Wow, Blue Bottle 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 www.semafor.com/article/03/0...

China’s Luckin Coffee acquires...
China’s Luckin Coffee acquires Blue Bottle

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