Chatime franchise: AI Adoption Score 51/100
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Chatime (F&B / Bubble Tea, headquartered in Taiwan) operates 1,200+ (2021) units with +7.2% year-over-year unit growth, and scores 51/100 on the FranchisePulse AI Adoption Score for Q3 2026 — ranking #50 of 58 tracked franchise systems.
Chatime's own newsroom last published a store count in September 2021: over 1,200 stores across some 50 markets, which it described as the world's largest Taiwanese bubble-tea brand. Nothing newer has been published, so both the count and the growth rate here are out of date. Chatime publishes no AI use; its nearest claim is a cloud system giving stores real-time inventory, supply and logistics information.
Chatime's own newsroom self-describes the brand as the world's largest Taiwanese bubble-tea brand (self-description, attributed in the summary rather than stated as fact)
Chatime (La Kaffa International) newsroom — "Chatime, Taiwan's Largest Bubble Tea Brand, Eyes U.S. Expansion" (23 Sep 2021) ↗Officialreviewed 2026-09-16Same September 2021 article gives the 'roughly 50 countries and territories' scope used in the summary alongside the store count
Chatime (La Kaffa International) newsroom — "Chatime, Taiwan's Largest Bubble Tea Brand, Eyes U.S. Expansion" (23 Sep 2021) ↗Officialreviewed 2026-09-16| Sector | F&B / Bubble Tea |
| Headquarters | Taiwan |
| Units (approx.) | 1,200+ (2021) |
| Unit growth YoY | +7.2%Source pending |
| Region | APAC |
| Founded | 2005 |
| AI Adoption Score | 51/100 · rank #50/58 |
| Figures last reviewed | 2026-09-16 |
AI Adoption Score breakdown
EDITORIAL METRIC · METHODOLOGY: franpulse.ai/data/franchise-ai-adoption-rate
How to read Chatime’s score
At 51/100, Chatime sits 1 point above the F&B / Bubble Tea average of 50 and 12 below the 58-system index average of 63. It ranks #2 of 4 in its sector on AI, and #4 by unit count, ahead on AI of its size.
Marketing AI leads at 60 and training & support AI trails at 42, a 18-point spread. Data infrastructure is 6 ahead of operations AI. Unit growth of +7.2% is level with the sector median of 7.2%.
| Pillar | Chatime | F&B / Bubble Tea avg | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations AI | 48 | 47 | +1 |
| Marketing AI | 60 | 60 | 0 |
| Training & Support AI | 42 | 43 | -1 |
| Data infrastructure | 54 | 52 | +2 |
F&B / BUBBLE TEA AVERAGES · 4 SYSTEMS · INDEX SUB-SCORES ONLY
Where Chatime uses AI today
- —Company-wide cloud system gives real-time inventory, supply and logistics visibility across stores; Chatime has published no AI-specific initiative (no AI claimed).