Analysts expect China s growing thirst for coffee to be a key driver of future demand for the beans as coffee shops expand beyond Beijing and Shanghai to dozens of mid-sized cities where young professionals have warmed to the beverage.
China’s rapidly growing coffee consumption is spurring cutthroat competition between local and foreign chains, which are opening shops at breakneck speed, overtaking the number of outlets in the US.
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