Yummy Town’s Story

Yummy-Town Group was founded by Mr. WuBuoChao in 1992, committed to promoting the tea and beverage culture to the world, and continuing to adhere to brand promotion, customer experience, and product innovation. On December 24, 2014, the group was listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange and became the first listed company of tea and beverages. In recent years, the group owns Real Brew Tea, Happy Lemon, The Spice Land, Alma, Teaopal, and Hippo Boba tea. Among all of the above, Happy Lemon has successfully expanded in more than 200 cities in 20 countries around the world, and has opened nearly 2000 Happy Lemon stores in Taipei, Mainland China, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, and Dubai.
As we move into the post-pandemic era, Yummy Town Group is ready to activate the operating 3.0 program, “Upgrading all the stores”, “Strengthen Global Marketing”, and “Activate Meal Plan program” to build a solid foundation for the post-pandemic recovery.

01COMPANY PROFILE

Yummy Town is a listed international chain restaurant group

Yummy Town was founded in 1992, It is one of the longest-developed chain tea brands in Taiwan using diversified operations, and one of the chain catering groups with the highest global distribution.

In 2014 Yummy Town Group (Ticker Symbol: KY, Code: 2726) successfully listed on the Taiwan stock exchange, became the first listed company of tea and beverages. The founder of Yummy Town Mr. WuBuoChao committed to promoting the tea and beverage culture to the world, the group owns Real Brew Tea, Happy Lemon, The Spice Land, Alma, Teaopal, and Hippo Boba tea with over 2000 total numbers of stores all over the world.
In 1996 the founder created the brand “Real Brew Tea”, in the 90s using the new concept of “Tea & Beverage” with “light meal” fusion catering to successfully create a market trend. In 2006 Aisa built the brand “Happy Lemon”, created a successful business model with new tea products such as freshly made tea, freshly squeezed lemonade, rock salt cheese, etc. Happy Lemon expanded rapidly and now we have in more than 200 cities in 20 countries around the world and has opened nearly 2000 Happy Lemon stores in Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong, ChengDu, Shenzhen, HongKong these main cities. Also in the United States, England, Canada, Australia, Dubai, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Italy Venice Cruise, business locations are all over the world.

02SOCIAL RECOGNITION

Actively participate in various charities and public welfare which improves humanistic quality

Yummy Town Group actively helps poor and disadvantaged children to create opportunities for education. In 2020 participated in Harvest 365 - a Taiwan Cultural and Educational Foundation, pay close attention to public welfare of remote village, and subsidizing rural schools to carry out multi-disciplinary tutoring programs; Attended the event hosted by BiG future foundation to support those children who need family resources and parental care, allowing them to have more opportunity and choices to face the future and grow.

Brand Chronicle

1992 ~

Founder, Mr. WuBuoChao opened the first store in Taipei and started the catering business of Yummy Town Group.
Real Brew Tea was founded in Mong Kok, Hong Kong

Real Brew Tea a Memory, Aftertaste and Pride of Taiwanese Businessmen

The RBT brand has been in business for 20 years. Although many new brands of Taiwanese tea restaurants continue to enter the market, RBT continues to adhere to the original intention of the brand, allowing the Taiwanese tea restaurant to stand up to this day. RBT has been reorganized and new store appearance have been opened one after another.

Happy Lemon a market leading brand of Taiwanese Tea and Beverages

In 2006, “Happy Lemon” was founded in Shanghai, China, an innovative take-away tea brand in Shanghai, and has been deeply involved in the hand-shaking beverage market. Also in the United States, England, Canada, Australia, Dubai, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and other places as well as Italy Venice cruise ships, within more than 200 cities around the world and more than 1,000 stores.

The first year of overseas expansion, Happy Lemon's first overseas store seted up the in Philippines.
Happy Lemon was invited to enter the 41st Shanghai World Expo.
Happy Lemons Enters the American Market, in New York and Boston.
Yummy Town Group was listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange
Established a joint venture with Japan's KEIO Group to enter the Japanese catering market
Happy Lemon expand its first store in Europe, starting in London, England.

Teaopal a rising star in the boutique tea industry

Teaopal is positioned as a modern tea drink, focusing on "tea drinking depth" and "life experiences"; it is now a famous Shanghai Internet celebrity store, which has been open for three years and has received rave reviews. A number of directly-operated stores have been opened in Shanghai, and from 2021, it plans to conduct overseas market exhibitions with important alliance partners from various countries.

Alma Spanish Restaurant Shanghai Branch has been awarded the "Bib Gourmand Recommendation" in the Shanghai Michelin Guide for three consecutive years in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and was promoted to the "Michelin Plate Award" in 2019.

At the beginning of December 2019, Alma also moved to Taipei, hoping to use Taipei Branch as a platform for talent training and to operate as an international business in the future.

Opened the first Happy Lemon in Northern California near Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, USA.

Brown Sugar, White Pearl, No Preservatives

The main tea brand of the "Hand-fried Brown Sugar Pearl" series, targeting young women, strives to bring hand-fried brown sugar pearls to the world stage through the spirit of healthy, delicious, and popular tea.

In cooperation with Italian Costa Cruises, Happy Lemons successively stationed in Selena cruise, Atlantic cruise and Venice cruise.
Australia's first Happy Lemon opens in Melbourne's commercial city centre
Happy Lemon opens its new store in Shanghai Disney
Happy Lemon first store of San Diego, CA and Seattle, WA

Happy Lemon Upgrade

Happy Lemon launched a new image and new appearance in 2019, bringing more freshness and creating topics to franchisees and the market. Currently, this image has been successfully launched in China, Malaysia, Indonesia and the US markets.

Happy Lemon first store of Jakarta, Indonesia.
Happy Lemon first store of Las Vegas.
Established a joint venture company “Happy Lemon Malaysia” to actively deploy the Southeast Asian market
Happy Lemon first store of Portland and Denver
Seattle's fifth Happy Lemon store is located at Amazon's headquarters

Happy Lemon Taiwan New Image

Happy Lemon’s promoted strongly of the new image, and the Global flagship store opens in Taipei

Happy Lemon became the leading brand in the American Tea and Beverage market, also appeared on the New York Times Square billboard, and entered the Texas market.