How the Father-Daughter Duo Behind a Booming Bubble Tea Brand Works Together in Harmony. There is a line between the personal and the professional. In the case of Sam Lamba and his daughter Anchal, the line does not always exist–and they’re OK with that.
It’s not always easy to do business with family, but the father-daughter duo behind the Gong Cha franchise in America has found a way to make it work–to great success.
At the heart of the popular Taiwanese bubble tea brand’s U.S. expansion is Gong Cha USA CEO Sam Lamba, 65, and his daughter Anchal, 34, who is also the company’s president. Since the company came to the U.S. in 2014, it’s launched more than 150 locations stateside.
