A Sydney-based company behind the popular bubble tea brand Sharetea is fighting an attempt by its Taiwanese franchise partner to stop it from using the brand and its recipes in Australia, in a legal dispute that could affect more than 80 stores around the country.
Sharetea Australia, launched by entrepreneur Teng ‘Anthony’ Mu almost a decade ago, has about 80 stores in its network. The company is vigorously contesting the termination notice in court, with a spokesman saying it has a legally binding agreement with Lian Fa that still has a decade to run. The spokesman said Sharetea Australia would keep operating normally while the dispute is before the courts, had informed its franchisees of the issue and maintained Lian Fa had not validly ended the two sides’ agreement, which was signed in Shenzhen and lasts until 2032.
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