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Chinese tea chain Heytea has closed three-quarters of its Hong Kong network, leaving just two stores operating, at Causeway Bay’s Times Square and Sha Tin’s New Town Plaza. Three of Heytea’s outlets in Tsim Tsa Tsui – at The Sun Arcade and New World…
Global coffee giant Starbucks has announced a US$10 million fund to support its partners (employees) around the world impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. The Starbucks Global Partner Emergency Relief Programme marks the first time both company-operated and…
Starbucks Korea will expand social-distancing measures across its branches nationwide from Thursday, after a successful trial at some stores in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province. The company plans to ensure a safe distance between customers and employees is…
Starbucks Japan has launched a new concept store in collaboration with railway operator JR East. The “Starbucks Coffee Takanawa Gateway Station” opened yesterday, introducing its Smart Lounge concept – a store space focused on business use. The store features…
Starbucks Malaysia has collaborated with iconic local pewter manufacturer and retailer Royal Selangor to produce a collection of handcrafted merchandise exclusively for coffee lovers in Malaysia. The collection includes a coffee stirrer, collar pin, shot…
Starbucks Japan is to open its first signing store in early Summer 2020 in Kunitachi City, Tokyo. Launched for the convenience of the deaf and hard of hearing, the new Starbucks outlet will provide service to customers in Japanese Sign Language. Signing…
Taiwanese bubble-tea chain Chun Fun How is preparing to launch a flagship store at the Esplanade in Singapore this month. The floral-themed store will offer takeaway drinks only in its new outlet – mostly premium fruit tea blends in attractively designed…
Starbucks Japan is to open a greenhouse store in western Tokyo this month, set in a theme park celebrating flora and fauna. Located inside the Hana Biyori greenhouse operated by Yomiuriland park, the Starbuck greenhouse cafe occupies a 1500sqm area, featuring…
Chinese bubble tea chain Naixue Tea – also known as Nayuki – is eyeing a listing in the US. The move could raise around US$400 million in capital, although many important details of the potential offering remain in flux as private discussions continue between…
Le Hoang Diep Thao has transferred all shares in the Trung Nguyen empire she ran with her ex-husband, pursuant to their final divorce ruling. Thao, former deputy director of Trung Nguyen Group (TNG), is no longer on the company’s list of shareholders, TNG…
Sunshine Teahouse, the parent of Indian tea chain Chaayos, has raised US$21.5 million in a new funding round. The fundraising, led by US firm Think Investments and including $3 million of venture debt from InnoVen Capital, will assist the firm to increase its…
Chinese tea chain Nayuki will launch its first stores in Japan and the US this year. The firm, which operates nearly 400 stores in China and three in Singapore, serves tea blended with fruit, cream cheese and toppings. “With our commitment to becoming an…
Starbucks Vietnam has opened a concept store at a new urban development called Ecopark in Hung Yen, near Hanoi, its 63rd store in the country. Located at the heart of Summer Park, Starbucks Ecopark features a mixture of rural and modern aesthetics, creating…
Indian tea retailer Chai Kings has secured US$1 million in funding from a group of angel investors, including The Chennai Angels, Hyderabad Angels and TiE India Angels. The Chennai-based tea retail chain aims to launch 100 stores over the next five years and…
Machi Machi, the Taiwanese cheese-tea chain which went viral after featuring in a music video of Mandopop king Jay Chou, is set to debut in Singapore. Named after Chou’s wife’s pet dog, Machi Machi Singapore will open at 25 Arab Street this month. According…
A new Starbucks China staff benefits program has been launched, with a range of support options for employees who have served two years. From January 1, qualifying partners (employees) will each be given credits they can use to select from a range of…
