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Centurium Capital, the main backer of China's Luckin Coffee, has reportedly agreed to purchase Blue Bottle Coffee's global café operations from Nestlé for less than US$400 million, according to reports from Jiemian News and other Chinese media outlets starting March 4, 2026. Nestlé will retain Blue Bottle's consumer packaged goods business, including instant coffee and ready-to-drink products. Neither party has publicly confirmed the deal as of March 6.
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Indonesia's Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) asserts no oversight lapse in the recall of Nestle baby formula due to potential cereulide toxin contamination. BPOM head Taruna Ikrar explains that monitoring followed regulations, responding to a European Union alert. The public is urged to stop using two batches of S-26 Promil Gold pHPro 1 and return them.