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☆ Labor Day isn’t the holiday it once was for China’s workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Chris Lau | Hassan Tayir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Hong Kong CNN —Like hundreds of millions of workers in China, Hao Zeyu, an algorithm engineer at an electric vehicle maker, is getting five days off this week for the Labor Day holiday. So, why has a decades-old policy caused so much upset in a country whose Communist Party leadership pays annual homage to International Workers’ Day? Trending topicIn recent weeks, complaints about this year’s Labor Day leave arrangements have exploded on Chinese social media. Tourists visit the Qiansimen Jialing River Bridge during the May Day holiday on May 1, 2023 in Chongqing, China. Labor Day isn’t the only holiday to get the adjusted rest policy.

Persons: Hao Zeyu, Hao, “, ” Hao, ”, Yao, Max Teng, it’s, Yaer Tuerdi, Pang Dong Lai, Yu Donglai, Yu, Teng Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Labor, CNN, Communist Party, International Workers, Workers, Weibo, Tourists, China News Service, University of Wellington, “ Workers Locations: China, Hong Kong, Chongqing, United States, United Kingdom, Kentucky, Henan

Eli Lilly — Shares added 5% after Eli Lilly, maker of the Mounjaro diabetes and weight loss drug, beat analysts' expectations for first-quarter adjusted earnings. PayPal — Shares gained 3.6% after the payment company posted $7.70 billion in first-quarter revenue, beating analysts' estimates for $7.51 billion, according to LSEG. The chipmaker posted adjusted earnings of $3.24 per share, higher than the consensus estimate of $3.16 per share, according to LSEG. Earnings of 24 cents per share on $1.37 billion in revenue exceeded consensus forecasts of 11 cents and $1.36 billion, according to FactSet. Adjusted earnings of 71 cents per share topped anticipated earnings of 65 cents per share.

Persons: Eli Lilly —, Eli Lilly, drugmaker, Jefferies, Tesla, Goldman Sachs, Tenet, Corning, FactSet, Sysco, Medifast, Paccar, Bob Bakish, Skydance, Needham, Macheel, Michelle Fox, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Sarah Min Organizations: PayPal —, PayPal, Semiconductor, Tenet, FactSet, Technology, GE Healthcare Technologies, LSEG, Taco Bell, KFC, Paramount Global, CBS, Paramount Locations: Indianapolis, China, LSEG, FactSet, Houston

☆ Young Chinese are trading Shanghai for small cities. Brands like KFC are following them with thousands of stores.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . They're struggling to make it in big cities as the world's second-largest economy suffers from a flailing property market and slow post-pandemic consumption recovery. Going big on smaller citiesChina's smaller cities aren't exactly an untapped market. KFC and Pizza Hut operator Yum China, which plans to add 6,000 stores in China by 2026, is also betting big on small cities. AdvertisementThe cost of living crisis driving young people out of China's big cities is a trend that echoes across continents.

Persons: —, MetroDataTech, They're, Joey Wat, DPC, Canyandata Organizations: Migrants, Service, KFC, Bloomberg, Starbucks, Yum Locations: megacities, Shanghai, Shenzhen, MetroDataTech, China, Beijing, —, Yum China, Local, Fuzhou, Korea, New York City, London

☆ U.S. consumer plays in China are more than coffee and iPhones. Stocks to watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Domino's Pizza's China operator DPC Dash reported Wednesday its 26th straight quarter of same-store sales growth — including the pandemic period. Pizza push Domino's has a roughly 14% stake in DPC Dash, which listed in Hong Kong about a year ago. Woo has a buy rating on DPC Dash and a price target of 73.05 Hong Kong dollars. "Chinese people do eat pizza," DPC Dash CEO Wang said. Yum China, which owns Pizza Hut in China among other brands, is set to release earnings in late April.

Persons: DPC Dash, they've, Xi Jinping, Papa John's, Papa, DPC, Aileen Wang, Wang, Walter Woo, Woo, McDonald's, That's, Christopher J, Kempczinski Organizations: Starbucks, Apple, HSBC, U.S, DPC, Advertising, Hong, Hong Kong Stock Exchange Locations: China, Shanghai, U.S, DPC, Hong Kong, North America, Beijing, Xi'an, Changsha, FY24E, Thurs

☆ Yum China CEO says consumers are growing more 'rational' as rising costs cut dining budgets
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

While economists and investors fret over China's low consumer confidence and sluggish growth, Yum China CEO Joey Wat says the Chinese consumer is growing more rational — and has been for years. Weighed down by investors' concern about the broader Chinese economy, shares of Yum China have fallen 27% over the past year, dragging its market value down to $17.51 billion. Despite Wall Street's worries, Yum China's sales are growing. "I think the Chinese consumer has become more rational over the last few years," she told CNBC. But in lower-tier cities, such as Chengdu, Yum China is seeing stronger sales growth because housing is cheaper and consumers have more cash to spend.

