"The Southern California owner of YiFang, who asked to be identified only as Wen, says his stores were untouched. “The reason why some local boba stores ran out of boba balls is because their supply is from local manufacturers,” he says. “Also, the news of the shortage caused panic buying and limits to be imposed. Our boba balls and tea supply were unaffected. They’ve always arrived two months after we order from our YiFang franchise in Asia.”" - Kristie Hang