NEW YORK CITY (SEPTEMBER 1, 2022) — Kung Fu Tea, America’s largest bubble tea brand, announced a partnership with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Illumination Entertainment to celebrate the home release of Minions: The Rise of Gru, the fifth installment of the Despicable Me film series. The full-scale partnership is dedicated to the Minions characters and features a Minions-inspired limited-time drink, and specially designed Minions cups and lids. In addition, Kung Fu Tea is unveiling a line of exclusive Kung Fu Tea x Minions merchandise, including apparel, reusable straws, tumblers, and more. The partnership begins September 1, 2022.

The limited-time drink, named Minion Mischief, is a bold, delicious frozen slush dedicated to the Minions! Featuring a sweet tropical passion fruit slush that’s Minion-yellow, the tangy drink is perfectly paired with a new take on a fan-favorite topping, our new exclusive blue milk cap to add a creamy twist! Not only are Minion themed lids adorning every cup, but the cups themselves will feature the characters, inspiring customers to break out their kung fu moves and sip like a Minion!

To celebrate this upcoming partnership, Kung Fu Tea is hosting a sweepstakes on their Instagram page to mark the home release of Minions: The Rise of Gru. Kung Fu Tea’s social sweepstakes will begin on September 1st, 2022 with winners announced on September 29th, 2022. Twenty (20) winners will receive a digital Minions: The Rise of Gru movie code, along with a prize pack consisting of Kung Fu Tea x Minions merchandise. Additionally, Kung Fu Tea is hosting a contest on their TikTok page throughout September as well! Show how you pop your boba lid like a Minion using the hashtag #kftxminions, and ten (10) winners will receive a digital Minions: The Rise of Gru movie code along with the Kung Fu Tea x Minions merchandise prize pack.

Long before he becomes the master of evil, Gru is just a 12-year-old boy in 1970s suburbia, plotting to take over the world from his basement. When the infamous supervillain group, the Vicious 6, ousts their leader, Gru attempts to join their ranks but soon finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. With Gru on the run, the Minions attempt to learn martial arts to help save him, and Gru discovers that even bad guys need a little help from their friends. Packed with the franchise’s signature subversive humor, MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU features more thrilling action than any Despicable Me film ever before!

‘We’re so excited to bring this partnership to life - Minions have been a long time favorite for ours and our customers and we’re so happy to have the opportunity to bring this partnership to life with our new delicious Minion Mischief slush’ says Matthew Poveromo, Marketing Manager at Kung Fu Tea.

About Kung Fu Tea
Founded in Queens, NY on April 30, 2010, Kung Fu Tea is a made-to-order beverage chain with over 300 locations across the U.S. and several in Canada, Cambodia, and Australia. At Kung Fu Tea, each beverage is freshly handcrafted with authentic, high-quality ingredients. The brand's founders, baristas, and customers are Kung Fu Masters—passionate, dedicated, and fearless in changing the face of the beverage industry. In 2018, Kung Fu Tea founded the world’s first National Bubble Tea Day, taking a huge step toward spreading the bubble tea culture around the world. To learn more, please visit www.kungfutea.com or follow Kung Fu Tea’s official social channels: Facebook , Instagram and Twitter .