Barista Coffee (Chinese: 西雅圖極品咖啡) is a Taiwanese coffeehouse chain. Founded in March 1997, Barista Coffee is the first Taiwanese chain coffee shops that is characterised by deep roasted coffee beans.
Controversy
In 2019, Barista Coffee was accused of mixing low-priced coffee beans with high-priced Arabica coffee beans. Thirteen products were labelled as 100% Arabica. The Shilin District Court concluded the case, finding that the general manager, Liu Zengxiang, and factory manager, Li, had violated the "false labelling of products" provision under the Food Safety and Sanitation Act. Liu was sentenced to six months in prison and Li to four months, both with two years probation. Additionally, they were fined a total of NT$3.3 million and the illegal profits of NT$18.29 million were confiscated. He, the roasting team leader, was acquitted as he was not involved in the marketing strategy or labelling decisions.
See also
- List of coffeehouse chains
- List of companies of Taiwan
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