Type: | Privately held company |
Industry: | Food and beverage |
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Founded: | in Flushing, Queens |
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Hq Location City: | New York City |
Hq Location Country: | United States |
Num Locations: | 292[1] |
Num Locations Year: | 2020 |
Area Served: | United States, Canada, Australia, Cambodia, Taiwan |
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Kung Fu Tea is an American bubble tea franchise headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in 2010.[2]
In 2021, Kung Fu Tea was recorded among Nation's Restaurant News Top 500 Restaurant Chains.[3]
Kung Fu Tea partnered with Funimation to distribute drinks based on the anime Fruits Basket.[4] They also partnered with various video games and video game companies, including Nintendo,[5] miHoYo's game Honkai Impact 3rd,[6] 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.[7]
On November 30, 2018, the company partnered with Taiwan-based restaurant chain TKK Fried Chicken to open collaborative locations in the United States.[8]