INDUSTRY BRIEF: Starbucks considers selling China business
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Starbucks seeks a China partner, and vaping looks to diversify
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A Bagel success story, and a Red Bull slayer
Tim Hortons is tasting some new success in China with a bagel formula. Will this mark the start of a turnaround for the struggling chain? And a Red Bull killer named Eastroc has filed to list in Hong Kong. What’s the secret to its success, and will it attract investors to its story?
TH International tastes success with bagels in donut-averse China
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Luckin consolidates lead in China’s coffee wars
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Starbucks looks for new friends in choppy China coffee waters
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