Ding Tea

About Ding Tea

TaiwDing Tea is a Taiwanese tea brand founded in 2004, known for flavoured teas, milk drinks, yoghurt drinks, coffees and chocolate beverages. The brand reports around 400 stores worldwide, with a presence across Asia, North America and Europe. Its 11 reported UK locations include Nottingham, Worthing, New Cross, Angel Islington, Reading, Sutton, Kingston, New Malden, Southampton, Canterbury and Eastbourne. Ding Tea offers a franchise model built around consistent recipes, brand standards and a centrally managed supply chain. Prospective locations must be evaluated and approved by franchise headquarters, and operating materials must be purchased through the company. Franchisees receive training, store design suggestions, marketing assistance and ongoing guidance. The franchise agreement grants trademark rights for three years, with renewal subject to an additional fee.

Why franchise with Ding Tea

• ✓Join a Taiwanese tea brand founded in 2004, with around 400 reported stores across global markets.
• ✓Offer flavoured teas, milk drinks, yoghurt drinks, coffees and chocolate beverages to customers.
• ✓Build on an established UK presence, with 11 reported locations across England’s towns and cities.
• ✓Receive full franchise training, store design suggestions and guidance from the brand’s headquarters.
• ✓Access a centrally managed supply chain and approved operational materials to support consistency.
• ✓Benefit from marketing and promotional support while operating under Ding Tea trademark rights.

Investment breakdown

Franchise fee	$22,000
Management service fee	2%-5%
Marketing contribution	On request
Agreement term	3 years

What's expected of a franchisee

Property requirements

Ding Tea allows franchisees to operate from personally owned or rented premises, but every proposed location must be evaluated and approved by franchise headquarters before proceeding. The brand provides store design suggestions and requires approved operational materials to be sourced through headquarters. The supplied information does not specify a minimum floor area, frontage, preferred footfall, seating requirements or lease term. Applicants should confirm UK site criteria directly.

Training and support

Ding Tea provides full franchise training, store design suggestions and guidance to help partners establish their shops. Support includes access to the brand’s supply chain, operational counselling, assistance with marketing and promotions, and ongoing communication with headquarters. Franchisees must purchase operational materials from headquarters to maintain product quality and consistency. The supplied profile does not specify training duration, on-site opening assistance or visit frequency.

Operational requirements

Franchisees must operate in line with Ding Tea’s brand and product standards, using operational materials purchased through headquarters to maintain consistency. Each proposed store location requires headquarters approval, whether the premises are owned or rented. Operators manage staffing, service, marketing and daily operations. The brand expects a dependable operating strategy and knowledge of the local market; specific staffing and opening-hour requirements are not disclosed.

Experience required

Ding Tea welcomes applicants aged over 20 who are enthusiastic about the tea industry and can demonstrate a dependable operational strategy and strong knowledge of their market. The supplied profile does not state that previous tea shop experience is compulsory. Applicants must follow brand standards, obtain headquarters approval for sites and buy required materials through its supply chain. Financial and management experience requirements should be confirmed directly.

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