剛開始時......
Nick and Louise started teapigs in November 2006 with one mission – to get the nation drinking real tea again.
Back then, things looked a little different. Really great things were happening in coffee however, not-so-great things were happening in tea. Even though we are a nation of tea drinkers, quality tea was hard to come by unless you went somewhere super fancy. We wanted to change all that and make great quality tea accessible, and a whole lot more fun!
And so teapigs was born.
getting started
As many of you may already know, our co-founders Nick and Lou spent good years working at Tetley before they embarked on the teapigs adventure, and their mission to bring quality tea to UK tea lovers. They started the teapigs journey from scratch, dreaming up the blends, building the ikea shelving and operating from a tiny office in Ealing. They secured start up funding from what is now Tata Consumer Products (then Tata Global Beverages) they’ve supported us at arm’s length with the boring (but very important) legal stuff. And we have kept our focus on what matters to us - our products, people, sustainability, and community projects.
teapigs operates out of Pump Alley in Brentford. We’ve nurtured and grown the teapigs brand over the years, being true to our values of quality, sustainability, community… and a frankly obsessive love of amazing tea. All of which was cemented in 2019 when we were certified as a B Corporation - joining a community that considers people, environment and profit in equal measure when making business decisions.
我們的信念(企業必須秉持信念!)
正所謂「小改變、大改善」,早上來一杯美味的茶,生活也會變得更美好。
因此我們非常重視茶葉的品質和來源,使用對環境無害的可回收包裝物料,回饋為我們提供優質茶葉的茶園社區,希望能幫助參與製造茶包的每一位。我們經常提醒自己不要以自我為中心,不浮誇,不華麗,只做優質的茶。
We only source the best quality tea leaves, berries, herbs and spices. 100% natural with no artificial flavourings.
我們與可持續發展的茶園合作,亦是首家獲得無塑膠認證(Plastic-Free)的茶品企業。
We give back to the communities that bring us our tea and our local community in Brentford. We have our own ethical scheme that gives back to vulnerable young people in Gisenyi, Rwanda.
優質茶葉
Given that it makes up most of our name – it’s safe to say we love tea. We particularly love real tea. By real tea, we mean top quality tea leaves, whole herbs, whole berries, whole spices, whole flowers ...you get the picture.
It's all about the flavour. The tea in regular tea bags has been squashed, chopped and manhandled so, by the time it reaches your cup, almost all the flavour is lost. We don't think that's very nice.
We select top quality ingredients and keep them big and whole for BIG flavour... simple!
三角立體茶包
茶包 – 我們認為是繼片裝麵包後其中一個最偉大的發明,但是一般的紙製茶包無法承載原片茶葉,而大部份人亦沒有時間用「傳統」方式泡茶,既要先把茶壺預熱,還要擲骰決定誰來泡茶。
因此我們設計了這款三角立體茶包,一個寬敞且可分解的網袋,讓原片茶葉有足夠空間釋放其豐富香淳的味道。省卻費心步驟,同時亦能享受散裝茶葉的味道(如你享受那些費心步驟,我們亦有售散茶茶葉)。
時至今日
You’ll find teapigs in lovely cafes and delis, food halls and grocers, hotels and restaurants up and down the country… and in over 40 countries too! We have an office in Brentford, (kinda) West London and an office in Brooklyn, New York too. Our teas have won 152 Great Taste Awards, we’ve been voted best brand 4 times by independent retails and we have a team of over 30 brilliant teapigs.
如果你看到teapigs的蹤影,不妨在社交平台 @teapigs #teapigs,我們期待看到你的照片。
英國總部
Nicole D
Tea Fanatic
Finance Manager
Reggie
Tea-rex
Packer
Sofia
Tea Ambassador
Commercial Director
Tori
Tea Genie
Account Manager - Export
Sharon
Tea Counter
Head of Finance
Reece
Tea Geek
Head of E-commerce
Natalie
Tea Hee
Global Business Development Manager
Charlotte L
Tea Light
New Product Development Manager
Charlotte H
Tea Fairy
Partnership Manager
Rachel G
Tea Party
E-commerce Manager
Emma
Tea Bird
Head of International
Lauren
Tea Nut
Senior Account Manager - International
Andy
Tea-mon & Pumbaa
Trade Events & Training Manager
Suzie
Tea Total
Head of Speciality Grocery
Fran
Tea-riffic
Key Account Manager - Wholesale
Leonie
Tea Tidy
Marketing Executive
Beth
Tea-kka Masala
Finance Assistant
Sophie
Tea n' Toast
Warehouse Manager
Hazel
Tea-nagae Mutant Ninja Turtle
Junior Account Manager
Natasha
Tea Cat
PR & Community Manager
Jon
Tea Pun
E-commerce Executive
Ivan
Tea-pical Rocker
Packer
Kadeem
Tea-800
Senior Warehouse Operative
Yvonne
Tea-accounts
Finance Manager
Maria
Tea-lightful
Office Manager
Lizzy
Tea-nacious
Sales Executive
Denzyl
Tea-rubble
Warehouse Operative
Nicole B
Tea Diddy
Amazon Assistant
Terri
Tea-Belly
Trade Support Assistant
Export & OOH
Imogen
Tea-ny Dancer
Trade Support Assistant
Catalina
Tea Mamba
Customer Service Assistant
Emily
Tea Spirit
Customer Service Assistant
Elise
Tea-inkerbell
Account Manager - Speciality Grocery & Wholesale
Sophie T.
Tea Tourer
New Business Executive OOH
Vanessa
Tea Sailor
Supply Chain Manager
Dany
Tea-venterous
Trade Sale Executive
美國分部
Carly
Tea Otter
Eastern Sales Manager
Michelle
Tea Style
Western Sales Manager
Gabriella
Tea Spoke
Eastern Sales Associate