Founder, Manner Coffee
Manner Coffee, originally an independent, boutique Shanghai coffee shop established by Han Yulong and his wife, Lu Jianxia, has successfully expanded into one of China’s biggest coffee chains, with more than 300 outlets. Manner prides itself on selling barista-made coffee using Chinese beans. Investors include Temasek Holdings and ByteDance, and in 2022 the company was valued at about US$2.5 billion.