BOBAUK SUPPLIES LTD

What BOBAUK SUPPLIES LTD does

BOBAUK SUPPLIES LTD, trading as Bobauk Supplies and Boba Sako and registered as Boba Supplies UK, is a UK-based e-commerce retailer of bubble tea supplies. The company is headquartered at 5 East Gate Street, Rochdale (OL16 1DH) and operates from a single location, serving customers across the United Kingdom via its online storefront at bobauksupplies.co.uk.

The product catalogue is narrow and commodity-focused, comprising 11 SKUs in two categories. The first category is popping boba pearls, offered in nine fruit flavors — Strawberry, Lychee, Green Apple, Blueberry, Pineapple, Passion Fruit, Mango, Cherry, and Raspberry — each priced uniformly at £16.50 per 3.4kg bag. The second category is compostable biodegradable chunky boba straws, available in a 50-pack for £6.00 and a wholesale 2000-box for £140.00. The company also runs a pre-order service for popping boba with custom branding at wholesale prices, aimed at UK bubble tea businesses seeking private-label supply. No proprietary technology, software platform, or API is associated with the business; the website is a standard UENI-hosted e-commerce template.

The business model is a hybrid direct-to-consumer and small-business e-commerce operation. Revenue is generated through one-time unit sales of physical inventory, with free local collection and UK-wide paid delivery (£7.50 for the first item, £2.00 per additional item). Primary customers are UK bubble tea shops, cafés, and beverage retailers (B2B), with secondary demand from individual consumers making bubble tea at home. The firm is privately held, independently owned, has no disclosed investors, no reported headcount, no patents, no awards, and only one publicly visible Google review (dated August 2022), indicating a micro-scale operation.

Name

BOBAUK SUPPLIES LTD

Legal name

Boba Supplies UK

Website

https://bobauksupplies.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BOBAUK SUPPLIES LTD is a UK-based e-commerce retailer based in Rochdale that sells bubble tea supplies — popping boba in nine flavors and compostable boba straws — to beverage businesses and home consumers across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bubble Tea Supplies

NAICS

Confectionery and Nut Retailers (445292)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141), Retail-Misc General Merchandise Stores (5399)

akta.pro primary industry

Bubble Tea (Boba) Shops (THAFAKAC)

Keywords

• Bubble tea supplies
• Popping boba
• Boba straws
• Beverage ingredients
• Wholesale tea supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochdale

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: Revenue generated from direct online sales of bubble tea supplies including popping boba in various flavors and compostable boba straws. Products are sold in individual units (3.4kg bags, 50-packs, 2000-boxes) at fixed prices. The company also offers pre-order popping boba with custom branding at wholesale prices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

BOBAUK SUPPLIES LTD, trading as Boba Sako, is a UK-based direct-to-consumer e-commerce retailer based in Rochdale that sells bubble tea ingredients and accessories. The product range includes popping boba in nine fruit flavors (Strawberry, Lychee, Green Apple, Blueberry, Pineapple, Passion Fruit, Mango, Cherry, Raspberry) sold in 3.4kg packs, plus compostable chunky boba straws in 50-pack and 2000-box formats. The company also offers pre-order popping boba with custom branding at wholesale prices for business customers.

Product overview

Bobauk Supplies (also trading as Boba Sako and Boba Supplies UK) is a UK-based bubble tea supplier operating as a direct-to-consumer e-commerce business. The product portfolio consists of two main categories: (1) Popping Boba in 9 fruit flavors (Strawberry, Lychee, Green Apple, Blueberry, Pineapple, Passion Fruit, Mango, Cherry, and Raspberry), each sold at £16.50 per 3.4KG pack; and (2) Compostable Boba Straws available in two formats—an individually wrapped biodegradable 50-pack at £6.00 and a bulk 2000-box at £140.00. The company also mentions offering pre-order popping boba with custom branding options for wholesale customers. The business does not operate a platform or modular software architecture; it is a straightforward e-commerce retailer selling physical supplies with delivery available across the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Popping Boba (9 flavors)
• Compostable Boba Straws (50-pack, Individually Wrapped)
• Compostable Boba Straws (Bulk 2000-Box)
• Custom-Branded Popping Boba (Wholesale Pre-Order)

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Prep World: Established UK foodservice distributor carrying a broad range of bubble tea and beverage supplies alongside many other categories. Comparable supply relationship with UK bubble tea operators but at much larger scale and broader assortment.
• Chatime UK: International bubble tea chain with UK operations that procures boba and straws at scale. Comparable end-customer for bubble tea consumables and a benchmark for what scale players demand from suppliers.
• Booker / Makro: Large UK cash-and-carry wholesaler that supplies bubble tea shops and cafés with foodservice consumables including straws, cups, and increasingly boba ingredients. Competes for the same B2B SMB buyer wallet at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Tea and Tea Wholesale: UK-based B2B supplier of bubble tea ingredients, syrups, and consumables serving cafés, restaurants, and bubble tea shops. Comparable product line and wholesale-led distribution.
• Boba Box: UK e-commerce retailer of bubble tea kits, boba, and accessories to consumers and small businesses. Comparable D2C storefront model and bubble tea supply focus.
• Boba Direct: UK-based direct-to-consumer bubble tea supplier offering popping boba, tapioca pearls, straws, and related consumables. Closely comparable in product mix, customer base (UK bubble tea shops and home consumers), and pure-reseller business model.
• Bubble Tea Wholesale UK: UK-based wholesale supplier specializing in bubble tea ingredients and consumables for shops and cafes. Directly comparable wholesale-only or wholesale-led model targeting UK bubble tea operators.
• Holika Foods: UK distributor of Asian food and bubble tea ingredients (including popping boba, tapioca, and straws) supplying both retail and B2B foodservice customers. Directly comparable product catalog and dual SMB/consumer go-to-market approach.

Emerging players

• Bubbleology: UK bubble tea retail chain that also supplies boba and ingredients to franchisees and wholesale customers. Adjacent overlap: both Bobauk and Bubbleology sit in the UK bubble tea supply-and-retail ecosystem with comparable product expertise.
• T4 Tea for You: Specialty tea and bubble tea supplier operating in the UK with both retail and B2B channels. Comparable niche focus and customer base to Bobauk.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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