F&B / Bubble Tea✓ VERIFIED · 2026-07-12
Chatime franchise: AI Adoption Score 51/100
Chatime (F&B / Bubble Tea, headquartered in Taiwan) operates 1,200+ units with +7.2% year-over-year unit growth, and scores 51/100 on the FranchisePulse AI Adoption Score for Q3 2026 — ranking #43 of 50 tracked franchise systems. The brand has an active Asia-Pacific presence.
One of the largest bubble-tea franchises globally; AI use emerging in loyalty personalization and store-level demand planning.
| Sector | F&B / Bubble Tea |
| Headquarters | Taiwan |
| Units (approx.) | 1,200+ |
| Unit growth YoY | +7.2% |
| APAC presence | Yes |
| Founded | 2005 |
| AI Adoption Score | 51/100 · rank #43/50 |
| Last verified | 2026-07-12 |
AI Adoption Score breakdown
Operations AI48/100
Marketing AI60/100
Training & Support AI42/100
Data Infrastructure54/100
EDITORIAL METRIC · METHODOLOGY: franpulse.ai/data/franchise-ai-adoption-rate
Where Chatime uses AI today
- — Loyalty-app personalization
- — New-market site analytics
- — Automated inventory alerts