-term success. The company will prioritize sustainability and quality for long-term success, focusing on partnerships and local supply chain initiatives to strengthen its brand. Starbucks China is also focusing on leadership and innovation to drive growth, with Molly Liu recently …

Coffee Market Redefines Itself as Brands Focus on Quality and Value
Top News
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Coffee Market Redefines Itself as Brands Focus on Quality and Value

China Daily  

Major players in China's coffee market are shifting their strategies to stay competitive. Shifting away from price-focused tactics to a quality-driven approach, brands like Cotti Coffee, Luckin Coffee, Tims China and Starbucks are finding unique ways to capture market share in a rapidly expanding sector.

Coffee Market Redefines Itself: From Price to Quality, Brands Adapt to Stay Competitive
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Coffee Market Redefines Itself: From Price to Quality, Brands Adapt to Stay Competitive

China Daily  

Major players in China's coffee market are shifting their strategies to stay competitive. Shifting away from price-focused tactics to a quality-driven approach, brands like Cotti Coffee, Luckin Coffee, Tims China and Starbucks are finding unique ways to capture market share in a rapidly expanding sector.

Coffee shops brew new growth with tea drinks
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Coffee shops brew new growth with tea drinks

China Daily  

Consumers enjoy coffee at a Luckin Coffee store in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, in August. In a strategic move to diversify its product offerings, Luckin Coffee has launched a series of jasmine-flavored light milk tea beverages, targeting the emerging tea market dominated by HeyTea and Yunnan-based Chagee. A new campaign, "Morning Coffee and Afternoon Tea", is designed to align with local …

Coffee shops brew new growth with tea drinks
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Coffee shops brew new growth with tea drinks

China Daily  

By WANG ZHUOQIONG | China Daily | Updated: 2024-09-10 09:47 Consumers enjoy coffee at a Luckin Coffee store in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, in August. In a strategic move to diversify its product offerings, Luckin Coffee has launched a series of jasmine-flavored light milk tea beverages, targeting the emerging tea market dominated by HeyTea and Yunnan-based Chagee. A new campaign, "Morning …

Coffee imports to rise on increasing demand
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Coffee imports to rise on increasing demand

China Daily  

Customs officials check imported coffee beans at a warehouse in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, on July 28. Driven by a burgeoning middle-income earner group and a rising demand for Western-style beverages, China's coffee imports will rise, positioning the country as a key player in the global coffee industry, said business leaders and market watchers. China's imports of coffee, tea and spices …

Coffee imports to rise on increasing demand
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Coffee imports to rise on increasing demand

China Daily  

Customs officials check imported coffee beans at a warehouse in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, on July 28. Driven by a burgeoning middle-income earner group and a rising demand for Western-style beverages, China's coffee imports will rise, positioning the country as a key player in the global coffee industry, said business leaders and market watchers. China's imports of coffee, tea and spices …

China is now the world leader in coffee shops
7 months, 2 weeks ago

China is now the world leader in coffee shops

Live Mint  

The historic city of Suzhou, about an hour’s drive from Shanghai, is criss-crossed with canals. Between 2010 and 2022 coffee consumption per person in China rose fourfold, according to the International Coffee Organisation, a group of producer and user countries. But last year China surpassed America, becoming the country with the most branded coffee shops in the world, as the …

Coffee prices hit fresh highs as weather wreaks havoc on crops in Brazil and Vietnam, with Australian roasters under the pump
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Coffee prices hit fresh highs as weather wreaks havoc on crops in Brazil and Vietnam, with Australian roasters under the pump

ABC  

The cost of importing coffee beans into Australia has never been more expensive, and there are few signs these record prices will ease anytime soon. "I think that view has changed … both on the coffee front, which we don't see resolving anytime soon, and also on the Australian dollar front," he said. "What they're seeing at the moment, which …

