Milk Tea Menu Design: How Chains Decide What Stays and What Changes
How milk tea brands decide what to localize, what to keep, and how many drinks to list when planning a menu for a market they have not entered yet.
Why Cairo Tea Costs 10 Pounds on the Street and 110 in a Cafe
Cairo cafes charge 6 to 110 pounds for the same cup of tea. A new price survey shows what the gap reveals about the city's growing specialty cafe culture.
Saudi National Day 2026: What's Open in Riyadh for the 96th Anniversary
Saudi National Day 96 falls on September 23, 2026. Here is what closes, what stays open, and where Riyadh families can catch the week's fireworks and events.
How Bubble Tea Pearls Are Made: The Chemistry Behind the Chew
Tapioca pearls get their chewy Q-texture from starch chemistry, not luck. Here is how gelatinization, amylose ratios, and freshness windows shape boba's bite.
Chinese Bubble Tea Brands' Global Expansion Nears 10,000 Stores Abroad
More than 40 Chinese tea chains now run stores outside China, and Guangxi is emerging as the supply hub behind that push, with lessons for the Gulf market.
China's Bubble Tea Industry Slowdown Sparks a Hunt for New Categories
Mixue's profit fell 15 percent as rivals push into new dayparts and categories, signs of a maturing China bubble tea market with lessons for Gulf expansion.
Heytea Reopens China Franchising, Screens Out Quick-Profit Seekers
Heytea reopened franchise applications on September 7, 2026, ending an 18-month pause and adding screening built to filter out quick-profit applicants.
The third place: how cafes anchor young professionals in the Gulf
As hybrid work reshapes Gulf offices, cafes are becoming the 'third place' young professionals rely on for focus, community and informal networking.
Bubble Tea Near Dubai Metro Stations: A Commuter's Budget Guide
Dubai Metro carried 136.5 million riders in H1 2026. Here is where bubble tea shops already sit at the busiest stations, from BurJuman to Mall of the Emirates.
China's Bubble Tea Brands Slow at Home, Split Hard on Overseas Expansion
Mixue, Chagee, Guming and Nayuki's mid-2026 earnings show slowed store growth at home and sharply diverging fortunes in overseas expansion across Asia.
