Blue Bottle

⏱ 1 min read The Short Version Nestlé’s $400m sale of Blue Bottle to Luckin redefines the premium coffee market, blending design-driven cafes with convenience-focused growth as Asian players challenge global dominance. The deal signals a shift in power, reshaping trade and specialty coffee’s future. In This Article The Premium Playbook Gets RewrittenTariffs, Trade, and the Coffee Supply Chain Consider this: Nestlé’s $400m sale of Blue Bottle to Luckin is reshaping the premium coffee landscape. The Chinese chain is acquiring Blue Bottle’s cafés while keeping Nestlé’s packaged goods, a move that signals a bold shift in how quality and scale…