星巴克在俄罗斯的命运终于尘埃落定。从今年3月暂停业务，到5月宣布退出市场，130家门店一度陷入停摆。7月底，俄罗斯说唱歌手Timati通过社交媒体宣布，当地餐饮公司Pinskiy&Co已顺利完成对星巴克在俄资产的收购。新品牌名称与标志尚未确定，但首店计划8月开业，9月门店数量将突破200家。这场收购背后有哪些细节？新品牌又将如何重新出发？本文带你梳理事件全程。 [more…]

星巴克在俄罗斯的特许经营于今年3月终止后，130家门店长期处于关闭状态。如今，俄罗斯餐饮公司Pinskiy&Co创始人Anton Pinsky计划接手全部门店租赁权，并推出本土连锁咖啡品牌Magadan Krasnodar。这一交易与麦当劳此前的退出路径相似，但新品牌将不再沿用星巴克的配方与原料供应。当地市场分析师认为，本土品牌在运营成本和外卖服务上具备优势，有望为消费者提供高性价比、高品质的咖啡。 [more…]

星巴克在俄罗斯的资产易主后，新品牌命名引发关注。8月12日，俄罗斯联邦知识产权专利和商标局收到Sturbucks（非拼写错误）及三项商标申请，最终名称尚未确定。此前，说唱歌手蒂穆尔·尤努索夫与餐饮公司Pinskiy&co老板安东·平斯基、参议员阿尔森·卡诺科夫旗下辛迪卡公司共同收购星巴克在俄资产并管理。新品牌计划8月中旬开业，8月16日向媒体开放。他们曾考虑用乐高熊作logo并融入歌手签名，后因工作量改用热敏打印。本文梳理事件脉络、商标选项及网友反应。 [more…]

星巴克退出俄罗斯市场后，其商标在俄的法律保护可能面临终止。收购星巴克在俄资产的星咖啡所有者已向法院提出权利主张，要求终止对星巴克商标的保护。此举旨在降低商标侵权风险，为门店扩张铺路。本文将详细介绍这一事件的背景、进展及可能的影响。 [more…]

After Starbucks announced to suspend its business in Russia and withdraw from the Russian market last year, the founder of the local famous catering company Pinskiy & Co, Anton Pinsky, and the Russian rap singer Timati collaborated to acquire Starbuc [more…]

星巴克退出俄罗斯市场后，接手其资产的星咖啡（Stars Coffee）正加速布局。一方面，该品牌在圣彼得堡重新开业并计划于9月底前恢复百家门店；另一方面，联合创始人蒂穆尔·尤努索夫与安东·平斯基透露，已收到约50份海外合作邀约，首家海外分店将落地亚美尼亚，并计划在亚洲、中东及欧洲等地开设20余个网点。这些地区因缺少星巴克而让星咖啡看到机遇。本文梳理星咖啡的扩张动态及星巴克在俄特许经营的历史转折。 [more…]

近日，星巴克被曝向俄罗斯联邦知识产权局提交了多份商标注册申请，涉及“星巴克咖啡”“星冰乐”等核心品牌标识，以及速溶咖啡、饮品制作和会员管理等相关类别。这一动向迅速引发外界对其是否计划重返俄罗斯市场的猜测。自2022年退出俄罗斯后，星巴克在俄资产被当地企业收购并改名为“Stars Coffee”，如今该品牌与星巴克之间还存在商标法律争议。俄罗斯咖啡市场两年间已发生显著变化，竞争加剧、消费习惯迁移，加上政治经济环境仍存不确定性，星巴克即便回归也未必一帆风顺。目前官方尚未正式回应。 [more…]

星巴克近期在俄罗斯联邦知识产权局提交了商标注册申请，并已获得注册决定，这或许意味着这家咖啡连锁巨头将在不久后重返俄罗斯市场。自2022年俄乌冲突爆发后，星巴克宣布退出俄罗斯并关闭全部130家门店，其资产随后被当地企业收购并改造为Stars Coffee。如今随着国际形势变化，星巴克重新布局俄罗斯的可能性正在增加，而这一动向也让接手其原有业务的Stars Coffee面临定位尴尬的局面。 [more…]

一场大雨为咖啡节带来了别样的非洲庄园风情，而在众多坚持营业的摊位中，奶茶品牌古茗的咖啡快闪摊位意外成为焦点。除了高性价比的特调咖啡吸引路人打卡外，站在吧台后的一日店长更是引发围观——他就是2023年WBC世界咖啡师大赛冠军、巴西咖啡品牌Um Coffee Co.创始人Boram Julio Um，同时也是瑞幸合作的首席咖啡大师之一。这位高人气冠军为顾客摇奶茶的画面让不少人直呼意外，评论区甚至有人呼叫瑞幸“你的帅哥被古茗挖走了”。究竟这位咖啡界明星为何现身古茗摊位？让我们一起回顾现场的热闹景象。 [more…]

