Founder
Carlos Antonius
Home Office Location
6000 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA 90230
Company Founded
2005
Began Franchising
2023
Industry
Beverage, Tea, Bubble Tea
Industry Size
$2.26b in 2022 to $4.08b in 2030
Veteran Discount
$5,000 Off Initial Franchise Fee
Group Health Insurance
No
Company Units Open
2
Franchise Units Awarded All Time
64
Franchise Units Awarded Last 12 Months
30
Franchise Units Open
16
Number of franchisees
35
Desire to scale / multi-unit ownership
Experience with Sales Leadership
Ability to recruit and scale a team
Leadership Skills
Business Acumen
Sales or Management Experience

Brand Summary
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!
* The Numbers
$293,100 - $479,900
Investment Range
$793,037
Location 1 - 2024 Net Sales
$476,602
Location 2 - 2024 Net Sales
5% of Gross Sales
Royalty
2% of Gross Sales
Brand Fund
$300,000
Financial Requirements
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Franchise Features
Cha Lab Center of Innovation
Proprietary Scalable Chatime Supply Chain
ChaSmart Go-to-Market System

Frequently Asked Questions
DO THEY OFFER FINANCING TO HELP BUY THE FRANCHISE?
No, but happy to assist new Franchisees in any way.
WHAT KIND OF TECHNOLOGY DO THEY HAVE IN PLACE?
Job Management, Scheduling, CRM, Inventory Management, Billing and Logistics
DO THEY OFFER FLEXIBLE OWNERSHIP?
Yes
DO THEY OFFER A DISCOUNT TO VETERANS?
$5,000 Off Initial Franchise Fee