Popping pearls for bubble tea shops and cafés
Popping pearls (also called popping boba) in a sealed 40 ml cup: one portion per drink. No open tub on the counter, no scoop, no difference between two people's portions, nothing left open at close. Hibiscus, Peach and Lemon, for bubble tea shops, cafés and dessert bars.
Sample kit, then a written rate card. Delhi NCR to begin with.
One cup per drink: what changes behind the counter
In most cafés, popping pearls are scooped from a big tub behind the counter. Every drink means opening it, scooping, judging the portion and closing it again. A sealed single-serve cup changes four things.
No tub to open
The pearls stay sealed in their cup until the drink is made.
No scoop
One 40 ml cup per drink, so the portion is the same whoever is on shift.
Nothing open at close
A cup that was not used is still sealed. There is no half-used tub at the end of the night.
Costing in one line
One cup per drink, so the pearls in a drink cost one cup from your rate card.
Three flavours and the drinks they suit
- Hibiscus popping pearlsFloral up front, tart on the finish. Sparkling water, lemonade, iced tea and rose milk.
- Peach popping pearlsSoft and juicy. Peach iced tea, soda, cold brew tonic and vanilla ice cream.
- Lemon popping pearlsBright and zesty. Iced green tea, nimbu soda, lemonade and cheesecake.
Strawberry and Lychee are coming soon.
Menu lines to add
Six cold drinks from our recipes that sit on a bubble tea menu. Each is a base you already make, ice, and one cup of pearls tipped in last, with a wide straw.
DrinksPeach Pearl Iced Tea- 2-flavour comboSunset Layer Iced Tea
2-flavour comboHibiscus Lemon Green Tea
DrinksRose Milk, Hibiscus Pearls
DrinksPeach Cold Brew Tonic
2-flavour comboPeach Nimbu Fizz
Hot milk tea keeps its tapioca. Popping pearls belong on the cold side of the menu: they are never boiled or blended, and the tea or coffee is fridge-cold before they go in.
Who makes them
Made in India by an FSSAI-licensed manufacturer; the licence number is printed on the pack. The brand is six of us in Gurgaon, and orders dispatch from Delhi NCR. Storage, shelf life and allergens are printed on the pack and confirmed on your rate card, not on this page.
How ordering works
Tell us
Use the form below: your café, the city, and a rough number of drinks a month.
Sample kit
Cups to taste with your team, with the rate card.
Rate card
Minimum order, lead time, storage and shelf life are confirmed in writing on the rate card or printed on the label, not guessed on a web page.
Pre-order
Every opening order is a pre-order, refundable until it ships. Delhi NCR to begin with.
Trade questions
Can popping pearls go in hot milk tea?
No. They go into cold drinks and desserts, last, after the ice and the pour. Heat softens them, so hot drinks keep their tapioca.
How many pearls go into one drink?
One cup. One 40 ml cup is one serving, so there is nothing to weigh or scoop.
Are they the same as tapioca pearls?
No. Tapioca pearls are chewy and dark. A popping pearl is a thin skin holding flavoured juice: it bursts when you bite, and there is nothing to cook.
Minimum order
Confirmed in writing on your rate card. It is being sized so a single outlet can start, not a chain.
Lead time
Confirmed in writing on your rate card, once our manufacturing partner's terms are in writing. Delhi NCR to begin with.
Storage
Confirmed on the spec sheet and printed on the label. Until then we do not print a storage line anywhere.
Shelf life
Confirmed on the spec sheet and our own trial; the date prints on every label. We are not going to guess it here.
Pricing
Per pack and per serving, on your rate card, so you can cost a menu line before you commit. It arrives with the samples.
Tell us where you pour.
Six lines. It lands with the team rather than a mailing list, and a person replies. Samples follow batch one and come from our manufacturing partner, never our kitchen.
