Blue Bottle
Nestlé has reportedly finalized the sale of Blue Bottle Coffee's global café operations to Centurium Capital—controlling shareholder of Luckin Coffee—for $400 million, per Bloomberg and Nikkei Asia, following initial Chinese media reports last week. Nestlé retains the brand's packaged goods; the move pairs Blue Bottle's premium expertise with Luckin's scale for expansion into high-end markets.
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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.