Since its creation over four decades ago, the unique beverage has skyrocketed in popularity, with the U.S. alone hosting more than 3,000 bubble tea shops as of a late 2023 report by Global Edge.

A tea shop with more than 4,000 stores around the world is set to open a new branch on Corporation Street in the city centre. Heytea, a milk tea shop that was first founded in China in 2012, will ...