Scores of people flocked to the High Street in Worcester in the hopes to get their hands on a free bubble tea.
There were long queues of people waiting outside Cupp Bubble Tea after bosses promised to give away 100 free cups of bubble tea on their opening day.
And after the success of its launch, bubble tea fans might be pleased to hear the cafe has agreed on a 10 year lease in the city.
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With queues expanding into the road - people were excited to try the Taiwanese drink.
The beverage first appeared in the 1980s and is made by blending tea with milk, fruit and fruit juices, then adding tapioca pearls and shaking vigorously.
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The store opened on December 9 at 2pm in a unit left empty by bakery Greggs.
CUPP began franchising the brand in 2020 and has had rapid growth across the UK. CUPP was launched in Bristol in 2012 and celebrated its 10th birthday this year.
The History of Bubble Tea
Originally bubble tea (also known as pearl milk tea, boba tea, boba milk tea and bubble milk tea and in Chinese it is 珍珠奶茶) was a term given to drinks that consisted of tea, milk and chewy tapioca pearls which are shaken together to form a bubbly foam on top of the drink.
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Bubble tea is given to a wide variety of fruity and milk-infused teas that are produced in this way.
The origins of Bubble Tea come from Taiwan in the 1980s and have become increasingly popular across the world.
The ‘drink that you chew’ has become a phenomenon in the UK. Drinking through an oversized straw to slurp up your tea and chew tapioca or pop the popping bubbles is a sensation.
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