U.S. shops team up with iconic video game, boosting the bubble tea experience starting May 19 BOSTON, MA, May 19, 2026 — Gong cha, the world’s leading bubble tea brand with nearly 2,200 locations in ...

Bubble tea concept Gong Cha is changing its growth strategy in the United States. Accustomed to growing through master franchise agreements, the brand is pivoting to direct franchising to saturate the ...

If founders, chefs and other creatives are the beating heart of the restaurant industry, then franchisees are the veins delivering their ideas to all corners of the globe. Franchising is critical to ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gong cha, one of the world’s fastest-growing global bubble tea brands, has announced Felix, member of world-renowned South Korean act Stray Kids, as its new Global Brand ...

International bubble tea chain Gong Cha has named former Five Guys CEO Paul Reynish as its new global CEO in a bid to speed up the chain’s expansion in the U.S. and other international territories.

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Boston-based quick-service bubble tea chain Gong Cha has named three to its leadership team, the company announced Tuesday. They include Geoff Henry, the incoming Americas president, Kiki Jin, global ...

Gong cha, the world’s premier bubble tea brand with more than 230 locations throughout 20 states as well as Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico in the U.S., and nearly 2,200 stores across the globe, ...

Bubble tea chain Gong Cha has attracted suitors including buyout firms Bain Capital and General Atlantic in a deal ​that seller TA Associates expects will fetch as much as $2 billion, ​two people with ...

Bubble tea chain Gong Cha has attracted suitors including buyout firms Bain Capital and General Atlantic in a deal that ...