A round-up of the latest major deals from across the global coffee industry, including a major coffee business divestment, a boutique café group fundraise and a potential $2.5bn stake sale in one of Starbucks’ largest markets globally
JAB Holding exits Keurig Dr Pepper as coffee focus fades
Coffee and foodservice investments haven’t proven the golden goose the private equity giant imagined, with its KDP retreat the latest indication that its focus, and capital, is shifting elsewhere. Based on Texas-based KDP’s recent trading price, the sale is estimated at approximately $3.4bn.
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Harlan + Holden is brewing up new investment for Southeast Asia expansion
While affordable, speed-of-service-focused operators increasingly define Southeast Asia’s booming coffee shop market, high-end lifestyle hospitality brands are also making their mark in the region. The latest is Manila-based Harlan + Holden, which is reportedly set to close a sizeable raise in the coming weeks.
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BWG takes a big slice of Ireland’s food-focused café market
Convenience store giant BWG already partners with Insomnia, Frank and Honest and Bewley’s for an extensive self-serve coffee offer across its sizeable Mace, Londis and Spar footprints in Ireland. It has now invested directly into the country’s food-focused café segment.
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Fast-growing tea chain leads consortium to acquire Häagen-Dazs cafés in China
After nearly two decades of growth, Häagen-Dazs’s café network in China is melting. Can an investment group reverse its fortunes after mass store closures and fierce competition from affordable rivals?
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Double cream: Two European dairy heavyweights complete merger
The combination of Denmark’s Arla Foods and Germany’s DMK Group creates a dairy behemoth with over €20bn in annual revenues and one of Europe’s largest coffee shop supply networks.
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Starbucks is reportedly exploring a $2.5bn stake sale of its successful Japanese business
Japan is Starbucks’ fourth largest globally, with 2,117 stores – behind only the US, China and South Korea. Reports of a major stake sale come just a few months after the world’s largest coffee chain completed a $4bn majority stake sale in China and unveiled a major new growth target.
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Löfbergs announces multi-million-SEK investment in wholebean production
Latest roastery investment comes hot on the heels of one of the largest wholesale deals in the Swedish coffee roaster’s its history.
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