Molly Tea franchise
2025 filing · July 15, 2025
Molly Tea at a glance
A tea shop selling milk teas, whipped cream drinks, fruit teas, oat milk teas, coffee and pastries. At the end of 2024 there were 4 Molly Tea locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- MOLLYTEA Franchising LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Edison, New Jersey
- Typical size
- 600–1,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $528K–$1.11M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Plus a $6,000 training fee per person
- Royalty
- 8%
- 8% of gross sales, paid monthly, plus up to 2% to the advertising fund
- Brand fund
- Yes
- Up to 2% of gross sales, paid with the royalty
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- 75% of the then initial franchise fee at the time of renewal.
- Territory
- None
- No exclusive territory
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 4
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 4
- States
- 2
- Most in New York and California
From MOLLYTEA Franchising LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Molly Tea among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Molly Tea | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $817,750 | Costs more than 79% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 8% | Higher than 85% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 4 | Fewer than 74% of franchises |
How much a Molly Tea franchise costs
Opening one Molly Tea costs an estimated $527,500 to $1,108,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: MOLLYTEA Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 21
Molly Tea franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000, plus a $6,000 training fee per person. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: MOLLYTEA Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 13
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 8% of gross sales, paid monthly, plus up to 2% to the advertising fund. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Up to 2% of gross sales, paid with the royalty. |
| Technology Fee | $10,000 to $20,000 per year. |
| Renewal Fee | 75% of the then initial franchise fee at the time of renewal. |
| Minimum Local Advertising Expenditure | Currently, $0. May be required in the future up to $3,000 per quarter. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: MOLLYTEA Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, pages 14 and 15
Other fees as filed, from page 15. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Molly Tea does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: MOLLYTEA Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 54
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $710K–$1.3M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Molly Tea compares
Of the 56 bubble tea franchises on this site, Molly Tea is the most expensive to open and the 36th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Molly Tea | Typical bubble tea brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $528K | $264K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.11M | $502K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 19 of 56 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 56 brands in bubble tea franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 4 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: MOLLYTEA Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, pages 54–55
Where Molly Tea locations are
At the end of 2024, Molly Tea had locations in 2 states. The most are in New York and California.
- New York3
- California1
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| California | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Source: MOLLYTEA Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 55
Who owns Molly Tea?
Molly Tea franchises are sold by MOLLYTEA Franchising LLC. It is a subsidiary of Molly Tea IP Inc.
From MOLLYTEA Franchising LLC’s 2025 filing, page 9.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: MOLLYTEA Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 13, bankruptcy on page 13
Molly Tea filings
The figures on this page come from MOLLYTEA Franchising LLC’s 2025 filing, issued July 15, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | July 15, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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