$蜜雪集团(02097)$  Mixue Group’s latest coverage highlights a business model that is scaling more rapidly — and more efficiently — than most beverage peers. The company now operates 53,000+ stores worldwide, including nearly 4,800 overseas, making it the world’s largest freshly-made beverage chain. Its core advantage comes from an integrated cost structure: End-to-end supply chain with self-produced ingredients Highly standardized operations A widely recognized brand IP (“Snow King”) Extremely low marketing spending relative to industry norms Deferred demand in lower-tier Chinese cities and accelerating growth in Southeast Asia provide meaningful visibility for store expansion. Mixue already holds 19.5% market share in Southeast Asia and is extendi