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…
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…
Tea and Iron Absorption, the Tannin Story
Drinking tea with a meal can reduce non-heme iron absorption by 60-90% — tannins bind to iron in the digestive tract. Vitamin C, timing shifts,…
How to Store Tea, by the Four Enemies of Freshness
A practical, evidence-based guide to storing tea at home: the four enemies of fresh tea, the right container for each style, when to use the…
Green vs Black Tea, From the Same Plant to Two Cups
Green and black tea come from the same plant, but processing and brewing change the cup. Here is what the evidence supports on caffeine, antioxidants…
Tea Caffeine Content, From Black Tea to White
Per-cup caffeine varies more across individual teas than across broad categories. Matcha tops the list (38-89mg) because the whole leaf is consumed; herbal teas are…
