Master Kang joined hands with Starbucks to enter the ready-to-drink coffee market.

Multinationals tend to look for a local partner on Chinese mainland because it is the easiest way to target consumers in China's huge market, Reuters reported today. The report also quoted analysts as saying that the cooperation between the two sides will reduce the cost of Starbucks ready-to-drink coffee and allow Starbucks products to appear in some small Chinese cities.