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Starbucks introduces today its first-ever Loyalty Program in Japan

Desk3 - September 20, 2017

TOKYO, Japan – Starbucks Rewards, a new loyalty program, launched today (Sept. 20) in Japan which offers members exclusive and personalized benefits. In addition,...

Companies

Coca-Cola Coffee Plus released in Japanese vending machines

Desk3 - September 14, 2017

It’s called Coca-Cola Coffee Plus, and it has fifty percent more caffeine and fifty percent fewer calories. According to Shin-Shouhin (via Get News), Coca-Cola...

Companies

SoftBank opens ‘robo cafe’ with humanoid robot Pepper at Tokyo stores

Desk3 - July 24, 2017

TOKYO – Customers at SoftBank Group Corp's three stores in Tokyo can enjoy free coffee served by the telecommunication giant's humanoid robot Pepper, capable of remembering customers' faces and their preference of coffee for their next visits to the stores.

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Thai chain Cafe Amazon brews up coffee house expansion in Japan

Desk3 - July 6, 2017

KAWAUCHI, Japan – The Cafe Amazon chain of coffee houses popular in Thailand aims to take on the big global operators in Japan under an ambitious expansion programme in that country, the Japanese franchisee says. The first Cafe Amazon in Japan opened in Kawauchi, a village in the Futaba district of Fukushima prefecture, in November last year.

Companies

Retro vending machines are making a dazzling comeback in Japan

Desk3 - June 5, 2017

TOKYO, Japan - Vending machines seem to be on every street corner in Japan. They sell everything from jeans to fruit in machines both classic and modern. On the side of this road in eastern Japan, a row of vending machines entices customers to drop in their 100 yen coins.

Companies

Segafredo Zanetti Espresso announces new opening Ebina, Japan

Desk3 - May 22, 2017

EBINA, Japan – Segafredo Zanetti announces its most recent opening in Japan in cooperation with Sankou Musen Co. Ltd. Segafredo Zanetti Espresso is now in Ebina, one of the main cities of Kanagawa prefecture – not far from Tokyo. The new coffee shop is located within the huge Ebina Vinawalk Mall, hosting 130 shops in 36.000 sqm.

Production

Panama’s famous specialty coffee making its way to the Australian market

Desk3 - May 2, 2017

BOQUETE, Panama – Somewhere around 1,200 metres above sea level near the misty, green highland town of Boquete in the north of Panama, Landreth Laws leads tourists on a guided walk through coffee plantations. "Our coffee develops good flavours because it grows in the highlands," he said.

Culture

Japan dominates APAC coffee market, says Euromonitor in its latest report

Desk3 - April 28, 2017

LONDON – Despite the fact that the Asia-Pacific region has the lowest spend per consumer, this region holds the number three position in the world’s coffee market (as one of the largest contributors). The position results from the increasing middle class and the large local population. As of 2016, each APAC consumer spent ...

Climate

In collaboration with Starbucks, Kobe brews a renewable energy source

Desk3 - April 28, 2017

OSAKA – Coffee drinkers in Kobe who are wondering what they can do to help the environment and support local renewable energy projects might consider heading to a Starbucks. Last December, as part of a local effort to increase alternative energy sources, the city teamed up with Starbucks and researchers at Kindai University ...

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Japan’s coffee shop leader brews local joint venture with Chinese partner

Desk3 - March 1, 2017

TOKYO, Japan – Japan's leading coffee shop operator will take its low-price cafe chain to mainland China via a local joint venture, returning to the country after ending a previous foray with pasta restaurants. Doutor Nichires Holdings will partner with restaurant group Xiao Nan Guo.

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