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Luckin Shareholder Centurium Reportedly Ready to Acquire Blue Bottle

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4 March 2026

Luckin Shareholder Centurium Reportedly Ready to Acquire Blue Bottle

Daily Coffee News · Nick Brown

Centurium Capital, the biggest investor group in Luckin, reportedly nears a Blue Bottle purchase.

Reports put the price below $400 million for Blue Bottle's cafe business worldwide, with Nestlé keeping the consumer goods side, including packaged, instant and ready to drink products. No company involved has confirmed a deal. Nestlé took a majority stake in 2017 for roughly $425 million, and the chain counted 78 US shops in December 2025.

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Blue Bottle CoffeeBegan as an Old Oakland Farmers Market cart, now 14 San Francisco cafés.
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