coffee
Starbucks Could Struggle as Chinese Coffee Upstarts Master Content-Commerce
While early China entrants had to build a coffee culture from scratch, the challenge today is intense competition from marketing-savvy local brands. Read More
Does Starbucks’ Shanghai Roastery Count as Luxury?
Between Starbucks' new coffee palace in Shanghai and the Vivienne Westwood cafe, the lines of luxury are increasingly being blurred. Read More
Wealthy Young Chinese Want to Have Their Cake and Bake it at Home
From ovens to $1,000 espresso machines, China's new rich are indulging in higher-end Western kitchen conveniences. Read More
What Luxury Can Learn From Starbucks In China
CCTV's Starbucks smear campaign wasn't as successful as it hoped—and all luxury brands in China should understand why. Read More
CCTV’s Starbucks Attack Backfires As Weibo Users Sound Off
China's social media response to the state-run outlet's critique of Starbucks' China prices has been mostly disdainful—but not toward Starbucks. Read More
illy Merges Coffee With Art For Liu Wei Collaboration
As China's coffee market booms, the Italian roaster teams up with the Chinese artist as it continues to target cultural connoisseurs. Read More
Nestle Places High-Stakes Bet On Chinese Coffee Market
Though annual per capita consumption sits at less than five cups, coffee is becoming a daily addiction rather than an occasional splurge for a growing slice of the Chinese population. Read More
From Jade To Wine, New Zealand Looks To China’s Rising Consumer
Growing ties between New Zealand and China are giving new optimism to everyone from jade and wine producers to organic farmers, universities, tour operators and real estate brokers. Read More
Seventh Galleria illy Pop-Up Launches In Beijing
Continuing its worldwide march, Galleria illy — a pop-up on steroids that hosts exhibitions, talks and performances by some of the world’s leading artists, writers and cultural curators — recently… Read More
10 Minutes With…HK Slow-Brew Coffee Evangelist Mike Fung
Hoping to dig deeper into Mike Fung's coffee obsession, Jing Daily recently spoke with the Rabbithole founder about his company, the challenges of introducing a traditionally tea-drinking city to good… Read More
