Yogi Tea

Yogi Tea
	US logo of Yogi Tea
Company type	Private
Industry	Beverage
Founded	1984
Headquarters	Portland and Eugene, Oregon, U.S. and Hamburg, Germany
Products	Tea/herbal infusions
Number of employees	c. 325
Website	www.yogitea.com; www.yogiproducts.com

Yogi Tea is an American brand offering organic herbal, green and black tea blends. The company is privately held and operated in North America by East West Tea Company, LLC and YOGI TEA GmbH for Europe.

History

Yogi Tea was established in 1973.^[1] Yogi Bhajan, a Kundalini yoga instructor influenced the original tea blend recipe, which is based on Ayurvedic medicine, that consists of cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves and black pepper.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] East West Tea Company, LLC currently owns Yogi Tea.^[6]

U.S. operations

In 2018, the brand moved its American manufacturing operations from Springfield, Oregon, to a new LEED-certified facility in Eugene, Oregon. The brand also has a satellite sales and marketing office in Portland, Oregon. Yogi Tea is a sponsor of NPR programs.^[7]

European operations

In Europe, the company manufactures in Imola, Italy, and has offices in Hamburg, Germany. In Europe, the company name is YOGI TEA GmbH.

References

^ "Content Manager WebDrawer SOS - Corporation - Business Entity Filing Records - 10182814". SOS - Corporation - Business Entity Filing Records - 10182814.
^ "Top Yogi Teas | CoffeeAndy – Your Source for the Best Rated Coffee and Accessories". Retrieved 2019-07-31.
^ Martin, Douglas. "Yogi Bhajan, 75, 'Boss' of Worlds Spiritual and Capitalistic, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^ "Yogi Tea". Sikh Dharma International. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "Yogi Tea's story". byc inspiration. 2014-06-01. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014.
^ "Business Registry Business Name Search - East West Tea Company". Oregon Secretary of State Corporate Division.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "The Indicator from Planet Money – The Case Against Google – Gengar Podcasts". The Indicator from Planet Money – The Case Against Google – Gengar Podcasts. Retrieved 2021-10-31.

External links

[1] "Content Manager WebDrawer SOS - Corporation - Business Entity Filing Records - 10182814". SOS - Corporation - Business Entity Filing Records - 10182814.

[:0-2] "Top Yogi Teas | CoffeeAndy – Your Source for the Best Rated Coffee and Accessories". Retrieved 2019-07-31.

[NYT-3] Martin, Douglas. "Yogi Bhajan, 75, 'Boss' of Worlds Spiritual and Capitalistic, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

[Sikh_Dharma-4] "Yogi Tea". Sikh Dharma International. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[Barcelona-5] "Yogi Tea's story". byc inspiration. 2014-06-01. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014.

[6] "Business Registry Business Name Search - East West Tea Company". Oregon Secretary of State Corporate Division.^{[dead link‍]}

[7] "The Indicator from Planet Money – The Case Against Google – Gengar Podcasts". The Indicator from Planet Money – The Case Against Google – Gengar Podcasts. Retrieved 2021-10-31.

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