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Coffee

Coffee
From bean to cup, we look at all aspects of the global coffee industry, taking in crops, stocks, cafes and more.
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100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory
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Cappuccino after noon? 100-year-old barista in Italy thinks it’s fine

Coffee with milk in the afternoon is a no-no for many Italians. Not Anna Possi, a barista since 1958 who’ll happily pour it past midnight.

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Mainland Chinese retailers make their presence felt in Hong Kong

China’s largest coffee chain opens first outlet in the city as it goes up against US rival Starbucks.

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Drink in Focus: Irish coffee at The Diplomat

This winter warmer, reportedly born at an airport in Ireland in the 1940s, gets a sumptuous upgrade at SoHo hotspot, The Diplomat.

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5 new cafes and coffee shops in Hong Kong to try in December 2024

Get your caffeine fix this December at new spots that have opened up, from a pet-friendly place to a chocolate-centric cafe.

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Starbucks

Is Starbucks seeking help from a partner to regain its perk in China?

Starbucks is ‘working to find the best path to growth, which includes exploring strategic partnerships’, according to a statement.

A queue at a Starbucks cafe in Kunming city, in Yunnan province on 28 April 2011. Photo: ImagineChina.
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This coffee shop brings retro Milan to modern Hong Kong

After falling in love with Milanese coffee on a trip to Italy, this entrepreneur enlisted designer JJ Acuna to bring the Italian city’s vibe to Hong Kong.

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Can robot baristas save Shanghai’s cafes from an ailing economy?

Shanghai Hi-Dolphin Robot Technology aims to cut down the costs of operating coffee shops to revive the industry, says founder Philip Han.

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5 new coffee shops in Hong Kong to try, including at airport

Coffee fiends flying out of Hong Kong are in for a treat, a Kowloon favourite has crossed the harbour and the OG Fineprint has expanded.

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Starbucks’ new CEO vows to make cafes ‘inviting’ once again

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Starbucks loses its perk in China as drinkers flee for cheaper brews

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University brews up caffeine hit with China’s first coffee science major

Yunnan Agricultural University is now accepting students into its new undergraduate degree in coffee science and engineering.

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Opinion | Climate change threat is more than a storm in Vietnam’s coffee cup

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Opinion | Luckin Coffee’s rise over Starbucks reflects changes brewing in China

Luckin’s meteoric rise reflects a market shift as Chinese spend more carefully, and increasingly prefer local brands with more efficient service to slower, more expensive foreign names.

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How matcha came to matter: the buzz around the tea that is drunk like coffee

Celebs like Gwyneth Paltrow, Kylie Jenner and Bella Hadid lifted matcha’s profile in the way the Olsen twins did for Starbucks coffee years ago – and now the world is in on the fad

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China’s rapidly growing coffee consumption is spurring cutthroat competition between local and foreign chains, which are opening shops at breakneck speed, overtaking the number of outlets in the US.

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Malaysian coffee farmers hope to draw tourists to Borneo region

Tourists are drawn to the homestays of northeast Sarawak, Malaysia, for jungle adventures and to sample indigenous culture. Farmers who have planted coffee bushes hope the project will be another visitor draw.

Music

Tokyo Jazz Joints: Japan’s ‘jazz kissa’ cafe culture revealed in a new project

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Opinion | Mao-tai latte shows how to keep Chinese culture modern and relevant

Rather than just Kweichow Moutai’s latest sales gimmick, the Mao-tai-infused coffee could be the start of a cultural renewal that China badly needs. A cultural renewal can help increase China’s appeal to both its own people and the outside world, and this must start from within.

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A Luckin Coffee employee prepares baijiu-flavoured latte, the latest product in collaboration with Chinese liquor brand Kweichow Moutai, at a Luckin Coffee shop in Beijing on September 4. The coffee company has launched the beverage containing extracts of the popular Chinese distilled liquor, causing a rush in stores and enthusiasm on social media. Photo: AFP

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Hongkongers upset with McDonald’s decision to discontinue legacy coffee drinks

Fast food giant to offer some products from McCafé at all locations as replacement.

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