Is a milk tea franchise still worth it in 2026 or tapos na ang hype

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May naipon akong P300,000 from my OFW savings and a cousin is convincing me to open a milk tea kiosk franchise sa palengke area namin sa Cavite. Sobrang dami na kasi ng competitor. For those with actual experience, worth pa ba or huli na ako?

Tsong si Boyet · Accepted Answer

I ran a milk tea kiosk sa Imus for two years and closed it, let me save you the pain. The franchise fee was P250,000 pero yun lang yun, wala pang lease, renovation, at working capital, so P300k is actually not enough to survive the first 6 months of low sales. Ang totoong killer is location and staffing, my daily sales averaged P4,000 pero after rent, supplies, dalawang tao na sahod, at royalty fee sa franchisor, natitira sakin mga P8,000 net a month lang, hindi sulit sa hirap. Kung talagang gusto mo ng F2 business, gawa ka ng sarili mong concept, wag franchise, mas mataas ang margin pag hindi ka nagbabayad ng royalty at required supplies na mahal.

SingleMom Cha · Answer

Honest advice, wag mo ilagay lahat ng P300k sa isang negosyo. Try mo muna yung maliit na test, mag-cart ka muna for 3 months bago ka mag-commit sa franchise, para makita mo kung may demand talaga. Marami akong kilala na nalugi kasi in love sila sa idea, hindi sa numbers.

Ate Rica Nurse · Answer

Consider other food na hindi milk tea, like siomai, lugaw, or gulaman na mas mababa ang cost at mas malawak ang market sa palengke. Ang milk tea kasi discretionary spending, unang tinatanggal pag mahigpit ang budget ng tao. Basic and cheap food is more recession-proof sa lugar na yan.

Kolehiyala Trisha · Answer

Hindi pa tapos ang milk tea pero saturated na talaga, kaya ang panalo ngayon ay yung may unique selling point, like yung sam-sam or yakult based na hindi pa uso sa area mo. Sa palengke, mas okay pa siguro yung murang street version na P29 per cup kesa premium franchise na P120. Alamin mo kung ano kayang bayaran ng suki sa lugar niyo.

Ate Grace VA · Answer

Franchise pros are the brand recall and the ready system, hindi ka na mag-iisip ng recipe o marketing. Pero yung mga sikat na brand ay P1M plus na ang package, so yung kaya mo sa P300k ay yung mga bagong franchise na walang track record. Risky yun kasi baka mawala ang brand after one year.

Is a milk tea franchise still worth it in 2026 or tapos na ang hype

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