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CHAGEE's passion fruit Biluochun milk tea sparks heated debate, with consumers describing the taste as bitter and medicinal upon entry
Chagee recently launched a new drink called "Vientiane Spring Harmony," a passion fruit Biluochun milk tea, which the company claims combines Guangxi passion fruit juice with a Biluochun tea base for a refreshing, sweet, and smooth taste. However, many consumers have reported that while the drink starts off sweet, it soon develops a pronounced bitterness, with some describing it as "more bitter than life itself" and even suspecting the tea base was steeped too long. At the same time, some fans insist that drinking it at the recommended sweetness level is perfectly fine. Whether this new release is pleasantly sweet-and-sour or unbearably bitter has sparked widespread discussion. [more…]
Four tea bases from Chagee will be discontinued across all channels on May 9, affecting 8 drinks including Jinwu Fuyao and Qu Yunnan.
Recently, a notice purported to be an internal all-channel delisting announcement from Chagee has been circulating on social media, drawing widespread attention and discussion among fans. The notice indicates that four ingredients—Rose Narcissus, Green Mandarin Pu'er, Rose Pu'er, and Roasted Fragrance Yellow Tea—along with eight related tea drinks, will be completely discontinued starting May 9, 2025. Among them are several popular limited-edition items such as Golden Crow Fuy [more…]
Seesaw founder Wu Xiaomei responds for the first time to the wave of store closures: focusing on a boutique strategy in East China, with same-store sales growing 22% against the trend
Over the past month, the specialty coffee chain brand Seesaw has been thrust into the spotlight due to a wave of consecutive store closures across multiple locations. From Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou to Chongqing and Wuhan, news of closures has continued to spread, sparking widespread speculation about the company's operating condition. In response, Seesaw founder Wu Xiaomei recently gave an official response to Jiemian News, acknowledging that the brand is undergoing strategic adjustments and has closed some stores that do not fit the "three no's" criteria—those that do not align with the regional focus strategy, brand positioning, and store model—and revealed that same-store sales growth over the past three years reached 22%. At a time when low-priced beverages dominate the market and competition is increasingly fierce, can this brand, which insists on a specialty coffee route, hold its ground with a strategy focused on core commercial districts in East China? This article sorts out the sequence of events and the official response, and includes industry observations such as those from Front Street Coffee. [more…]