With its diverse flavors and blended beverage preparation methods, bubble tea has grown from a quiet niche in the Taiwanese market to a booming global favorite. The out-of-the-circle milk tea culture has also led to a booming consumer market, and it is an excellent opportunity to start your own bubble tea business now. In addition to the bubble tea kiosk project you can consider, choosing a good location to open a store will definitely make money. Read on to learn more about this market, its potential, and why you should bring your drink to your local consumers ASAP.
What Makes A Great Bubble Tea Store Design Layout?
How you design your bubble tea shop will depend on two things, your budget and the size of your shop. If you have a lot of space and a big budget, then you can design a retail punch-in milk tea store. If your store is about 500 square feet, you can consider the milk tea take-away format. The basic layout structure of the milk tea shop is as follows:
- Front order area
- work preparation area
- customer seating area
But if your budget is very limited, then you can put your store into a mobile format such as food stalls, food trucks, kiosks, etc., you can set up sales in high-traffic street stalls, or directly enter the mall, or you can also Guarantee a certain amount of customers.
Bubble Tea Ordering Area
Basically, the bubble tea shops we have seen are all open-plan structures, which are very different from traditional restaurants. The ordering cashier is connected to the kitchen production area. After customers order, they can see the process of making milk tea by your staff. So basically the counters in the bubble tea shop maintain the same style, whether it is the counter in the ordering area or the counter in the kitchen.
Milk tea food counters usually use stone countertops, which are scratch-resistant and moisture-resistant, and last longer. The ordering area will consider the use of cash registers when designing, and will also use the blank area of the counter to promote your brand, place logos or light boxes, and so on. Other counters may use tempered glass heightened as a sneeze guard. But checkout also needs to take into account ADA standards or the regulations of your city.
If your store focuses on the form of milk tea takeaway, you can also design creatively while designing the ordering area. For example, on the wall near the ordering area, use the shape of the light sign logo to design a similar punch-in seating area or dining area, arousing the curiosity of customers to pay attention to your store.
Bubble Tea Kitchen Design
One of the most important elements in the design of a bubble tea kitchen is having the right equipment. The right setup will ensure you can continue to make delicious products without being bogged down by untimely repairs, breakdowns and delays. Efficiency in serving meals increases your profit and allows customers to get their drinks quickly.
For a well-functioning boba kitchen, you should have the following equipment:
Electric or gas stove, tea maker, juicer, shaker, sealer, water boiler, tea bucket, fructose dispenser, ice maker, refrigerator, multiple sinks (please consult your local health department for specific requirements), freezer, etc.
These items are necessary to make bubble tea properly. The stove will be used to make your tapioca pearls and tea (you can also use a dedicated tea maker), while the shaker, sealer and fructose dispenser will produce the correct consistency and flavor and finish on your sealed cup processing. Whether you make milk tea or not, you need a refrigerator to keep your prepared concoctions fresh and cool between customers.
And when you are preparing your bubble tea kitchen, the placement of so much equipment will definitely affect your milk tea-making process and meal time. And the size of each machine is not complete, 3D design will help you solve such problems. The designer will use 3Dmax to model these devices one by one into the counter, and then see if they can be placed according to the layout you need. Professional design will also provide you with suggestions to ensure that your kitchen is a streamlined design of ordering-making-smooth delivery to improve efficiency.
Seating Area For Customers
Usually, customers will leave immediately after buying your bubble tea, but if your store is decorated very distinctively and attracts them to stay in the store for a longer period of time, then there will be more possibilities for consumption. If your store has enough space, you can design a seating area that matches the style of your store, such as a card seat sofa, and create the space on the wall to attract more customers to take photos and share, which is also a kind of promotion for your store.
Conclusion
Boba tea shop emphasizes uniqueness and practicality. The best bubble tea kitchen designs emphasize simplicity. Make the most of your in-store space to serve delicious bubble tea to your customers, and most importantly keep everything simple and focus on making quality boba tea so that your bubble tea shop will be more popular.
