Chatime

Franchise Overview

Chatime operates a storefront-based franchise model built around premium Taiwanese-style bubble tea, offering customers a wide range of customizable milk teas, fruit teas, and signature bubble teas in a fast-casual setting. The brand brings decades of global refinement to each location, with a menu rooted in proprietary blends crafted through a dedicated Tea Lab.

Key Highlights

Proprietary tea blends developed through a dedicated in-house Tea Lab
Highly customizable menu appeals to a broad, trend-driven demographic
Established global supply chain supports consistent quality across all locations
End-to-end franchisee support covering real estate, buildout, training, and marketing

Chatime's internationally recognized brand and proven operational system give franchisees a strong platform to tap into the fast-growing, on-trend bubble tea category with confidence.

Just the Facts

For most current information, see Franchise Disclosure Documents

In Business Since2008

Number of Units18

Min Liquid Capital—

Required Networth—

$$$Total Investment$291K – $500K

Chatime Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD)

These official Chatime FDDs contain 23 sections of federally mandated disclosures such as franchisee obligations, franchisor litigation, and financial performance. FDD's are typically 100+ pages long and are critical to evaluate when researching a franchise.

Available Documents

Chatime FDD 2026

April 2026

$99.00

Chatime FDD 2025

April 2025

$99.00

Chatime FDD 2025

January 2025

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Chatime FDD 2023

May 2023

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Chatime Master Franchise FDD 2020

July 2020

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Chatime FDD 2020

June 2020

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Chatime FDD 2019

December 2019

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Chatime Master Franchise FDD 2019

December 2019

$99.00

Chatime FDD 2018

December 2018

$99.00

Chatime Master Franchise FDD 2018

December 2018

$99.00

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