Harney & Sons, the Mohawk Valley Tea Maker
Harney & Sons was founded in 1983 in Salisbury, Connecticut, by John Harney as a side business while running an inn. Now run by the…
Tea Brands & Industry
Mighty Leaf Tea, the Peet’s Acquisition Story
Mighty Leaf Tea was founded in 1996 in San Rafael, California, with a single product innovation — the silken stitched tea bag — and was…
Twinings Ethical Sourcing, the Sourced with Care Program
Twinings launched the Sourced with Care programme in 2016, with a published Indian tea estate list (2018), third-party supplier audits, UNICEF and Mercy Corps partnerships,…
Yorkshire Tea, the Bettys Family Bet That Worked
Yorkshire Tea launched in 1977 as a black tea blend from a fourth-generation family business in Harrogate. The only top-5 UK black tea brand still…
Twinings at 190, the ABF-Owned London Blend
Twinings has sold tea from 216 Strand since 1706. Now owned by ABF (the Weston family), with a manufacturing footprint in Poland and China, and…
Dilmah’s Third Generation, a Measured Handover
Dilmah’s third generation is not seizing the company. It is earning its way into the founder-built story with a measured mix of operating roles, public…
Dilmah’s 40-Year Producer-Owned Tea Model
A researched profile of Sri Lanka’s Dilmah — the founder, the vertical integration, the 110-country footprint, the 15% pre-tax-profit philanthropic commitment, and the 2024/25 audited…