A US company is hoping to put some kick in Jackie Chan's coffee.
Hometown Coffee of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is partnering up with Chan, who is known for his kung fu movies and his corny humor. They plan to open Jackie's Java Co. Ltd, a series of cafes and coffee carts with the martial artist's name on them all across Asia.
Hometown Coffee is supplying the coffee beans. According to Thomas Kazas, Hometown Coffee's president, “The stores are going to be east meets west with some Jackie Chan- type of influence,” he said. “It's going to be (an) upscale, comfortable lifestyle environment.”
Besides supplying coffee beans, Hometown Coffee will be responsible for thinking up drink recipes and menus.
“We're kind of the coffee guys (in the partnership),” said Kazas.
Hometown Coffee has started shipping some beans to Asia, but expects the amount to increase early next year, when the shops are scheduled to begin opening, he said.
“We don't know ... how many stores we can get up and running and how fast we (can) get them up and running,” Kazas said.
The company and Chan's staff in Hong Kong are trying to open stores in Singapore and Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzou.
The chain will be competing with the likes of Starbucks, he said, and it has not been decided whether or not things from Jackie Chan's movies will be displayed at the shops.
Eventually, Kazas said, he hopes to sell Jackie Chan-branded food items to US supermarkets.
(AP)
一家美國企業希望在成龍的咖啡中加一點花樣。
位於賓州匹茲堡的家園咖啡，計畫與以功夫電影和老式幽默聞名的成龍攜手合作，創立「成龍爪哇咖啡股份有限公司」，在全亞洲一系列咖啡店和咖啡車掛上成龍的名號。
家園咖啡負責提供咖啡豆，總裁湯瑪士．卡薩斯表示︰「店面融合東西方風格，帶點成龍的味道。」他說︰「高檔的門市環境中有舒適生活風。」
除了提供咖啡豆，家園咖啡還負責構想飲料配方和菜單。
卡薩斯說︰「我們像是共創咖啡事業的好搭檔。」
卡薩斯表示，家園咖啡已開始運送部分咖啡豆到亞洲，不過希望明年初門市如期開張後可提高運量。
卡薩斯說︰「我不知道能開多少店，開張的速度有多快。」
家園咖啡和成龍的香港工作人員正試圖在新加坡和幾個中國城市，如北京、上海和廣州等開拓門市。
他表示其門市將和星巴克等連鎖店競爭，至於成龍電影中的物件是否陳列於門市則尚未定案。
卡薩斯最後表示希望能在全美的超級市場販售成龍品牌的食品。
（美聯社╱翻譯︰鄭湘儀）
A: The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics just opened in Italy last weekend. Nineteen-year-old Li Yu-hsiang has successfully qualified for the event, becoming Taiwan’s second figure skater to compete in the Winter Games. B: I love to watch figure skating. Who are the most notable male figure skaters this time? A: Two-time world champion Ilia Malinin of the US, Yuma Kagiyama of Japan and Adam Siao Him Fa of France are the top contenders. B: And Malinin is the only skater to land a fully rotated “quadruple Axel” (4A) jump during an international competition. How about the female figure skaters? A:
A: Have you suddenly become so obsessed with ice sports because of the ongoing 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics? B: Apart from this, it’s also because of my obsession with an ice hockey-themed TV series, “Heated Rivalry.” A: Is that the gay romance drama where two ice hockey stars unexpectedly fall in love? The first season quickly became a global hit after premiering late last year. B: Yup, the show topped HBO’s charts in Taiwan and many countries worldwide. Actor Hudson Williams plays the Canadian athlete “Shane Hollander,” and Connor Storrie plays the Russian athlete “Ilya Rozanov.” Both actors’
The UK government has unveiled plans to lower the national voting age from 18 to 16, a transformation set to take effect in the next general election. With youth turnout at historic lows, the reform is framed as a way to reengage younger citizens and restore trust in the political process, though reactions remain divided. Just as the UK reduced the voting age to 18 in 1969, the current proposal reflects evolving conceptions of civic maturity. If 16-year-olds can work and pay taxes, advocates contend, should they not also have a say in shaping the laws they follow? Supporters also believe
Russian figure skater Petr Gumennik has been forced to change his short program music two days before the men’s program at the Milan Cortina Olympics after joining a growing list of figure skaters dealing with copyright issues. Gumennik, who is participating as a neutral athlete at the Winter Games, had been working all season to music from “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer,” a psychological thriller film. But the 23-year-old Russian national champion learned in the last few days that he did not have proper permission to perform to the music, leaving him in limbo as the Winter Games began. Given such
RSS