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Upstream Suppliers Sell 200 Tons of Beer Syrup as HEYTEA, Luckin and China's New Tea Brands Pile Into 'Selling Alcohol'
Major Chinese new-style tea brands including Luckin Coffee, HEYTEA, Chagee, Guming, and Mixue are racing to launch beer-flavored or alcohol-infused drinks, with one upstream supplier reporting over 200 tons of hops syrup shipped in the first half of 2026. Most products us…