TP Tea

TP Tea (short for Taiwan Professional Tea, Chinese: 茶湯會; pinyin: Chátānghuì), formerly known as Tea Pa Tea, is a subsidiary of Chun Shui Tang. Similar to most bubble tea shops in Taiwan, TP Tea only sells bubble tea, though snacks are sold occasionally for a limited time.

Bubble tea at the shop in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, 2022

History

The chain was founded in 2005, and has since spread to China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and the United States.[1]

The first TP Tea shop in Hong Kong was opened in 2016, which is located in Tin Hau.[2] The brand began operating in Singapore in 2018.[3] The first U.S. shop opened in Cupertino, California,[4] in 2018.[5] The business has also operated in Seattle's Chinatown–International District.[6][7]

References

  1. 李麗滿 (July 17, 2018). "春水堂旗下茶湯會放眼國際 三年內IPO" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). China Times. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. Read, 4 Years Ago·1 Min (2016-04-04). "【「茶湯會」香港店開張啦!】". 香港人遊香港. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  3. Auto, Hermes (2018-06-27). "Taiwanese bubble tea brand TP Tea opens first store in Singapore at Changi Airport | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  4. Park, Cathy (2021-11-02). "13 Bomb Boba Shops in the South Bay". Eater SF. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  5. "Boba shop brings traditional Taiwanese milk tea to local boba scene". The Daily Californian. 2019-11-05. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  6. "TP TEA opens". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  7. Lee, Ryan (2021-04-16). "16 Thirst-Quenching Boba Shops to Try in the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02.


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