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Kung Fu Tea

Kung Fu Tea 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

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]

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References

  1. 10 Cronus Global and Kung Fu Tea Kick Off New Licensing Partnership Licensing International, 16 August 2023, retrieved 26 May 2025^
  2. Kung Fu Tea - How It All Began Kung Fu Tea^
  3. Jaimie Ding. These are Portland’s 10 best boba tea shops The Oregonian, 2021-04-13, retrieved 2025-01-14^
  4. National bubble tea Day - April 30 National Day Calendar, retrieved 18 February 2025^
  5. The largest restaurant chains in America ranked by sales, units and more Nation's Restaurant News, 22 June 2021^
  6. Josh Piedra. Funimation and Kung Fu Tea Kick Off Promotional Partnership The Outerhaven, 15 March 2021^
  7. Win a Custom Nintendo and More in Kung Fu Tea X Funimation Giveaway Funimation - Blog!, 28 January 2021^
  8. Gray Fore. Honkai Impact 3rd Boba Coming Soon ScreenRant, 10 July 2021^
  9. Kung Fu Tea Partners With Spirit Halloween^
  10. Matt Peng. Opening Ceremony and Kung Fu Tea Celebrate National Bubble Tea Day Freshness Mag^
  11. Popular Taiwan fried chicken chain TKK opens first US location Taiwan News, 2 December 2018, retrieved 9 August 2021^