Who Founded Louisa Coffee? From a Tiny Takeaway Shop to About 560 Stores in Taiwan

Quick Answer

Louisa Coffee was founded by Huang Ming-hsien in Taipei in 2006, starting from a takeaway shop of about 16 m² (5 ping), and grew fast with affordable specialty coffee and food. It listed on Taiwan’s emerging stock board in September 2021 with about 527 stores, and had about 560 stores in May 2026, second only to Starbucks in Taiwan.

Louisa Coffee at a Glance

Item	Details
Founded	2006, Taipei
Founder	Huang Ming-hsien
First shop	About 16 m² takeaway shop
Emerging stock board	September 2021 (about 527 stores)
Stores	About 560 (May 2026)

Store Growth

Date	Stores
May 2019	About 454
September 2021	About 527
May 2026	About 560

3 Lessons for Café and Bubble Tea Operators

Start small, standardize early: see SOP and staff training.
Coffee shops sell tea too: see tea leaves and frozen juice.
Low prices depend on purchasing: see drink cups.

How Tang Sugar Supports Cafés and Bubble Tea Shops

Tang Sugar supplies tea leaves, frozen juice, creamer, cups and lids from Taiwan, quoted together for your menu and consolidated into one shipment. We also offer an international sourcing agent service and tea shop planning. Contact us for bulk and wholesale quotes.

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