Teas
Tapioca Express
South El Monte, CA · Founded 1999 · TEPX
Tapioca Express, Inc. operates the Tapioca Express Café franchise system, granting franchises to develop and operate cafés serving boba tea, milk tea, flavored tea, smoothies, yogurt frosties, juices, and made-to-order snacks.
2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
19
units (2024)—
year over yearUnits by Year
262021
252022
182023
192024
Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.
The Investment
Initial investment
$152,800 – $528,600
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$25,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
1%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty
2.5% of Gross Sales
Leadership
Cheng Wei Lin
Chief Executive Officer
Li Hwa “Stephanie” Hsueh
Chief Financial Officer
Allyson Lin
Franchise and Marketing Manager
Li Hwa "Stephanie" Hsueh
Chief Operations Officer
On File
Franchise Disclosure Documents
PDFTapioca Express FDD 2025Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFTapioca Express FDD 2024Opens in a new tabPDFTapioca Express FDD 2022Opens in a new tabPDFTapioca Express FDD 2021Opens in a new tabPDFTapioca Express FDD 2020Opens in a new tabPDFTapioca Express FDD 2019Opens in a new tabPDFTapioca Express FDD 2018Opens in a new tabPDFTapioca Express FDD 2017Opens in a new tabPDFTapioca Express FDD 2016Opens in a new tab
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