Persons: Joey Wat, Wall, Yum, Wat Organizations: Yum, Yum Brands, CNBC Locations: China, Yum China, Shanghai, Beijing, Wat, Chengdu, Cities

☆ As the Year of the Dragon begins, the pros name sectors — and stocks — to play the Chinese market
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Chinese stocks had an eventful week last week — with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index hitting a five-year low of about 2,650 points on Feb. 5, before edging up to end the week at 2,865.90. A slide in Hong Kong-listed Chinese shares on Feb. 9, however, proved that investors may still have lingering concerns on the prospects of Chinese stocks in the new year. As the festive season gets underway, Redmond Wong, market strategist at investment firm Saxo, sees several opportunities to play the market. Boom in green transformation Beyond the traditional sectors, Saxo's Wong is watching an up-and-coming area in China: energy security and a green transformation. Data from the International Energy Agency shows that the Asian giant's clean-energy sectors contributed 11.4 trillion Chinese yuan ($1.6 trillion) to the Chinese economy in 2023, up 30% year-on-year.

Persons: Redmond Wong, Saxo, I'm, Wong, Saxo's Wong, Morningstar, Zijin Organizations: CNBC Pro, Monetary Fund, Technology, Shenzhen, Baidu, Sands, Tsingtao, Morningstar, Tsingtao Brewery, International Energy Agency, Companies, Zijin Mining Locations: Shanghai, Hong Kong, China, Zhejiang, Sands China, Macao, Shandong

☆ A mega restaurant chain is on a mission to get half of China to eat KFC and Pizza Hut by 2026
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Currently serving just one-third of China's population, our ambitious goal is to extend our reach to half of the population by 2026," Yum China CEO Joey Wat said in the company's latest quarterly results report. Yum plans to fuel its growth through restaurants in China's "lower-tier cities," which host over half of the firm's stores, Wat said. That's more than twice the number of KFC restaurants in the US, which has 4,293 stores, though only half of the around 6,750 Pizza Huts in the US. Both restaurant brands also have 470 million members in China, Yum said, though it didn't say if this number accounted for any overlap. "2023 was a pivotal year for Yum China," Wat said.

Persons: —, Joey Wat, Yum, China's COVID, Wat Organizations: Service, China Holdings, Business, KFC Locations: China, China's, Cities, Shanghai, Beijing, Xiamen, Harbin

☆ How KFC won over China
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Shawn Baldwin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

KFC is one of the world's largest restaurant chains, with more than 29,000 locations and a new outlet opening every three and a half hours, according to Yum! But while much of the brand's early success came from the U.S., today the majority of its growth is in China. KFC China recently celebrated the opening of its 10,000th store in the city of Hangzhou, about an hour outside of Shanghai. So how did KFC overtake other fast food chains like McDonalds , Starbucks and Taco Bell in China, and can the business continue to grow? CNBC traveled to Hangzhou, China, and got an exclusive interview with the CEO of Yum China, Joey Wat, to find out.

Persons: Joey Wat Organizations: KFC, ! Brands, Starbucks, Taco Bell, CNBC, Yum Locations: U.S, China, KFC China, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Yum China

☆ McDonald's raises China bet, bucking Western firms' derisking trend
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Casey Hall | Thomson Reuters | Casey Has Reported On China'S Consumer Culture Her Base In Shanghai For More Than A Decade | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/5] A woman sits on a swing attached to a giant sign of McDonald's, outside its themed exhibition in Beijing, China December 4, 2023. One advantage for McDonald’s: its majority partner in the China business, CITIC, provides top-level political cover, said Jason Yu, greater China managing director of market research firm Kantar Worldpanel. McDonald's China, Carlyle Group and CITIC declined to comment. Other consumer-facing U.S. firms, including Starbucks (SBUX.O), Apple (AAPL.O), Coach owner Tapestry (TPR.N) and sportswear giant Nike (NKE.N), have remained similarly dedicated to the China market. Although the McDonald's China menu would be familiar to U.S. consumers, there are nods to local tastes, including taro pie, rather than apple.

