Starbucks courts buyers as it weighs sale of China business

Hillhouse Capital, FountainVest and Trustar Capital among potential suitors

20250627 Caixin

Starbucks is struggling to maintain its share in China's highly competitive coffee market, having been overtaken by local upstart Cotti Coffee and market leader Luckin Coffee.

FENG YIMING, QU YUNXU and HAN WEI, Caixin

Starbucks is considering selling its China operations, signaling a strategic shift as the American coffee giant grapples with declining market share and mounting pressure from low-cost domestic rivals.

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