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, which is known for the inventor of Bubble milk tea. Similar to most bubble tea shops in Taiwan, TP Tea only sells bubble tea, though snacks are sold occasionally for a limited time.

TP Tea

Bubble tea at the TP Tea shop in Seattle
Native name	茶湯會
Industry	Tea shop
Founded	July 2005; 19 years ago (2005-07)
Founder	Liu Han-chieh
Headquarters	Taichung , Taiwan
Area served	Taiwan, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, United States, and Canada
Products	Bubble tea
Website	en.tp-tea.com

History

The chain was founded in 2005, and has since spread to China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the United States,^[1] and Canada.^[2] The first TP Tea shop in Hong Kong was opened in 2016, which is located in Tin Hau.^[3] The brand began operating in Singapore in 2018.^[4] The first U.S. shop opened in Cupertino, California,^[5] in 2018.^[6] The business has also operated in Seattle's Chinatown–International District.^[7][8]