Nithin Coca నితిన్Mar 11

Wow, #BlueBottle #Coffee is now #Chinese-owned. I used to live near its tiny initial coffee stall in SF (and even then thought it was overrated).

The coffee chain that stole its idea from a #Kyoto cafe, sold out #Nestle, is now being sold to #LuckinCoffee.

https://www.semafor.com/article/03/04/2026/chinas-luckin-coffee-acquires-blue-bottle

China’s Luckin Coffee acquires Blue Bottle

China’s largest coffee chain continues its aggressive westward expansion.

brad mMar 9
#privateequity
“The controlling shareholder of #China’s #Luckin #Coffee, Centurium Capital, is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire #California-born specialty #coffee chain #BlueBottle #Coffee from #Nestlé”
"the ‘less than $400 million’ deal includes #BlueBottle’s global #coffeeshop business, but #Nestlé would retain #BlueBottle’s consumer goods business, including packaged #coffee, #instantcoffee and ready-to-drink products” https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/04/luckin-shareholder-centurium-reportedly-ready-to-acquire-blue-bottle/
Luckin Shareholder Centurium Reportedly Ready to Acquire Blue Bottle

Centurium Capital, Luckin Coffee’s top shareholder, is reportedly in advanced talks to buy Nestlé-owned Blue Bottle Coffee chain.

Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine
gemFeb 7

Cowper Inn: Palo Alto Can’t Stack Up

After wining and dining in LA, and lunch in Santa Barbara, Palo Alto left something to be desired. Maybe it was just a letdown after seeing what has become of the Georgian in Santa Monica. The Cowper Inn has shrunk, leaving no room for common areas, no chance to congregate with others (unless you opt to go say hi to Joji in person), no breakfast, and sadly no new room updates. I guess the NPS Cowper days are officially behind us. I mean, this little room with its own entrance is nice […]

https://noplasticshowers.com/2026/02/07/cowper-inn-palo-alto-cant-stack-up/

Milo DideJan 31
I just wrote a @theactionnet letter: Tell #BlueBottle: Reinstate unfairly fired organizers, now!. Write one here: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-blue-bottle-reinstate-unfairly-fired-organizers-now?source=twitter&
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Milo DideJan 31
So, make your voice heard. Tell #BlueBottle to reinstate their unfairly fired #workers. Make sure Blue Bottle knows the public is watching. And make sure the workers know we have their back. https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.qUXRBnqZ7T8nxbpAcIVwoUsWLkUMWlo_0JmZttSlm39cSmACanH-XmuX8vC1hkd12kyCNfu9O1lZgQQCJ0t4l209p14XLnLDC7uT1ojomjliNswyyHMnDdAHR6kbPz0f3SPqdlGd0IiXASCwxyLgcm6ZcxPc9kMK11VTw3Vj7E1jLw_n55Qt2cejmPvdeyR-fAxiCQNmhbZ-uXrJJaH02SUK7BwTD-IYsh5WnI8K4zaRrgeDmDcycjJXoIynn5XW4FC9BnstZuczV_Vo2ApG6_ne4uPSzyPiaI77fa7_W8QeLFyunck_kfjVU4XfnbEJPzgv9HZ2fZgzNADT39ii6O4zFiBai9aqEuiEyIZvDd2m6ndzpvJsNbT8zdZsg-HO68rwhi_Ex53XulnlTc99e9CY3wwE5dnqEh5aSQbOuhxvHhbfP1hV-GaIgJXArSJY8R8po2dNzQkOYslnfNw8iUY8JRDGR4UKUUmW9xBi09vrt7HkIUlGEE9F478qLbitbllWM699o9kZidSEfhOPcLHkhpzHBfFPuxJWkIp5Mv0/4nr/dh2fYMXvSBaOHRuOGRFyrQ/h2/h001.VUNAD-Pnwg1RIBg0vijeWJ6kBBGkruAHl8NhnQmz7BI
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Milo DideOct 31
Sign the No Contract, No Customers pledge to show Blue Bottle that #workers have the power of the public behind them. By signing the pledge, you agree that you will stop patronizing #BlueBottle Coffee if Blue Bottle Independent Union calls for a #boycott. https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.qUXRBnqZ7T8nxbpAcIVwoUsWLkUMWlo_0JmZttSlm38Qi8sHI1firvpZusDvGDr7uzhApMwNbNxVxC9xwOKCDqXT7Lx6FA6KkRMEEfVcw5hoUJlJjvBHf6-M0cNUaCem26mcjI3GXqV3wI1yZfX5-poArnt1u0-YOtW-NHZrZlDK_uQILG2iozo090T7jvtZ3WGxH6O7HpccN9GqNDSnx3IWJZO5CGTkvlMPiAkIF3489j3neMm41wZGZaCfH0LGIdC7SnvSmmcYrkNyC9C_YEoOneMnAFV009locgsXiVNsSBfUB1kzXP6U39LONbwdKw_RmWf9ba1_qYx-mGKTMsi133OhC3ud8qEEL9ysCQE/4l2/cmtc2vAOQxOnw-K49ItGZQ/h1/h001.TlO6iqE0jKXD833J1aQRA7qC2eLaWagUelmueQ-vlso
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earthlingAug 10, 2025

A Physalia physalis, a marine hydrozoan also known as the Portuguese man o’ war or bluebottle, washed up on a beach in Hendaye, south-west #France. Beaches in the south of France have been closed to swimmers due to the invasion of these animals with venomous tentacles. There has also been an increase of jellyfish off #UK waters.

Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images

@photography
#photography
#jellyfish
#bluebottle

Show threadPeter RileyJul 31, 2025

Part 2
https://notesfrombelow.org/article/class-composition-in-the-cafe-sector-part-2

#BlueBottle
#cafe #foodworkers #frombelow #Labormovement #organize #rankandfile #solidarity #

CLASS COMPOSITION IN THE CAFE SECTOR: Part 2

by Anastasia Wilson, Alex Pyne, Kevin Van Meter // What do cafe workers in the United States think and do while at work?

Notes From Below
News BeepJul 20, 2025

Royal New Zealand Navy Deploys Bluebottle USVs to Fiji

New Zealand and Fijian defence cooperation has taken another step with a three-month deployment of “Bluebottle” uncrewed surface…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Bluebottle #NewZealand #NZ #RoyalNewZealandNavy #USV
https://www.newsbeep.com/8231/

rspJun 28, 2025

Physalia physalis (#bluebottle/Portuguese man o' war) split into four species (citizen scientists help)

The artwork/figures are really stunning.

https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/thebeachcomber/113902-physalia-physalis-bluebottle-portuguese-man-o-war-split-into-four-species

#biodiversity #nature #ocean #iNaturalist

Physalia physalis (bluebottle/Portuguese man o' war) split into four species

Physalia is an iconic marine genus distributed across the world's oceans, regularly washing up on beaches around the globe and often inflicting painful stings for ocean swimmers. The genus has had quite a complex taxonomic history, and the number of accepted species has changed numerous times over the last few centuries. This culminated in a comprehensive [2019 review by Pugh](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gnVhfDa4Sp_NiGOQs77FSWOUg-PGVnvY/view?usp=sharing), who recognised a single species, Physalia physalis, and that >to establish several more species [researchers] would need to establish definite morphological differences from P. physalis That evidence has now arrived. Last week, [a new paper titled 'Population genomics of a sailing siphonophore reveals genetic structure in the open ocean' was published in Current Biology](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ilzsm0A1yH-lJ00UfcOV0tKS2PQcwhvb/view?usp=sharing), led by Samuel Church and with a very impressive author list. The abstr...

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