Persons: Tingshu Wang, McDonald's, Jason Yu, Kantar, Yu, Carlyle, Wallace, Greg, Euromonitor, Ben Cavender, Casey, Kane Wu, Deborah Sophia, Gerry Doyle Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Group, Carlyle Group, Starbucks, Apple, Nike, Research, Investment, China Market Research, Casey Hall, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, U.S, Hong Kong, Macau, Yum China, Russia, Shanghai, Bengaluru

☆ 'We are very committed to China,' Yum China CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'We are very committed to China,' Yum China CEO says"We are very committed to China," Yum China CEO Joey Wat tells CNBC amid the company's bullish outlook at the Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Summit.

Persons: Joey Wat, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Yum China, CNBC, Morgan, Pacific Locations: China, Morgan Stanley Asia

☆ China Is Becoming a Problem for Investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Charley Grant | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Yum China, which operates Pizza Hut restaurants in the country, recently reported that consumer demand softened in September and October. Photo: Cfoto/Zuma PressChina has long been a source of stock-market optimism. Now it is turning into a reason for worry. Investors started the year by pouring money into China-focused funds, a bet that the end of Covid-19 restrictions would unleash supercharged spending in the world’s second-largest economy. Instead, a stubborn lack of growth and escalating political tensions with the U.S. are fostering poor returns and uncertainty about the future.

Organizations: Zuma Press China, U.S Locations: China, Covid

☆ Slow Pizza Hut sales in the U.S. weigh on Yum Brands' revenue
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

(photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)Yum Brands on Wednesday reported third-quarter revenue that fell short of analysts' expectations, hurt by weak same-store sales growth at Pizza Hut. Yum China CFO Andy Yeung said that sales had softened in late September through October, hurting its fourth-quarter results. But in the U.S., its second-largest market, KFC saw flat same-store sales growth. The pizza chain reported 2% same-store sales growth for international restaurants and flat same-store sales in the U.S.Pizza Hut isn't the only pizza chain that has struggled to win over U.S. consumers. Rival Domino's Pizza reported a 0.6% drop in same-store sales during its third quarter.

Persons: Mike Kemp, Andy Yeung, Yum, David Gibbs, Gibbs, Chick, Taco Bell Organizations: Getty, Brands, Refinitiv, Indian, Taco, KFC, U.S Locations: Birmingham, United Kingdom, China, Taco Bell's U.S, U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AMD, WeWork, Wayfair, Humana and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Advanced Micro Devices — The chipmaker dipped more than 1% after issuing softer-than-expected revenue guidance for the fourth quarter. Match Group — The dating service platforms owner shed 8.3% on weaker-than-estimated revenue guidance for the fourth quarter. Wayfair — The online furniture retailer tumbled 12% after third quarter revenue missed analyst expectations. Yum reported $2.91 billion in revenue, while analysts had expected $3.06 billion in revenue, according to estimates from LSEG. Caesars Entertainment – The gaming stock rose 5% before the bell after topping Wall Street's third-quarter earnings expectations.

Persons: General Motors, Wayfair, Goldman Sachs, ZoomInfo, FactSet, Estee Lauder, —, Kraft Heinz, Paycom, Fred Imbert, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound, Samantha Subin, Sarah Min Organizations: Street Journal, Ford, General, Barclays, CVS, Technologies, Humana, Kraft Heinz, FactSet, Yum China, —, Caesars Entertainment, LSEG Locations: Aetna, China, LSEG

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Estee Lauder, Yum China, Paycom Software and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Advanced Micro Devices — The stock added 8% after the chipmaker beat analyst expectations for its third-quarter earnings . Estee Lauder also lowered its full-year earnings per share guidance to a range between $2.17 and $2.42, versus its previous guidance of $3.50 per share to $3.75 per share. Third-quarter earnings per share came in above consensus, however. Paycom Software — Shares of the HR and payroll company dropped more than 36% after Paycom's third-quarter revenue came in light of expectations. Trimble — The technology and software stock shed 13% after Trimble's third-quarter revenue came in below estimates.

Persons: LSEG, Estee Lauder, Trimble —, David Barnes, Ford, Jesse Pound, Samantha Subin Organizations: CVS, —, LSEG, DuPont de Nemours —, Garmin, FactSet, Barclays, General Motors Locations: China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Paycom, AMD, Yum China and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Paycom Software — Shares dropped 26.5% after the company missed third-quarter revenue estimates. Paycom posted $406.3 million in revenue for the period, while analysts polled by FactSet had called for $411.2 million. The company reported 70 cents per share in earnings surpassing analysts' forecast of 68 cents per share, according to LSEG. Yum China Holdings — The China-based restaurant operator shed 10.8% after missing revenue estimates for the third quarter. Yum reported $2.91 billion in revenue, falling short of analysts' expectations of $3.06 billion in revenue, according to estimates from LSEG.

