Chatime facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Chatime

Native name	日出茶太
Industry	Beverages Franchising
Genre	Bubble tea
Founded	2005; 20 years ago (2005) in Zhubei, Hsinchu County, Taiwan; opened 2006
Headquarters	Zhubei, Hsinchu County , Taiwan
Number of locations	2400
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Henry Wang (Chairperson, Founder) Kion Zhouling (Vice-president, Co-Founder)
Products	Bubble tea  • Tea  • Flavored tea
Services	Tea
Revenue	US$20 million (2011)
Operating income	$999,999,999
Net income	$493,116,012
Number of employees	2500

Chatime (Chinese: 日出茶太; pinyin: Rìchūchátài; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ji̍t-chhut Tê-thài) is a super popular Taiwanese company. It's known for its delicious bubble tea and other drinks. Chatime is actually the biggest bubble tea company in the world! It has more than 2,500 stores in over 38 countries. This company grew by letting other people open Chatime stores, which is called franchising.

Chatime opened its first store outside of Taiwan in California, USA, in 2006. Since then, it has spread all over the world. You can find Chatime in places like Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, and many more countries.

The Story of Chatime

A variety of Chatime drinks ready to be enjoyed.

Chatime was started in 2005 by a person named Henry Wang. He founded the company in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The main company that owns Chatime is called La Kaffa Coffee.

How Chatime Grew Big

Chatime quickly started opening stores in other countries. In 2006, they opened their first international store in California, USA. Then, in 2009, they opened stores in Australia, where they now have over 70 locations!

In 2010, Chatime expanded to Malaysia. The stores in Malaysia have become a very important part of Chatime's business. By 2013, Malaysia had opened its 100th Chatime store.

Chatime also opened stores in famous places like the Mall of America in the United States in 2012. You can find Chatime stores in many cities across Canada, including Vancouver, Halifax, and Toronto. They also have stores in Bangladesh, like in Dhaka and Chittagong.

A Chatime store inside a shopping mall in Malaysia.

Tasty Drinks and Products

Chatime is famous for its "pearl" milk tea, which is their best-selling drink. "Pearls" are those chewy tapioca balls often found in bubble tea.

What's on the Menu?

Chatime offers many different kinds of drinks. These include:

• Milk tea
• Fresh tea
• Fruit tea
• "Oriental pop tea"
• "Mousse" drinks
• Juices
• Smoothies
• Coffee

You can also choose to have less sugar in your drink. Many Chatime drinks come with fun toppings. Besides "pearls," they also have "QQ" jelly, which is a mix of "pearls" and nata de coco (a chewy jelly). Some special drinks are only available in certain countries. For example, in Malaysia, Chatime once made drinks with Horlicks!

Where You Can Find Chatime

As of 2018, Chatime stores are located in 62 different countries and regions around the world.

North and South America

Europe

Middle East

Africa

Oceania

Asia

Cool Partnerships

Chatime was the first bubble tea brand to be offered on an airplane!

Chatime has teamed up with other companies for some exciting projects.

Bubble Tea in the Sky

In 2012, AirAsia, a big airline, announced something amazing. They started offering Chatime drinks on their flights! This made Chatime the first bubble tea brand ever to be available in the sky. Passengers could enjoy special bubble tea flavors like Roasted Milk Tea with Red Bean.

Chatime and WeChat

Chatime became the first beverage company in Malaysia to have an official account on WeChat.

Chatime also became the first drink company in Malaysia to have an official account on WeChat, a popular messaging app. To celebrate, Chatime gave away a million cups of drinks through digital coupons on the WeChat app!

Other Fun Teams

Chatime has also worked with other well-known brands. These include partnerships with McDonald's, BT21, and even the biscuit brand Julie's.

Famous Faces for Chatime

Chatime has had some famous people help promote their brand.

A bright and inviting Chatime store in a shopping mall.

Another Chatime store, showing its modern design.

In 2012, a talented Taiwanese actress named Ariel Lin became a "brand ambassador" for Chatime. This means she helped represent the company. The next year, a young actress named Crystal Lee became the first "Chatime Friend." She was chosen after winning an award for Best Actress at a film festival.

Images for kids

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  Chatime store in Vancouver, Canada.