Franchise opportunities compared
Sharetea vs Tptea
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Initial investment · Item 7
Sharetea
$224,600 – $648,800
2025 FDD · Item 7Tptea
$424,800 – $446,900
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Sharetea
$12,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11Tptea
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Sharetea
$1,200
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17Tptea
Not available
Before you compare
- Sharetea figures come from its 2025 FDD and Tptea figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Sharetea discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
ShareteaNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
TpteaNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.
Sharetea vs Tptea: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Sharetea or Tptea?
- Sharetea: $224,600 – $648,800 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Tptea: $424,800 – $446,900 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Sharetea. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Sharetea or Tptea?
- Sharetea: 153 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60); Tptea: 22 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Sharetea and Tptea disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Sharetea makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Tptea makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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Full Sharetea report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Tptea report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
