Heytea

The Big Picture

In China's frothy tea drink universe, startups learn to battle

Tea shop startups like Nayuki and Heytea are staying afloat by turning to high-quality organic ingredients and greater brand visibility 

Food & Beverage | Lifestyle | Marketplaces & Platforms

Bright Ideas

Modern China Tea Shop: Cool hangout for yuppies in Chairman Mao's Hunan

The tea house in Changsha, the provincial capital of Hunan, is creating a storm in a teacup, serving tea lattes that go viral across China

Food & Beverage

Interviews

Starfield: Aiming to diversify Chinese consumers' food options with tasty and affordable plant-based meat

In a nascent market, one-year-old Starfield has brought its offerings to around 3,000 F&B outlets and generated RMB 10m in revenue

Alternative Proteins | Plant-based meat