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Kung Fu Tea

Not to be confused with Gongfu tea.
Kung Fu Tea
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryFood and beverage
FoundedApril 30, 2010; 14 years ago (April 30, 2010) in Flushing, Queens
Headquarters
New York City
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United States
Number of locations
Increase 292[1] (2020)
Area served
United States, Canada, Australia, Cambodia, Taiwan
Products
Websitewww.kungfutea.com

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.[2] It is the largest American bubble tea company.[3]

In 2021, Kung Fu Tea was recorded among Nation's Restaurant News Top 500 Restaurant Chains.[4]

Partnerships

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Exterior of a Kung Fu Tea shop in the U.S. state of Virginia, 2019

Kung Fu Tea partnered with Funimation to distribute drinks based on the anime Fruits Basket.[5] They also partnered with various video games and video game companies, including Nintendo,[6] miHoYo's game Honkai Impact 3rd,[7] Pokémon Go in May 2023, and Pikmin 4 in July 2023. They have also collaborated with Spirit Halloween in October 2023,[citation needed] and with the clothing company Opening Ceremony.[8]

On November 30, 2018, the company partnered with Taiwan-based restaurant chain TKK Fried Chicken to open collaborative locations in the United States.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gasbarre, Krissy (19 July 2021). "10 Popular Restaurant Chains That Are Rapidly Expanding". Eat This Not That. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Kung Fu Tea - How It All Began". Kung Fu Tea | Fresh - Innovative - Fearless leading tea brand.
  3. ^ Ding, Jaimie (2021-04-13). "These are Portland's 10 best boba tea shops". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  4. ^ "The largest restaurant chains in America ranked by sales, units and more". Nation's Restaurant News. 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ Piedra, Josh (15 March 2021). "Funimation and Kung Fu Tea Kick Off Promotional Partnership". The Outerhaven.
  6. ^ "Win a Custom Nintendo and More in Kung Fu Tea X Funimation Giveaway". Funimation - Blog!. 28 January 2021.
  7. ^ Fore, Gray (10 July 2021). "Honkai Impact 3rd Boba Coming Soon". ScreenRant.
  8. ^ Peng, Matt. "Opening Ceremony and Kung Fu Tea Celebrate National Bubble Tea Day". Freshness Mag.
  9. ^ "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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