 Kung Fu Tea's logo | |
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food and beverage |
| Founded | April 30, 2010; 14 years ago (April 30, 2010) in Flushing, Queens |
| Headquarters | New York City, United States |
| Number of locations |  292 (2020) |
| Area served | United States, Canada, Australia, 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 in 2010.
In 2021, Kung Fu Tea was recorded among Nation's Restaurant News Top 500 Restaurant Chains.
Partnerships
Kung Fu Tea partnered with Funimation to distribute drinks based on the anime Fruits Basket. They also partnered with various video games and video game companies, including Nintendo, miHoYo's game Honkai Impact 3rd, Pokémon Go in May 2023, and Pikmin 4 in July 2023. They have also collaborated with Spirit Halloween in October 2023, and with the clothing company Opening Ceremony.
On November 30, 2018, the company partnered with Taiwan-based restaurant chain TKK Fried Chicken to open collaborative locations in the United States.
See also
References
- Gasbarre, Krissy (19 July 2021). "10 Popular Restaurant Chains That Are Rapidly Expanding". Eat This Not That. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Kung Fu Tea - How It All Began". Kung Fu Tea | Fresh - Innovative - Fearless leading tea brand.
- "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.
- 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.