YAAAS Tea franchise

2025 filing · April 30, 2025Growing

YAAAS Tea at a glance

A bubble tea shop also serving coffee, desserts and baked goods. At the end of 2024 there were 8 YAAAS Tea locations in the US, 3 franchised and 5 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.

The business

Industry: Bubble tea; Also listed in coffee and food
Franchisor: YAAAS Franchise, LLC; The company that sells the franchises
Who runs it: Semi-absentee; Owner doesn't have to take part; a trained manager runs it
Franchisor based in: Farmingdale, New York
Typical size: 600–1,200 sq ft

What you pay

Cost to open: $170K–$345K; Fee, build-out and opening working capital
Franchise fee: $35,000; Paid once, when you sign
Royalty: 5%; 5% of weekly gross revenue, paid weekly, plus 2% to the brand fund and 1% on local marketing
Brand fund: 2%; 2% of gross revenue, paid weekly
Renewal fee: See terms; 10% of the then- current initial franchise fee.
Agreement length: 10 years
Territory: Limited; Limited protection
Franchisor financing: None offered
SBA Franchise Directory: Not listed; Lenders check this list before an SBA loan

Where it is

US locations, 2024: 8; Franchised and company-owned
Franchised: 3
Company-owned: 5
Change in 3 years: +3; Franchised locations, 2022–2024
States: 1; Most in New York

Support and records

Shares sales figures: No; Ask current owners what a location makes
Initial training: 80 hours; 23 hours in class and 57 on the job
Lawsuits disclosed: None
Bankruptcy disclosed: None
Franchisor revenue, 2024: $253K; The company, not one location
Franchisor net income: $190K
Latest filing: Apr 30, 2025; 2025 filing

From YAAAS Franchise, LLC’s 2025 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 148; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.

Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.

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Where it ranks

YAAAS Tea among all franchises with the same figure.

Figure	YAAAS Tea	Among all franchises
Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate	$257,650	Costs less than 62% of franchises
Franchise feePaid once, when you sign	$35,000	Lower than 61% of franchises
RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor	5%	Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate
US locationsFranchised and company-owned	8	Fewer than 65% of franchises

How much a YAAAS Tea franchise costs

Opening one YAAAS Tea costs an estimated $170,000 to $345,300. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.

Source: YAAAS Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 16

YAAAS Tea franchise fee

The franchise fee is $35,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.

Source: YAAAS Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 8

Royalty and ongoing fees

Royalty	5% of weekly gross revenue, paid weekly, plus 2% to the brand fund and 1% on local marketing.
Brand or marketing fund	2% of gross revenue, paid weekly.
Transfer Fee	50% of the then- current initial franchise fee.
Renewal Fee	10% of the then- current initial franchise fee.
Required Minimum Expenditure for Local Marketing and Advertising	1% of Gross Revenue

The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.

Source: YAAAS Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 9

Other fees as filed, from pages 9–10. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.

Sales and earnings

No figures YAAAS 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: YAAAS Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 41

Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location: $330K–$580K

Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.

How YAAAS Tea compares

Of the 56 bubble tea franchises on this site, YAAAS Tea is the 14th cheapest to open and the 27th largest by number of locations.

Figure	YAAAS Tea	Typical bubble tea brand	Typical franchise
Cost to open, low end	$170K	$264K	$222K
Cost to open, high end	$345K	$502K	$477K
Franchise fee	$35K	$40K	$40K
Royalty	5%	5%	6%
Brand fund	2%	1%	2%
US locations	8	8	21
Closed or left per year	0%	0%	–
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

3 opened

0 closed or left

Franchised locations, last 3 years

2022

0 opened0 closed or left

0 (0)

2023

1 opened0 closed or left

1 (+1)

2024

2 opened0 closed or left

3 (+2)

Year	Franchised	Company-owned	Opened
2022	0 (0)	3	0
2023	1 (+1)	5	+1
2024	3 (+2)	5	+2

Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.

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Source: YAAAS Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 41

Source filing (2025, PDF)

Where YAAAS Tea locations are

At the end of 2024, YAAAS Tea had locations in 1 state. The most are in New York.

New York8

State	Franchised	Company-owned	Total
New York	3	5	8

Source: YAAAS Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 42

Who owns YAAAS Tea?

YAAAS Tea franchises are sold by YAAAS Franchise, LLC.

From YAAAS Franchise, LLC’s 2025 filing.

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: YAAAS Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 8

Source filing (2025, PDF)