Hadn't heard of Luckin Coffee either. They're also Chinese.
Fun fact about Tsingtao Beer - it was founded in 1903 by Germans and English in Tsingtao, China that had a German concession. Even when overseas, those Germans wanted their beer.
I'd just kind of assumed Luckin Coffee collapsed after the big accounting fraud was uncovered four years ago, but they've 4x'ed their footprint since then!
Apparently they're going to open their first stores in the US this year, lol. Starbucks and Dunkin both need competition, they're mediocre in their respective ways.
These are all over the place in China. They're very cheap. I remember having a milk tea every day while I was there which cost 8 yuan for a large cup (~$1.10 USD).
The only gripe I have is that they constantly play that stupid jingle. It's like you can always hear it in the distance.
Mixue Bingcheng is a Chinese company that owns a chain of ice cream, tea, and coffee shops. The company was founded in 1997 by brothers Hongchao and Hongfu Zhang.
Was gonna say, I don't mind Tsingtao but bought a bottle of Snow at the Asian store because I was curious and it honestly tastes of water with a hint of beer
The real questions are: "How many of those survive past 5 or 10 years?", "Food safety?", and given that it's a franchise construction, "Are we sure there's no child labor or exploitative working environments?"
Putting 2 in the same medium sized mall, or one 2 blocks from another, that kind of thing...doesn't really work. They sure do like to sell those franchises though.
As for the other questions: no more than basically anywhere, yes, and no.
I don’t know if it should count in this category, and that goes for stuff like Starbucks as well. Teas and coffees with some baked goods sprinkled in doesn’t make you a restaurant (in my opinion)
I visited China this summer and even locals commented that suddenly they were on every corner. They had a McFlurry like thing that was pretty darn good!
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Fun fact about Tsingtao Beer - it was founded in 1903 by Germans and English in Tsingtao, China that had a German concession. Even when overseas, those Germans wanted their beer.
Everyone wants to be healthy but no one is taught how to cook.
The only gripe I have is that they constantly play that stupid jingle. It's like you can always hear it in the distance.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixue_Ice_Cream_%26_Tea
Largest in the world?
… must be Chinese
There's a reason you haven't heard of them.
They're hiding from you
Had them in China. They're very light in taste but pretty good ice cold (if you can find some in a fridge) on a scalding Shanghai summer day
The version they export here isn't the same though. Tastes pretty aweful
It is only good near-freezing
Each of those three can get you in trouble.
Putting 2 in the same medium sized mall, or one 2 blocks from another, that kind of thing...doesn't really work. They sure do like to sell those franchises though.
As for the other questions: no more than basically anywhere, yes, and no.