An Africa Brew Brief investigation into Luckin Coffee's scale, sourcing strategy, and the opening it creates for African coffee-producing economies*
An Africa Brew Brief investigation into Luckin Coffee's scale, sourcing strategy, and the opening it creates for African coffee-producing economies*
Luckin Coffee isn't just China's biggest coffee chain — it's arguably the fastest-scaling foodservice chain in modern retail history.
Fund field reporting from Africa's farm gates.
Every contribution funds on-the-ground reporting across cashew hubs, coffee washing stations and cocoa cooperatives.
A La Colombe executive with roots in Rwanda's post-genocide coffee rebuild says recognition doesn't pay school fees—and demands farmers capture more than farmgate price.
Ethiopian naturals remain the anchor, but Ugandan and Rwandan micro-lots are winning cupping tables and cost sheets.
