U.S. coffee margin pressure from volatile coffee prices and tariffs
Coffee prices remain volatile due to Brazil tariffs; management uncertain on timing of margin normalization, with at least one more quarter of pressure expected.
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Distributor discontent over full portfolio mandate
News reports of distributor protests; management acknowledges discontent due to requirement to distribute entire portfolio, but denies abnormal inventory build-up.
GST disruption impact on Q2 growth and potential Q3 restocking
GST rate changes caused inventory destocking in late September; management unable to quantify how much demand was postponed vs. lost, creating near-term uncertainty.
Tea market share decline in Nielsen data
Nielsen reported 80 bps tea market share dip; management attributes it to under-representation of modern trade and e-commerce (37% of sales), but general trade share may still be declining.