Kung Fu Tea
 Kung Fu Tea's logo | |
| Type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food and beverage |
| Founded | April 30, 2010 in Flushing, Queens |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations |  370 [1] (2020) |
Area served | United States, Canada, Japan, Cambodia, Taiwan |
| Products | |
| Website | www |
Kung Fu Tea (Chinese: 功夫茶; pinyin: Gōngfūchá) is an American bubble tea franchise headquartered in New York City. The company was founded on April 30, 2010, in Queens, NY.[2] It is the largest American bubble tea company, with over 350+ locations across the United States.[3] On April 30, 2018, Kung Fu Tea founded the world's first National Bubble Tea Day.[4]
In 2021, Kung Fu Tea was recorded among Nation's Restaurant News Top 500 Restaurant Chains.[5]
Partnerships
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Kung Fu Tea partnered with Funimation to distribute drinks based on the anime Fruits Basket.[6] They also partnered with various video games and video game companies, including Nintendo,[7] Honkai Impact 3rd,[8] Pokémon Go in May 2023, and Pikmin 4 in July 2023. They have also collaborated with Spirit Halloween in October 2023,[9] and with the clothing company Opening Ceremony.[10]
On November 30, 2018, the company partnered with Taiwan-based restaurant chain TKK Fried Chicken to open collaborative locations in the United States.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "10 Cronus Global and Kung Fu Tea Kick Off New Licensing Partnership". Licensing International. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Kung Fu Tea - How It All Began". Kung Fu Tea | Fresh - Innovative - Fearless leading tea brand.
- ↑ Ding, Jaimie (2021-04-13). "These are Portland's 10 best boba tea shops". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ↑ "National bubble tea Day - April 30". National Day Calendar. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ↑ "The largest restaurant chains in America ranked by sales, units and more". Nation's Restaurant News. 22 June 2021.
- ↑ Piedra, Josh (15 March 2021). "Funimation and Kung Fu Tea Kick Off Promotional Partnership". The Outerhaven.
- ↑ "Win a Custom Nintendo and More in Kung Fu Tea X Funimation Giveaway". Funimation - Blog!. 28 January 2021.
- ↑ Fore, Gray (10 July 2021). "Honkai Impact 3rd Boba Coming Soon". ScreenRant.
- ↑ "Kung Fu Tea Partners With Spirit Halloween".
- ↑ Peng, Matt. "Opening Ceremony and Kung Fu Tea Celebrate National Bubble Tea Day". Freshness Mag.
- ↑ "Popular Taiwan fried chicken chain TKK opens first US location | Taiwan News | 2018-12-02 14:21:00". Taiwan News. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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