Luckin Coffee Went From a Fraud Scandal… To Overtaking Starbucks

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:26:35 +0000

⁣Luckin Coffee Went From a Fraud Scandal… To Overtaking Starbucks

And most people outside China still haven’t noticed.

The company was once listed on NASDAQ — until a massive fraud scandal got it removed.

Then new management came in and changed everything:
• Simplified the menu
• Cut unnecessary extras
• Focused on cheap, fast coffee
• Sold coffee for around $2
• Expanded aggressively across China

Instead of copying Starbucks completely, they stripped the model down to the essentials.

The result?

Luckin Coffee is now the biggest coffee chain on the planet — and it’s rapidly expanding globally, including into the U.S.

Source: https://x.com/jamiemcintyre21/....status/2053033015513