coffee chain

Tim Hortons Coffee Chain Notches Funding From China’s Tencent
Tim Hortons Coffee Chain Notches Funding From China’s Tencent
May 12, 2020  |  Retail

To bolster its growth in China as it looks to reach coffee drinkers in the country, Tim Hortons has reportedly found a partner in Tencent. The...

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How Starbucks Elevates Online Ordering In China
How Starbucks Elevates Online Ordering In China
July 15, 2019  |  Retail

Starbucks has designed a new store around order-ahead and delivery as the upstart coffee company Luckin Coffee takes hold in the Chinese market. Starbucks opened...

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China’s Starbucks Rival Luckin Raises $150M
China’s Starbucks Rival Luckin Raises $150M
April 18, 2019  |  Investments

Luckin, a Chinese coffee startup that aims to dominate rival Starbucks in the Chinese coffee market, has raised $150 million in a Series B-plus fundraising...

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Alsea Will Operate Some Starbucks Locations In Europe
Alsea Will Operate Some Starbucks Locations In Europe
October 19, 2018  |  Retail

While Starbucks aims to streamline its operations in places that are seeing challenges with sales, the coffee chain plans to give a longtime partner the...

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Starbucks Sees Its Future In China
Starbucks Sees Its Future In China
October 17, 2018  |  Retail

When it comes to planning for the future, Starbucks is focused on China. The company is building a new store in the country every 15...

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Starbucks Exec Chairman Schultz Steps Down
Starbucks Exec Chairman Schultz Steps Down
June 05, 2018  |  Retail

After growing Starbucks from a humble 11 stores to a worldwide operation with 28,000 locations in 77 countries, Howard Schultz is stepping down as executive chairman and...

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Nestlé Expands Into Coffee Market, Acquires Blue Bottle
Nestlé Expands Into Coffee Market, Acquires Blue Bottle
September 15, 2017  |  Retail

California coffee chain Blue Bottle has just been slurped up by Nestlé, the world’s largest food and drinks company, based in Switzerland. The Blue Bottle...

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Mobile Marks Growth in Starbucks’ Q2
Mobile Marks Growth in Starbucks’ Q2
April 28, 2017  |  Mobile

Mobile payments continued to gain traction for coffee giant Starbucks in the second quarter of the current fiscal year. Mobile overall was 29 percent of...

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