Persons: Paycom, FactSet, MasTec, LSEG Organizations: Revenue, Yum China Holdings — Locations: LSEG, China

☆ Stock futures fall slightly as Fed decision looms: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures were slightly lower Tuesday evening as Wall Street geared up for the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision on interest rates after closing out a terrible month. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 50 points lower, or down 0.15%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures each shed about 0.2%. The Dow and the S&P 500 ended the month lower by 1.4% and 2.2%, respectively, marking the first three-month losing streak for both indexes since March 2020. Although November is a historically strong month for markets, investors are keeping an eye on a peak in bond yields.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Peter Boockvar, Stocks, Dow Organizations: Federal, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, China Holdings, Devices, Treasury Locations: Washington

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Netflix, Apple, Walmart, Arm, Ralph Lauren, Wells Fargo and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Deutsche Bank reiterates Wells Fargo as buy Deutsche Bank said it's standing by its buy rating on the stock. " BTIG initiates Instacart as neutral BTIG initiated the stock with a neutral rating mainly on valuation. Raymond James initiates Ralph Lauren as outperform Raymond James said in its initiation of Ralph Lauren that it has "strengthening direct-to-consumer." Oppenheimer reiterates Netflix as outperform Oppenheimer lowered its price target on the stock but said it's standing by its outperform rating on shares of Netflix. "Following CFO comments at competitor conference, we are lowering '24E/'25E margins and reducing target to $470 from $515, but maintaining Outperform rating on revenue outlook."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, it's, Meta's, Raymond James, Ralph Lauren, Wells, Wells Fargo, Oppenheimer, Morgan Stanley, XOM, Jefferies, Chris Rolland, downgrades Deere, Canaccord, Bernstein, underperform Bernstein Organizations: Constellation Brands, Deutsche Bank, WFC, Citi, Meta Citi, Meta's, Meta, CART, Bank of America, Apple, of America, Boeing, Communications, Cable, UBS, Netflix, Jefferies, Susquehanna, Semiconductor, Deere, HSBC, Walmart, Procter, Gamble, Procter & Gamble Locations: China, EBITDA

☆ China's macro backdrop has investors worried. Here are some stocks that could be safe from any weakness
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A lackluster economic backdrop in China shouldn't keep Wall Street from buying opportunities in the world's second-largest economy, some investors say. Consumer growth bets Kirby named Yum China as one quality stock idea. He also expects Yum China could still benefit from a rebound in consumer spending in China. It's a spending category the fund manager doesn't expect will suffer from any weakness in the macro backdrop. Yum China is higher this year by more than 4%.

Persons: Ben Kirby, Kirby, Duke, It's, James Donald, Thornburg's Kirby Organizations: Thornburg Investment Management, KFC, Technology, doesn't, Lazard Investment, Lenovo Locations: China, Beijing, Botox, U.S

☆ China's AI applications are coming — where it matters for monetization
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Around the same time, Tencent announced it is integrating its AI model into advertising content creation, and its own Zoom-like video conferencing app. It's also not clear how powerful China's AI applications currently are, beyond demos and select business partnerships. "Overall we see generally Chinese language model[s] still lag behind the most advanced ChatGPT version 4," CLSA's Tony Zhang said in a phone interview in the last week. Now with Beijing's green light, public-facing AI applications such as Baidu's Ernie bot can be widely used in China. Generative AI and large language model-related revenue contributed to 20% of SenseTime' s revenue in the first half of 2023, Nomura analysts said, citing company management.

Persons: Nomura, Tencent, Coffee, Luckin, Joey Wat, It's, Tony Zhang, –, Ernie, Oliver Wyman's David Xie Organizations: Baidu, KFC Locations: Beijing, China, Taobao, TikTok

☆ Yum China says tech investments let it open more stores without needing more staff
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Pedestrians walk past a Pizza Hut restaurant and a KFC restaurant, both operated by Yum China, in Beijing, China, on Sept. 5, 2020. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Yum China is spending more on tech, an investment that's allowed it to open more stores without having to hire more staff, CEO Joey Wat told CNBC in an interview Friday. Yum China operates KFC and Pizza Hut stores in China, among other brands. With technology, she said staff can be promoted to manage multiple stores and support the opening of new locations. This year alone, the company plans to spend about $700 million to $900 million.

