Envoys from Ethiopian and Central American Embassies Visit Luckin Xiamen HQ to Discuss Coffee Cooperation

Brief (coffeeyo.com): On September 10 during the China International Fair for Investment and Trade, embassy representatives from Ethiopia, Honduras, Nicaragua and other countries visited Luckin Coffee’s Xiamen headquarters to discuss coffee-industry cooperation and origin-resource matching, as Luckin deepens its global supply-chain ties with Central American producing regions.

On September 10, during the China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), representatives from the embassies in China of Ethiopia, Honduras, Nicaragua and other countries visited Luckin Coffee’s Xiamen headquarters, exchanging views on topics such as coffee-industry cooperation, origin-resource matching, and the development of China’s coffee-consumption market. Luckin Coffee co-founder and CEO Guo Jinyi received the visiting guests and introduced Luckin’s progress in store network, digital operations, product innovation, and global supply-chain development.

On the afternoon of that day, Aziza Galeta, Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of Ethiopia in China, and her delegation visited Luckin’s Xiamen headquarters. As a globally renowned coffee origin, Ethiopia holds an important position in the coffee industry, coffee culture, and the supply of quality green beans. Earlier, Luckin and the Ethiopian side had already established ties in coffee-origin cooperation; this exchange will further enhance communication between the two sides at the levels of coffee industry chain, cultural exchange, and market cooperation.

During the exchanges that day, Joyner Fernandez, Charge d’Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Republic of Honduras in China, and Humberto Javier Collado, Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of Nicaragua in China, expressed their hope for long-term cooperation with Luckin, aiming to bring quality Central American coffee to a broader Chinese consumption market through partnership with Chinese coffee brands and to increase incomes for local coffee farmers. The two sides also discussed the characteristics of Central American producing regions, the direction of specialty-coffee development, and pathways for subsequent resource matching.

Luckin noted that most Central American coffee regions are high-altitude mountainous and hilly terrain, sharing some similarities with specialty-coffee regions such as Yunnan in natural conditions and farming practices, making them suitable for developing specialty coffee with regional character. As Chinese consumers’ understanding of coffee flavors keeps improving, quality regional coffees also have greater market room. On follow-up cooperation, the two sides explored multi-level pathways — such as incorporating more quality green beans from Central American regions into retail product systems and existing blending systems — to better match the needs of the Chinese market.

This exchange continues Luckin’s recent moves in international coffee-origin cooperation. On September 7, at the Central American Countries Investment and Trade Matchmaking Conference, Luckin Coffee signed framework agreements for green-bean procurement with relevant parties from Honduras and Nicaragua. Under the agreements, Luckin will increase procurement of Central American green beans in the 2026 crop season and bring them to the Chinese market, and plans to continue advancing procurement cooperation with coffee suppliers from various countries in the 2027–2029 crop seasons based on actual demand.

In recent years, as China’s coffee consumption keeps growing, Luckin has continuously strengthened its global supply-chain allocation, linking quality origins such as Brazil, Ethiopia, and Central America. Luckin said the value of a world-class coffee brand lies not only in scale growth but also in its long-term contribution to the coffee industry chain and origin farmers. Going forward, Luckin will continue to use coffee as a bond to deepen practical cooperation with global origin partners and bring more quality coffee resources to Chinese consumers.

Source: China Coffee Network (compiled from Luckin Coffee news).

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