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Buy a Teaspoon Franchise

Teaspoon is a boba tea café franchise that handcrafts bubble tea drinks made fresh to order, including classic milk teas, fruit-infused teas, signature blends and seasonal creations such as its chai drink line. The brand was founded in 2015 in Los Altos, California, and runs as a counter-service retail concept built around a curated, made-to-order menu.

From its Bay Area roots, Teaspoon has expanded across the West Coast and into Midwest and East Coast markets, reaching roughly 45 locations and serving more than 7 million drinks to date. The model is a brick-and-mortar, territory-based franchise positioned in the fast-growing US bubble tea category, with stores built around a community-focused café experience.

Alongside in-store sales, units generate revenue through online ordering, a branded Teaspoon Rewards app and catering for local events. Led by co-founder and CEO Amy Lai, the brand emphasizes handcrafted quality, frequent product innovation and a casual, social atmosphere that sets it apart from volume-led tea and coffee competitors.

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Why buy a Teaspoon Franchise?

Boba tea has become a mainstream US beverage category, and buying a Teaspoon franchise offers entry to it through an established, fast-expanding brand rather than an untested independent. Teaspoon brings a recognized name, a curated menu of handcrafted drinks and a multi-channel sales model spanning in-store traffic, app-based ordering, the Teaspoon Rewards loyalty program and catering.

Franchise partners gain a defined operating system, marketing and new-product campaigns coordinated by the franchisor, and ongoing R&D that keeps the menu current in a trend-driven category. The brand operates in a growing, youth-driven market that has proved resilient, and its premium handcrafted positioning supports stronger ticket values than commodity tea outlets.

Teaspoon Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2023 data reported in the 2024 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      2015

    • Franchising Since

      2018

    • New Startup Cost

      $244,500 – $548,000

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $45,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      50%

      of then-current Franchise Fee

    • Royalty Fee

      5%

      of Gross Revenues

    • Marketing Fee

      2%

      of Gross Revenues; up to 3%

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      42

    • New Units Opened *

      12

    • Units Transferred *

      1

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $702,092

    * Based on 2023 data reported in the 2024 FDD

Teaspoon – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Teaspoon provides initial classroom and on-the-job training covering unit operations, customer service, product ordering, staff management and pricing, beginning with a Discovery Day and a visit to the company's Bay Area corporate location. Ongoing support spans operations guidance, coordinated marketing and new-product campaigns, and continuous R&D to keep the menu current, with the Teaspoon Rewards app supporting loyalty and repeat orders. Resale buyers should confirm what transfer training and system access Teaspoon provides to incoming owners and existing staff.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Teaspoon suits hands-on, community-minded operators who enjoy running a customer-facing café and leading a young hourly team. The franchisor looks for business-savvy owners with a strong work ethic, integrity and a genuine passion for boba; no prior food-service experience is required, but a willingness to collaborate closely with corporate on operations, marketing and product is expected. The role is operations- and people-led, centered on barista hiring and retention, daily service quality and local marketing rather than absentee ownership.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Teaspoon has built recognition through rapid multi-region growth rather than formal franchise awards, expanding from California across the Midwest and East Coast and drawing trade coverage from outlets such as QSR Magazine and RestaurantNews for its fast unit growth. The brand reports serving more than 7 million drinks and maintains an active social and loyalty following through its Teaspoon Rewards app. For resale buyers, brand-level visibility should be weighed alongside the specific store's local reviews, ratings and community standing, which matter more in a café business than national recognition.

  4. Industry / Market

    Bubble tea has moved from niche to mainstream in the US, with the domestic bubble tea shop market estimated at about $2.6 billion in 2026 after growing at roughly 24% a year from 2020 to 2025 (IBISWorld), supported by thousands of shops nationwide. Demand is driven by younger, social-media-active consumers, the appeal of customizable handcrafted drinks and the category's experiential, community-gathering character. For resale buyers, that growth makes local positioning, store visibility and service quality central to a unit's performance.

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