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Luckin Coffee starts trial operations of green coffee bean processing plant
The facility will help optimise and improve the brand’s supply chain.
Luckin Coffee has announced that the trial operation of its first green coffee bean processing plant in Baoshan City in the Yunnan Province in China has commenced.
According to the fast-growing coffee brand, the facility will help optimise and improve the brand’s supply chain and strengthen its ability to control the quality of coffee beans throughout the entire production process in an effort to introduce high-quality products and experiences to its customers.
By introducing the imported micro-water fresh fruit processing production lines from Brazil and Colombia, this plant has world-class technology in coffee fruit processing with an annual processing capacity of up to 5,000 tons. The plant employs cutting-edge environmental-friendly treatment techniques, including self-heating, multi-effect MVR evaporative concentration water treatment technology in the water-washing process for green coffee beans, to achieve zero industrial wastewater discharge; and air-source heat pumps in the drying process of coffee beans, to significantly reduce exhaust emissions thereby integrating sustainable production principles throughout various production stages.
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Aside from the plant, Luckin Coffee said it plans to establish a training centre and an operational centre to provide training lessons related to coffee planting and processing-related knowledge for Luckin Coffee’s employees and local farmers.
With the establishment of this plant, Luckin Coffee said it will enhance its technical capabilities and research and development abilities in upstream processes of supply chain, such as coffee planting and fresh fruit processing. Additionally, this plant enables the company to create a higher standard coffee procurement system in Yunnan, while achieving a more standardised and refined green coffee bean processing procedure.
As of 2023, Luckin Coffee has over 16,248 outlets, which include 10,628 self-operated stores and 5,620 partnership stores.