Persons: Joey Wat, Wat Organizations: KFC, Yum, Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, Yum China, U.S, Companies, Walmart Locations: Yum China, Beijing, China, BEIJING, Yum, Alibaba

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AMC, Etsy, First Solar and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

AMC Entertainment — Shares of the movie theater chain jumped 5% in premarket trading after AMC said it had completed the equity offering it announced earlier this month. The company said it sold 40 million shares at an average price of $8.14, raising about $325.5 million. In the second quarter, the company earned 11 cents a share, after adjustments, exceeding analysts' expectations of 2 cents per share, according to FactSet. Penn Entertainment — The sports betting stock climbed 3% in premarket trading following a short-term buy call from Deutsche Bank. The conglomerate sold about 5.5 million shares of HP, worth around $158 million.

Persons: Wolfe, Semtech, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Shawn Fain, Jim Farley, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Yun Li, Tanaya Macheel, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh Organizations: AMC, Wolfe Research, Penn Entertainment, Deutsche Bank, BMO Capital Markets, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Brent, Occidental Petroleum, HP —, HP, Berkshire, General Motors, Ford —, United Auto Workers, Ford Locations: China, Devon, Omaha

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Netflix, Etsy, HP, Visa and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Striking Writers Guild of America members walk the picket line in front of Netflix offices in Los Angeles, July 12, 2023. Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading:Visa — The credit card behemoth's stock was trading more than 2% lower after announcing plans to change its share structure. Netflix — The streaming giant's shares slipped roughly 2% in midday trading after Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann said the ongoing Hollywood writers' strike is bad for business. The movie theater chain said it sold 40 million shares at an average price of $8.14, raising about $325.5 million. Etsy — The e-commerce retailer's stock rose nearly 3% after Wolfe Research upgraded Etsy to outperform from a peer perform rating, citing improving consumer spending and margins.

Persons: Semtech, Spencer Neumann, Neumann, Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, —, Samantha Subin, Pia Singh, Alex Harring Organizations: Guild of America, Netflix, Visa, FactSet, Penn Entertainment, Deutsche Bank, Penn, ESPN BET, AMC Entertainment, AMC, Wolfe Research, HP, Exxon Mobil, Chevron —, Exxon, Chevron Locations: Los Angeles, U.S, China

☆ UBS says this is how to play China right now — and shares its top stock picks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Analysts at UBS have detailed how to play a volatile Chinese market in the short term. Chinese internet giant Alibaba is on UBS' list, with the bank expecting it to grow faster than the overall Chinese stock market. "Potential stock price catalysts include growth from the cloud business, overseas expansion and greater operational discipline," the analysts wrote. Insurers with full pension licenses, such as Ping An, will likely enjoy a first mover advantage," the analysts wrote. Consumer stocks In consumer stocks, UBS likes Topsports International , which is Adidas ' largest retail partner globally, the bank said.

Persons: Gina Raimondo, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: UBS, Baidu, Ping An Insurance, Consumer, Topsports, Adidas, Shenzhou, Nike, KFC, China Longyuan Power, China Resources Power Locations: Asia, China

But there are new good deals all the time, you just have to go out to find them." That's what deflation looks like in China. As witnessed by Japan in the 1990s, deflation - if prolonged - can weigh on economic growth. "Good deals are needed to get consumers through the door so there is a lot of pressure on these businesses to find margins," said Ben Cavender, managing director at China Market Research Group in Shanghai. Restaurant worker Dong went to a wet market in central Beijing around lunchtime on Thursday, but did not buy anything.

Persons: Gao Yi, Ben Cavender, Zhu Danpeng, Joey Wat, Dong, Sophie Yu, Marius Zaharia, Sam Holmes Organizations: China Market Research Group, Guangdong Provincial Food Safety, Alliance, HK, KFC, Reuters, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, Beijing, China, Japan, Shanghai, Guangdong

☆ Bubble tea will test limits of China’s consumers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Thomas Shum | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

HONG KONG, Aug 8 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Bubble tea may be the new bellwether for the Chinese consumer. At least half a dozen boba-drink makers, including China’s largest chain by store count, Mixue Bingcheng, are planning initial public offerings in Hong Kong or the United States, Bloomberg reports. Shares in Hong Kong-listed Nayuki (2150.HK), the country’s only publicly traded bubble tea chain, have dropped 70% since their debut in 2021. Follow @t__shum on TwitterCONTEXT NEWSAt least six bubble tea companies are looking to go public in either Hong Kong or the United States, Bloomberg reported on July 24 citing people familiar with the matter. In 2022, China’s biggest bubble tea chain by store count, Mixue Bingcheng, filed for a $918 million initial public offering in Shenzhen.

Persons: Mixue, Gen, Mixue Bingcheng, Robyn Mak, Katrina Hamlin, Pranav Kiran Organizations: Reuters, Bloomberg, HK, KFC, Haidilao, Refinitiv, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong, United States, Beijing, China, Shenzhen

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