星巴克退出俄罗斯市场后，其资产被本土企业收购并重塑品牌。2022年8月17日，说唱歌手蒂穆尔·尤努索夫在Ins上曝光了新名称“STARS COFFEE”及商标，官网同步上线。新品牌以戴俄罗斯传统头饰的女孩替代美人鱼标志，并于8月18日在莫斯科正式开业，所有120家门店计划9月底前恢复运营。新店不再手写杯名，改用热敏打印，食品也变为预制加热。营销专家指出新业主力图保持新旧品牌连续性，但品牌重塑效果仍需市场检验。俄罗斯网友对此议论纷纷。 [more…]

牙买加蓝山咖啡是全球最负盛名的咖啡之一，但你真的了解它的产区分布、分级规则和品牌格局吗？本文将从圣安德鲁、波特兰、圣托马斯三大产区讲起，梳理BM、HM、PM三级分类背后的品质与价格逻辑，并解读木桶包装传统、日本UCC的市场角色，以及蓝山一号咖啡豆的品牌特点与价格排行。文中还保留了前街咖啡的相关推荐，适合想深入了解蓝山咖啡的爱好者阅读收藏。 [more…]

不少咖啡爱好者既想享受一杯咖啡的惬意，又担心咖啡因影响睡眠。那么，究竟哪种咖啡豆的咖啡因含量最少？低因咖啡喝起来和普通咖啡有什么不同？本文从咖啡因的基本含量入手，对比阿拉比卡与罗布斯塔的差异，梳理烘焙、研磨、萃取三个环节对咖啡品质的影响，并详细介绍溶剂萃取法、瑞士水处理法、二氧化碳高压萃取法三种脱因工艺的原理与特点。同时，前街咖啡也会分享低因咖啡风味偏淡的真实原因，以及它在抗氧化剂和营养素方面的价值，帮助你更全面地认识低因咖啡。 [more…]

If there are any names that cannot be avoided in the Ethiopian specialty coffee scene in recent years, Front Street Coffee believes that Tamiru of Alo Coffee and Eliyas Dukamo of Elto Coffee must be among them. Whether in international competitions [more…]

Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is world-renowned for its unique flavor and strict controls. Jamaican law stipulates that only coffee beans grown in the Blue Mountain region may bear the name "Blue Mountain." High-grade Blue Mountain coffee is divided into three grades—No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3—corresponding respectively to screen size standards of 17–18 mesh and above, 16 mesh, and 15 mesh. The green beans of all three grades must be packed into wooden barrels for export, with the barrel bearing the estate name, importer's abbreviation, and batch information, along with a government-certified green certificate of origin. Understanding these grades and export regulations helps coffee enthusiasts verify authenticity and make informed purchases of genuine Blue Mountain coffee. Front Street Coffee recommends that consumers pay attention to the roast level and packaging format to judge the true quality of the Blue Mountain coffee in their hands. [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: FrontStreet Coffee. Drip bag coffee, as the name suggests, is coffee brewed using a drip bag. The drip bag was a product developed by the Japanese; the filter bag is used to hold the coffee, and on each side there is a small piece of cardboard, like two [more…]

In a fast-paced life, instant coffee has regained the attention of coffee lovers thanks to its convenience and continuously improving quality. This article reviews ten instant coffee brands, including Nescafé, Maxwell House, Moccona, Colombian, G7, UCC, Klaes, Old Ipoh White Coffee, Ming Coffee, and Damnini, introducing each one by one from historical origins and raw material sources to flavor characteristics, helping readers build a basic understanding of instant coffee. At the same time, for the highly popular domestic freeze-dried instant coffee brands Saturnbird and Yongpu, the article also provides an objective description based on their product characteristics. Whether you are seeking a rich, mellow taste or a daily pick-me-up, this collection can provide valuable reference. What is shared is not only the flavor of coffee, but also a relaxed and pleasant drinking experience. [more…]

In 1990, Yamanaka Sangyo Co., Ltd. of Japan applied the concept of tea bags to coffee, inventing the drip bag coffee and applying for a patent. With the demand of the specialty coffee market, more and more people began to buy drip bag coffee, in order to quickly and conveniently enjoy specialty coffee without needing a bunch of equipment and utensils. Here, for everyone [more…]

In 1990, Yamanaka Sangyo Co., Ltd. of Japan applied the concept of tea bags to coffee, inventing the drip bag coffee and applying for a patent. With the demand in the specialty coffee market, more and more people began to purchase drip bag coffee, in order to quickly and conveniently enjoy specialty coffee without needing to use a bunch of utensils and vessels. Front Street Coffee ( [more…]

For office workers who love coffee and want a rich cup of black coffee but don't have enough time to brew a full ceremonial pour-over, drip bag coffee is our "savior." Why is it called "drip bag"? The earliest drip bag coffee was invented in 1990 by Yamanaka Sangyo Co., Ltd. in Japan. [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…]