Coffee beans give village taste of the good life
1 year ago

Coffee beans give village taste of the good life

China Daily  

A coffee grower dries beans in Pu'er, Yunnan province, on Nov 16, 2022. JIANG WENYAO/XINHUA As Huang Xiuwu grinds coffee beans in his livestreaming studio and demonstrates the art of pour-over coffee, thousands of enthusiasts watch online and make orders. "By selling homegrown coffee beans and products, our company now boasts an annual revenue of about 1 million yuan," he …

Coffee beans give village taste of the good life
1 year ago

Coffee beans give village taste of the good life

China Daily  

A coffee grower dries beans in Pu'er, Yunnan province, on Nov 16, 2022. JIANG WENYAO/XINHUA As Huang Xiuwu grinds coffee beans in his livestreaming studio and demonstrates the art of pour-over coffee, thousands of enthusiasts watch online and make orders. "By selling homegrown coffee beans and products, our company now boasts an annual revenue of about 1 million yuan," he …

How Starbucks Lost the Top Spot in China’s Coffee Race
1 year, 4 months ago

How Starbucks Lost the Top Spot in China’s Coffee Race

Live Mint  

Starbucks is losing its prime spot among chains racing to meet China’s growing thirst for coffee. Luckin Coffee has surpassed Starbucks as China’s biggest coffee chain by sales and units, company reports show, a comeback for the Chinese company after an accounting scandal that stalled its growth. Executives said China would one day become Starbucks’s largest market. Luckin, founded in …

Nescafé Original instant coffee soars to almost £9 in some supermarkets
2 years, 8 months ago

Nescafé Original instant coffee soars to almost £9 in some supermarkets

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nescafé instant coffee is the latest product to be affected …

Price cuts brew success for milk tea brands
2 years, 10 months ago

Price cuts brew success for milk tea brands

China Daily  

Consumers shop at a Nayuki milk tea outlet at Xi'an, Shaanxi province. Market consultancy iiMedia Research sees sales of China's niche tea drink market exceeding 300 billion yuan this year, up from 279 billion yuan last year. Nayuki's move came a month after its biggest rival Heytea said it will not unveil any new drinks priced over 29 yuan and …

On-premise outlets banking on social networking to expand presence, sales
3 years, 10 months ago

On-premise outlets banking on social networking to expand presence, sales

China Daily  

A customer views the new Starbucks Now service, which allows consumers to share one's coffee preferences with friends through WeChat, on her cellphone. The company said it would invest 2.5 billion yuan over the next three years to accelerate expansion in the Chinese mainland market by adding new shops, boosting deliveries and diversifying snack offerings. Costa Coffee, which has been …

China's coffee consumption upgrading speeds up industrial layout
4 years, 11 months ago

China's coffee consumption upgrading speeds up industrial layout

China Daily  

In this innovation park, the construction of a roasting plant will start in the latter half of this year, with an initial investment of $130 million, which is expected to be put into operation in the summer of 2022. On March 25, Costa Coffee announced that it will launch a line of ready-to-drink coffee products in China featuring reduced sugar …

Luckin Coffee is boosting its juice business with Louis Dreyfus deal
5 years, 6 months ago

Luckin Coffee is boosting its juice business with Louis Dreyfus deal

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — The coffee chain taking on Starbucks in China is making a big push into fruit juices. Luckin Coffee, China’s second biggest coffee brand, is partnering with one of the world’s biggest commodities traders — Louis Dreyfus — to develop its juice business. “We are pleased to be partnering with one of the world’s largest citrus …

Luckin Coffee: Starbucks’ China rival is expanding overseas
5 years, 8 months ago

Luckin Coffee: Starbucks’ China rival is expanding overseas

CNN  

New Delhi CNN Business — The coffee company trying to topple Starbucks in China is planning to storm other big markets. Luckin Coffee will partner with Kuwait-based company The Americana Group to set up a coffee retail business in the Middle East and India, it announced Monday. Americana runs 1,900 franchises across the Middle East for several fast food brands, …

