Gong Cha: Difference between revisions
Got rebranded and shut down in singapore Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
Uuu100145j (talk | contribs) In Singapore until June 5th Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{refimprove|date=July 2013}} |
{{refimprove|date=July 2013}} |
||
[[File:Gong Cha Logo.jpg|framed|right|Gong Cha's logo]] |
[[File:Gong Cha Logo.jpg|framed|right|Gong Cha's logo]] |
||
'''Gong Cha''' ({{zh|t={{linktext|貢茶}}}}) is a Taiwan-style drink shop [[franchising|franchise]] originally from [[Kaohsiung]].<ref name="TheSun20090608">{{cite news|title=台飲過江龍 奶泡滑到黏嘴 (Taiwan-style drink 'River-Crossing Dragon': foam so smooth it sticks to your mouth')|url=http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/lifestyle/20090608/00479_001.html|accessdate=12 December 2012|work=[[The Sun (Hong Kong)|The Sun]]|date=2009-06-08}}</ref> Its first [[Hong Kong]] location opened in 2006, and by 2012 it had further expanded internationally and established branches in regions, namely [[Hong Kong]], [[Macau]], [[South Korea]], [[New Zealand]], [[Australia]], [[Malaysia]], [[mainland China]], [[Canada]], the [[United States]], the [[Philippines]], [[Myanmar]], [[Vietnam]], [[Japan]], and [[Brunei]].<ref name="TheSun20090608"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Locations of Gong Cha around the world |url=http://www.gong-cha.com/en/alliance.php |publisher=Gong Cha |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127142502/http://www.gong-cha.com/en/alliance.php |archivedate=2012-11-27 |df= }}</ref> |
'''Gong Cha''' ({{zh|t={{linktext|貢茶}}}}) is a Taiwan-style drink shop [[franchising|franchise]] originally from [[Kaohsiung]].<ref name="TheSun20090608">{{cite news|title=台飲過江龍 奶泡滑到黏嘴 (Taiwan-style drink 'River-Crossing Dragon': foam so smooth it sticks to your mouth')|url=http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/lifestyle/20090608/00479_001.html|accessdate=12 December 2012|work=[[The Sun (Hong Kong)|The Sun]]|date=2009-06-08}}</ref> Its first [[Hong Kong]] location opened in 2006, and by 2012 it had further expanded internationally and established branches in regions, namely [[Hong Kong]], [[Macau]], [[South Korea]], [[New Zealand]], [[Australia]], [[Singapore]] (until June 4th), [[Malaysia]], [[mainland China]], [[Canada]], the [[United States]], the [[Philippines]], [[Myanmar]], [[Vietnam]], [[Japan]], and [[Brunei]].<ref name="TheSun20090608"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Locations of Gong Cha around the world |url=http://www.gong-cha.com/en/alliance.php |publisher=Gong Cha |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127142502/http://www.gong-cha.com/en/alliance.php |archivedate=2012-11-27 |df= }}</ref> |
||
== History == |
== History == |
||
Revision as of 11:16, 31 May 2017
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (July 2013) |
Gong Cha (Chinese: 貢茶) is a Taiwan-style drink shop franchise originally from Kaohsiung.[1] Its first Hong Kong location opened in 2006, and by 2012 it had further expanded internationally and established branches in regions, namely Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore (until June 4th), Malaysia, mainland China, Canada, the United States, the Philippines, Myanmar, Vietnam, Japan, and Brunei.[1][2]
History
Gong Cha's first Hong Kong store was established in 2006 by a Hong Kong native who had lived in Taiwan for five years.[1] As of 2012, it had about forty-six stores in Hong Kong, mainly in MTR stations and shopping centers but that number has dropped to five due decreased business from several health and safety scandals.[3] Gong Cha serves a total of about fifty-seven different drinks, which can be divided into seven types: house specials, brewed tea, milk tea, "Creative Mix", coffee, "Healthy Series", and ice smoothies. The most popular one in Hong Kong is "Gong Cha Milk Green Tea", containing a lower layer of brewed tea covered by an upper layer of special creamer.[4]
Plasticisers in drinks
In May 2011, a scandal broke out in Taiwan when many drinks were found to contain DEHP, a plasticiser which was added as a clouding agent in order to improve the appearance of the drinks. Ingestion of DEHP is known to cause heart problems and to affect male genital development.[5] When the news spread to Hong Kong, this led to sharply-decreased sales for Taiwan-style drink shops; one Gong Cha branch in Causeway Bay reported a decrease in revenue of thirty percent.[6] Gong Cha took a variety of actions to restore consumer confidence in the products, such as conducting tests on ingredients imported from Taiwan in order to prove their safety and in June 2011 discontinued certain kinds of juices in its Hong Kong branches before the test reports released.[7] In the end the products were proved containing no DEHP.[8][9][10][11]
References
- ^ a b c "台飲過江龍 奶泡滑到黏嘴 (Taiwan-style drink 'River-Crossing Dragon': foam so smooth it sticks to your mouth')". The Sun. 2009-06-08. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Locations of Gong Cha around the world". Gong Cha. Archived from the original on 2012-11-27.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "香港的營業據點 (Operating locations in Hong Kong)". Gong Cha. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Products of Gong Cha". Gong Cha. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "台飲品含致癌起雲劑 (Taiwan drinks contain carcinogenic clouding agent)". The Sun. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "「日出茶太」全線產品安全 (Chatime's whole line of products is safe)". Ming Pao. 2011-06-02. Archived from the original on 2013-01-07. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "「貢茶」全線停售果汁飲品 (Gong Cha stops selling juice drinks at all stores)". Oriental Daily News. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "貢茶商品檢驗合格報告1-1 (Gong Cha's Products Pass Tests 1-1)". Gong Cha. 2011-06-15. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "貢茶商品檢驗合格報告1-2 (Gong Cha's Products Pass Tests 1-2)". Gong Cha. 2011-06-15. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "貢茶商品檢驗合格報告2-1 (Gong Cha's Products Pass Tests 2-1)". Gong Cha. 2011-06-15. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "貢茶商品檢驗合格報告2-2 (Gong Cha's Products Pass Tests 2-2)". Gong Cha. 2011-06-15. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)