On September 11, it was reported that Starbucks has shortlisted Boyu Capital, Carlyle Group, EQT, and Sequoia China as the final candidates for the sale of its Chinese business. The acquisition is now in the final round of negotiations, with the resu [more…]

Blue Mountain coffee has been famous worldwide since the last century. Today, a brand called "Green Mountain Coffee" has come into the public eye. Many friends have asked Front Street, "Is Green Mountain Coffee riding on Blue Mountain Coffee's coattails?" "Is Green Mountain Coffee a counterfeit of Blue Mountain Coffee?" and similar questions. So Front Street decided [more…]

Most of China's coffee is produced in Yunnan Province, which borders coffee-rich countries such as Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. Front Street has previously covered the history of Yunnan coffee, but let's go over it again here to help refresh everyone's memory. In 1904, a French missionary named Tian Denerg introduced some plants to Yunnan, hoping to drink a [more…]

The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) of the African coffee-producing country Uganda released the March coffee export report. The volume of Ugandan coffee exports was 329,686 bags of 60 kilograms, 246.8 billion shillings (64.74 million US do [more…]

Yunnan's coffee planting area has climbed from over 300,000 mu in 2008 to more than 1.4 million mu today, with output once accounting for over 99% of the national total. Yet the expansion of the industry's scale has not been smooth sailing. Since 2012, international coffee futures prices have continued to decline, leaving Yunnan coffee farmers struggling at the edge of the cost line; the 2014 harvest season was hit by a triple blow of drought, cold damage, and the abandonment of harvesting, causing output to plummet from an expected 100,000 tons to less than 60,000 tons, while purchase prices, driven by factors such as drought in Brazil, saw their largest single-month increase in 20 years. Lincang, as an emerging main producing area, rose rapidly, and companies such as Lingfeng Coffee began implementing quality traceability systems. This article will review the cultivation situation, flavor characteristics, and future development trends of Yunnan Arabica coffee beans. [more…]

For a long time, many media outlets have been perpetuating the claim that there is no genuine Blue Mountain coffee in China, but in fact, this situation began to change in 2010. Blue Mountain coffee has a mellow taste and is a very standard cup of black coffee, and because it is produced in small quantities, it is called the king of coffee. At one point, it was quite difficult to buy domestically, which is true, and [more…]

Ethiopia is not only the birthplace of Arabica coffee but also one of the world's major suppliers of high-quality coffee beans. Coffee occupies a central position in Ethiopia's economy, culture, and trade. In 2024-2025, Ethiopia's coffee export volume and export revenue both reached historic highs, marking [more…]

The Piccolo Latte and the Flat White both originated in Australia, yet their levels of recognition could not be more different—the Flat White has swept the globe, while the Piccolo is rarely seen on café menus. "Piccolo" means "small" in Italian, so the Piccolo is also called a mini latte. It began simply as a small cup of milk coffee that Australian baristas made using a split spout during morning dial-in to reduce waste, and only later was it listed separately on menus. This article will analyze why the Piccolo struggles to gain popularity in China from the perspectives of its origins, preparation method, and cost structure, while also recommending Front Street Coffee beans suitable for making a Piccolo, and revealing its connection to the Combo coffee sets that have become popular in recent years. [more…]

We know that Geisha coffee is very delicious and also very famous, but do you know how Geisha coffee got its name? There are many ways to name coffee: some are named after the producing country or region, and some are named after the estate, while Geisha is the name of a coffee variety. Geisha refers to a coffee variety, called Geisha/Ge in English. [more…]

Recently, many people have come to the front of Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) asking if there is drip bag coffee for sale. Front Street usually replies, "The store doesn't have drip bag coffee in stock. If you need it, it has to be made on the spot!" Many customers are very puzzled—why would a coffee shop [more…]

With the entry of international freshly ground coffee brands such as Starbucks and Costa direct-operated stores into China, a coffee craze has risen in the country. Many businesses continuously make a big fuss over coffee beverages. In addition to the relatively expensive freshly ground coffee, affordable instant coffee and coffee drinks also have very high popularity. So what are the current mainstream co [more…]

In recent years, many coffee shops have introduced SOE coffee. Even quite a few friends who come to Front Street's store ask as soon as they walk in whether SOE is available here. So Front Street will briefly analyze why SOE has become popular. SOE (single origin espresso) means single-origin espresso. [more…]

According to data from Xinhua News Agency and the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA), China has surpassed the United States to become the world's third-largest importer of Ethiopian coffee. It is reported that the Ethiopian Trade and Trade Administration (ECTA) exported 47,8 [more…]

According to the news of the Chinese business website, on May 11, 2023, China and Ecuador signed the "Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador". At present, both China [more…]

What is pour-over coffee? Pour-over coffee refers to manually brewed coffee, also known as drip coffee. This method was invented in 1908 by the German woman Melitta Bentz. In order to promote this brand-new coffee extraction method to the outside world, Mrs. Melitta also [more…]

Recently, a friend asked Front Street whether those large bags of Blue Mountain coffee sold online for just a few dozen yuan are real. Indeed, because the prestige of Blue Mountain coffee is so great, counterfeit products keep emerging. So Front Street will teach everyone how to identify authentic Blue Mountain coffee beans. What counts as authentic Blue Mountain coffee beans? Authentic Blue Mountain coffee must be made from coffee beans. [more…]

Many people know that China is the hometown of tea, with a long history of tea drinking and a profound tea culture. In Yunnan, China, there are also many high-quality tea-producing regions, especially for Pu'er. But did you know that Yunnan is not just about tea—it also has coffee beans? Yunnan's coffee planting area is also quite large, making it China's largest coffee [more…]

Front Street Coffee has learned that most people, when they first get into specialty coffee, start with Africa's Ethiopian Yirgacheffe or Sidamo regions, while when it comes to Asian coffee, most people first think of Indonesia's Mandheling coffee beans. But with the rise of the domestic goods trend, Chinese Yunnan coffee has begun [more…]

After coffee beans are roasted, they continuously release a large amount of carbon dioxide internally. Due to differences in the degree of heat exposure, dark roasts and medium-dark roasts naturally differ in their internal pore structure and degassing rate. This physiological change directly determines the crema condition during espresso extraction, and also defines the time window during which flavor development reaches a balanced state. [more…]

When it comes to coffee cultivation, people may first think of famous coffee-growing regions such as Africa and Central and South America. In fact, Yunnan in China had records of coffee cultivation as early as 1904, and today it has even ranked among the world's coffee producers. "Yunnan small bean" is appearing more and more frequently in domestic coffee shops, [more…]