China's Luckin Coffee Tries To Conquer A Nation Of Tea Drinkers
5 years, 10 months ago

China's Luckin Coffee Tries To Conquer A Nation Of Tea Drinkers

NPR  

China's Luckin Coffee Tries To Conquer A Nation Of Tea Drinkers Enlarge this image toggle caption Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images In a country identified with one warm beverage – tea – coffee is now hot. Starbucks has developed drinks tailored to the Chinese palates – like last summer's Chilled Cup, a smooth iced coffee with vanilla or green …

Luckin Coffee surges in Wall Street debut
5 years, 10 months ago

Luckin Coffee surges in Wall Street debut

CNN  

New York CNN Business — China’s Starbucks has arrived on Wall Street. Taking China by storm with cheaper coffee Luckin Coffee cited data from consumer research firm Frost & Sullivan in its IPO filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that showed Chinese consumers drank only six cups of coffee a year in 2018, compared to 279 for Japan, 388 …

Crazy cheap cappuccinos: China’s Luckin Coffee chain goes public
5 years, 10 months ago

Crazy cheap cappuccinos: China’s Luckin Coffee chain goes public

Al Jazeera  

Almost every day, Liu Szuwei buys two or three coffees, usually Americanos, from his local Luckin Coffee shop in Beijing. In its IPO prospectus, citing a Frost & Sullivan report, Luckin claims to be China’s second-biggest and fastest-growing coffee chain in terms of number of stores opened and cups of coffee sold. ‘A cool brand’ “Luckin has a cool brand …

Luckin Coffee thinks it can beat Starbucks in China
6 years, 3 months ago

Luckin Coffee thinks it can beat Starbucks in China

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — After barely a year in business, Luckin Coffee is challenging Starbucks in one of the US coffee giant’s top markets. Luckin plans to have 4,500 outlets by the end of 2019, which would take it ahead of Starbucks to become China’s biggest coffee chain. Unlike Starbucks’ trademark coffee shops, most of Luckin’s outlets are tiny …

The coming caffeine rush expected in China
8 years, 10 months ago

The coming caffeine rush expected in China

China Daily  

A ready-to-drink bottled coffee sold at a supermarket in Fuzhou, Fujian province.CHEN HAO/CHINA DAILY China will continue to offer potential for high growth to coffee beverage players, experts said. Hope Lee, senior analyst of Euromonitor International, said increasingly, coffee beverage players are looking beyond younger consumers and white-collar workers in big cities to expand the market. China's RTD coffee market …

Yunnan-based coffee producer set to brew up global interest
9 years, 3 months ago

Yunnan-based coffee producer set to brew up global interest

China Daily  

An upcoming spot trading center in Chongqing will provide the much-needed impetus for the coffee industry in China to gain global traction along with a boost from the Belt and Road Initiative. Yunnan-based coffee producer Dehong Hogood Coffee Co Ltd, the company that is setting up the center, said the center will boost trade with countries on the Silk Road …

Yunnan-based coffee producer set to brew up global interest
9 years, 3 months ago

Yunnan-based coffee producer set to brew up global interest

China Daily  

An upcoming spot trading center in Chongqing will provide the much-needed impetus for the coffee industry in China to gain global traction along with a boost from the Belt and Road Initiative. Yunnan-based coffee producer Dehong Hogood Coffee Co Ltd, the company that is setting up the center, said the center will boost trade with countries on the Silk Road …

星巴克在中国走上“特浓咖啡”之路[1]
12 years, 11 months ago

星巴克在中国走上“特浓咖啡”之路[1]

China Daily  

点击查看中文全文 Starbucks is on a caffeine-fueled growth spurt in Asia. "It has already been proven that there is a segment of consumers premium coffee – given the huge success that Starbucks enjoys in big cities of China," says Wharton marketing professor Qiaowei Shen. "For the past 13 years, Starbucks has been successful in maintaining our coffee leadership in China because …

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