Established: 1993 Parent company: 意精研有限公司 CEO: Wang Hsien-ming 王賢明 Website: https://www.teamagichand.com.tw/ Background Established in Tainan in 1993, Tea & Magic Hand’s CEO Wang Hsien-ming is a local of Fuchen. He loves drinking tea, and is even more passionate about drinking good tea, which is how he was inspired to enter the tea leaf business. Tea…
This index relies on publicly available information and as such, some shops have less available information on them than others, which will be reflected by an asterisk next to the numerical score. Established: 1980 Parent company:老賴國際有限公司 CEO: Lai Chen-bin 賴振斌 Website: http://www.liketeashop.com/ Background Like Tea Shop was founded in 1972 in Taichung by Lai Chen-mo,…
Established: 2002 Parent company: 長沂國際實業股份有限公司 CEO: Chen Kun-chi 陳昆池 Website: http://www.comebuy2002.com.tw/home.php Background COMEBUY was established in Taipei in 2002 and since then has connected with the world and established over 300 shops globally. Their goal is to bring happiness and security with creative drinks. COMEBUY strives to always be innovative, passionate, and willing to challenge…
Established: 1953 Parent company: 天仁茶業股份有限公司 CEO: Lee Kuo-Lin 李國麟 Website: https://www.tenren.com.tw/ Background In 1961, Lee Rui-he founded the first “Ten Ren’s Tea” in Tainan. In the forty years since then, as Taiwan’s economy has grown and taken off, so too has Ten Ren’s business; not only have they expanded into overseas markets, they have also expanded…
Established: 2010 Parent company: 容誠駟有限公司 CEO: Kao Yong-chen 高永誠 Website: https://www.truedan.com.tw/ Background Established in Shilin in 2010, Truedan’s Chinese name is a play on the martial arts film star Donnie Yen’s name. Their main product is brown sugar milk tea drinks.¹ Franchising in China? Although the map of shop locations on Truedan’s official website includes…
This index relies on publicly available information and as such, some shops have less available information on them than others, which will be reflected by an asterisk next to the numerical score. Established: 2011 Parent company: 烏弄原生茶飲有限公司 CEO: Chen Yu-chi 陳昱棋 Website: http://www.unocha.com.tw/ Background October 10th, 2011 is Taiwan’s birthday, and it is also Unocha’s…
Established: 2005 Parent company: 鮮茶道股份有限公司 CEO: Chen Mei-yan 陳美燕 Website: http://www.presotea.com.tw/ Background Presotea comes from a famous fifth-generation tea factory. Not only are they the only drink shop chain with their own tea factory, they’re also the biggest tea leaf contractors in Taiwan, allowing them to consistently provide high quality tea leaves to customers.¹ 2015 Violation…
Established: 1991 Parent company: 春水堂實業股份有限公司 CEO: Liu Han-jie劉漢介 Website: http://chunshuitang.com.tw/ Background Chun Shui Tang is a chain tea shop from Taichung, Taiwan. Their main product is bubble milk tea and other different types of drinks, with a special focus on advocating for semi-fermented tea leaves, double cup drinking, and the three-stage tea tasting method. Chun…
Established: 2001 Parent company: 大苑子開發股份有限公司 CEO: Chiu Rui-tang 邱瑞堂 Website: https://www.dayungs.com/ Background Da Yung’s CEO Chiu Rui-tang has wanted to start a business since he was in college, and his first attempt was a candied fruits stall at a market in his hometown. Though that business wasn’t as successful as he wanted it to be,…
This index relies on publicly available information and as such, some shops have less available information on them than others, which will be reflected by an asterisk next to the numerical score. Established: 2015 Parent company: N/A CEO: 劉志遠 Website: https://www.q-yuan.com.tw/ Background Qing Yuan Taro Balls was founded in Yunlin on the back of one…
