Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 10-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. “If we knew ...

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Canadian drinks brand Bobba was recently called out for pitching its “healthier” and “better” version of bubble tea. Nothing wrong with that, except its owners, who presented their pitch ...

A boba tea company apologized after Simu Liu called them out for cultural appropriation on his Canadian reality series Dragons’ Den. After the business partners introduced their bubble tea ...

The owners of boba milk tea brand Twrl have a chance to ... walks the line between appropriation and appreciation. There is no business manual on how to do it. The Twrl founders hope the ...

“I want to be a part of bringing boba to the masses, but not like this.” ...

After pitching their drink—which unlike traditional boba comes in cans and bottles and with tapioca balls that explode in the drink—Simu raised some questions about the product. “I’m ...

Fiset tried to argue that bubble tea would no longer be an “ethnical (sic) product” if they added their popping boba, fruit, and juice but Liu was not convinced about its originality.

Olivia Chen and Pauline Ang, friends and business partners on boba milk tea brand Twrl ... between appropriation and appreciation. There is no business manual on exactly how to do it.

On Thursday’s episode, the founders of a Quebec-based line of bottled boba appeared, asking for a $1 million investment. Jessica Frenette described traditional bubble tea as a “trendy, ...