Kung Fu Tea
American beverage restaurant chain
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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]
Kung Fu Tea's logo | |
| Company 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 |
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]
