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Chatime

Chatime is a food service establishment offering gourmet coffees and teas, other coffee and tea-based beverages, bubble tea, compatible food products, coffee and tea makers, and related supplies, accessories, and gifts. The word ‘cha’ means ‘tea,’ so technically ‘chatime’ could be loosely translated into ‘teatime.’ But today, with over 1,000 locations around the globe, Chatime means so much more than that! Chatime is a Taiwanese franchise founded in 2005 with over 1,000 retail outlets across countries like Taiwan, Malaysia, China, India, Macau, Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Dubai, Vietnam, Canada, UK, Mexico and the United States. Chatime has become one of the largest bubble tea brands in the world and is a publicly traded company showing a quadrupled stock value in 2019 from its mother company La Kaffa. As one of the top beverage companies in the world, Chatime aims to be the most loved and accessible drink brand in the world, revolutionizing the tea drinking culture in the US!

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Brand highlights

  • CEOCarlos Antonius
  • Headquarters6000 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90230
  • Year founded2005
  • Year started franchising2023
  • IndustryFast Food
  • Locations open19 (+7 last three years)

Statistics & metrics

  • Investment range$293,100 - $479,900
  • Franchise fee$54,900
  • Royalty5% of Gross Sales
  • Brand fund2% of Gross Sales
  • Required Liquid Capital$150,000
  • Required Net Worth$500,000
  • Location 1 - 2024 Net Sales$793,037
  • Location 2 - 2024 Net Sales$476,602

Brand superpowers

  • Cha Lab Center of Innovation
  • Proprietary Scalable Chatime Supply Chain
  • ChaSmart Go-to-Market System
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  • Experience with Sales Leadership
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FDD Version Referenced - Issuance Date: 2025-04-21

The Franchisor & Executives
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Location data

Total locations19
Franchise locations16
Corporate locations3
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