The Alley is a chain of bubble tea shops. The business was started by Taiwanese graphic designer Mao-ting Chiu. As of 2024, there are approximately 450 locations in 18 countries. [1]
Bubble tea is a tea-based drink that originated in Taiwan in the early 1980s. Taiwanese immigrants brought it to the United States in the 1990s, initially in California through regions including Los Angeles County, but the drink has also spread to other countries where there is a large East Asian diaspora population.
Kung Fu Tea is an American bubble tea franchise headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in 2010.
Conveyor belt sushi, also called rotation sushi, is a type of sushi restaurant common in Japan. In Australasia, it is also known as a sushi train.
Milk tea refers to several forms of beverage found in many cultures, consisting of some combination of tea and milk. The term milk tea is used for both hot and cold drinks that can be combined with various kinds of milks and a variety of spices. This is a popular way to serve tea in many countries, and is the default type of tea in many South Asian countries. Beverages vary based on the amount of each of these key ingredients, the method of preparation, and the inclusion of other ingredients Milk tea is the default type of tea in India and Pakistan and referred to as chai.
SuperFresh is a supermarket brand owned by Key Food Stores which operates in New York City and its New Jersey suburbs. The company currently operates twenty supermarkets.
Lollicup Coffee & Tea, rebranded as Lollicup fresh, is a Taiwanese American chain of tea shops founded by Lollicup USA, Inc., with headquarters in Chino, California. Founded in 2000 by Alan Yu and Marvin Cheng, the company now has dozens of locations and franchises in the United States and China. Formerly known as Lollicup Tea Zone, the fast food chain specializes in bubble tea and coffee.
Chatime is a Taiwanese global franchise teahouse chain based in Zhubei. Chatime is the largest teahouse franchise in the world. Its expansion and growth model is through franchising. It operates 2500+ outlets in 38 countries. In 2006, it opened its first store outside of Taiwan in California, United States and it has since expanded to China, Malaysia, Canada, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Maldives, India, Ireland, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Mongolia, Lebanon, Mauritius and South Korea, Switzerland among others now.
Chun Shui Tang is an international teahouse chain based in Taichung, Taiwan. Founded in 1983 as the name Yanghsien Tea Shop, it is known for the origin of bubble tea. Besides bubble tea, Chun Shui Tang also serve traditional Taiwanese dishes and snacks.
TP Tea, formerly known as Tea Pa Tea, is a subsidiary of Chun Shui Tang, which is known for the inventor of Bubble milk tea. Similar to most bubble tea shops in Taiwan, TP Tea only sells bubble tea, though snacks are sold occasionally for a limited time.
COMEBUYTEA is a chain of bubble tea restaurants. Established in 2002, the company operates in Taipei, Hong Kong, Germany, Poland, and the United States. COMEBUYTEA uses "teaspresso" machines.
Xing Fu Tang is a Taiwanese multinational chain of bubble tea restaurants. Founded by Edison Chen in Taipei in 2018, the franchise has expanded to over 150 locations in over 18 countries as of 2023. It has been dubbed "the Hermès of bubble tea" due to its luxury menu items, including flame-torched brown sugar boba milk and boba milk topped with gold foil.
Chagee is a Chinese milk tea chain. It was founded in Yunnan in 2017 by Zhang Junjie. Its Chinese name is based on the traditional Chinese opera Farewell My Concubine, with the logo based on a huadan opera actor.
Tiger Sugar is a Taiwanese chain of bubble tea shops. Established in Taichung in November 2017, the chain has operated in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States.
Ding Tea is a Taiwanese tea company. There were approximately 1,000 locations, as of 2021.
Sharetea is a chain of bubble tea shops. There are approximately 300 locations in 13 countries.
Happy Lemon is a chain of bubble tea shops. There are approximately 1,000 locations globally, including approximately 100 in the United States.
Teaspoon is a chain of bubble tea shops. The business was started by Amy Lai in the U.S. state of California. As of 2024, there are 42 locations in California, Georgia, and Texas.
Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea is a chain of bubble tea shops. The business was established in 2016. As of 2024, there are approximately 1,000 locations.