Kung Fu Tea franchise: what it costs
Opening a tea shop under the Kung Fu Tea franchise runs $169,000 to $378,000. Its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) gives that range; this is the paperwork a brand must hand over before you buy.
Kung Fu Tea franchise cost, item by item
- Total cost of opening
- $169,000 to $378,000 Item 7, 2026 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- $37,000 Item 5, 2026 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- 4% taken from gross sales Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- 2% taken from gross sales Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- None given Item 19, 2026 FDD
- Number of locations when 2025 ended
- Franchise owners ran 344 of them and the company ran 2 Item 20, 2026 FDD
KF Tea Franchising LLC filed the 2026 Kung Fu Tea Franchise Disclosure Document with the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and every figure above comes from it. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
Kung Fu Tea FDD: Sales and earnings figures
Item 19 has no sales or earnings figures from Kung Fu Tea, so its FDD tells you nothing about location sales or earnings. Ask the owners listed under Item 20, the FDD's list covering locations and owners, how much they earn.
Our guide shows how to read Item 19 before you trust any number in it.
Other bubble tea franchises compared with Kung Fu Tea
Kung Fu Tea is the cheapest bubble tea franchise to open among those on this site.
| Brand | Total cost to opentotal, lowest to highest | Upfront feeone-time fee | Royaltyongoing, usually a % of sales | Sales or earnings showndoes the brand show sales figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kung Fu Tea | $169K to $378K | $37,000 | 4% | No |
| Gong cha | $207K to $648K | $37,000 | 6% | Yes |
| Sharetea | $276K to $606K | $12,000 | 6% (at least $1,200 a month) | No |
Before you buy, a brand has to hand over its Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD); the brand's latest one is where every figure comes from. "Sales or earnings shown" tells you whether the brand shares what its locations take in. Once open, you keep paying a royalty to the brand, either a share of sales or a set amount. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. Each FDD here was filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce in 2026.
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The number of Kung Fu Tea locations
Item 20 counts 346 Kung Fu Tea locations across the United States as 2025 ended, with franchise owners running 99% of them. In that same part of the FDD, you get phone numbers for owners still running stores and ones who left. Your best way to learn how these costs play out in real life is to call a few of them.
Get the Kung Fu Tea FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the Kung Fu Tea FDD and franchise agreement with you.