China Investigates Starbucks for Expired Ingredients, Targets US: Commentator

China Investigates Starbucks for Expired Ingredients, Targets US: Commentator
Paramilitary police officers stand guard near a Starbucks coffee shop in Beijing, on Feb. 2, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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Starbucks closed two stores in East China on Dec. 13, hours after Chinese state-run media reported the stores were using expired ingredients.

Public opinion on Chinese social media platforms quickly criticized Starbucks products, which are more expensive than local Chinese brands but better in quality and taste.

Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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