Tea Terminology

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When communicating your needs, it is best to understand some Industry Terminology so we are communicating clearly and effectively.  Below are some terms that may help you!

 

Terminology

Think of a form that communicates all of the recipe and terms of all data - cut sizing, origin, materials, organoleptics,  etc.
Tea by Industry Standards is defined as Camellia Sinensis - Black, Green, Oolong, White, Puerh, and sometimes Yellow and Purple now. It is a specific plant so please notate this. Anything else is a botanical ingredient that is considered fruit, flowers and herbs.  Hint: please be specific:  you want loose leaf? Organic? What cut?  What origin? Blended?
Do you want a Pyramid / Sachet bag of loose leaf tea or do you want a flat type of fanning / dust type of tea. Chambered Lipton style?  Grocery run? Iced tea filter bag?
What we typically use most of in house to package teas for you in loose or your sachets / tea bags. Other types of materials we use in house are: paper canisters, tins. White Label - typically a bulk bag 2 lbs or 25 lbs packed with your B&W label for repacking or use.
We package and use your logo label. We quote labels or send them according to our specifications. 
We define this as a small start up or test run for private labelling. 10 lb minimum. We partner with a facility that can run this for you. Same price to you.
Our MOQ in house and best pricing for private labelling. Usually is 10k for sachets, and/or 1000 pouches per sku. However, we can run this by a partner facility, same price to you and see if we can get those MOQ’s a bit lower but not as low as a “short run”. 20k for flat teabags,  grocery runs - TBD coming soon.
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