Upton Tea Imports
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| Private | |
| Industry |
Mail-order Retail Tea Online Retail Tea Retail Beverages |
| Founded | In 1989 in Upton, MA. |
| Headquarters | Holliston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Products |
Loose-Leaf Tea and Herbal teas Teaware |
| Slogan | "Purveyor of the World's Finest Teas" |
| Website | uptontea.com |
Upton Tea Imports is an American company, based in Holliston, Massachusetts, that sells specialty teas. The company was founded in 1989 and is owned and operated by Thomas Eck.[1] Upton carries only loose tea and does not sell any teabags.[2]
Upton publishes the "Upton Tea Quarterly" which is primarily a mail-order catalog of their teas, but also contains historical and educational information about tea.[3]
The company also sells teapots, including one that comes with a tea infuser with a wire mesh.[4]
One expensive grade of Assam tea, selling for $45.75 for 100 grams, was one of Upton's most popular teas in 2008; a buyer for the company remarked that although the tea was expensive as teas go, it is much cheaper than the highest grades of wine, coffee, or Scotch whisky.[5]
References
- ↑ Barbara Carton, "FINER BREWS ARE GAINING A FOLLOWING HIGH TIME FOR TEA SIDEBAR: TIPS FROM A TEA TASTER: BEYOND THE GOURMET TAG, Boston Globe, June 2, 1993.
- ↑ Jenna Russell, "HE HAS TEAS FOR A PROPER CUPPAH ECK NEEDS MORE SPACE FOR BUDDING TASTES", Boston Globe, July 29, 2001.
- ↑ "BUSINESS ENJOYS STEEP INCREASE", Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Aug. 21st, 1995.
- ↑ Regina Schrambling, "One woman's search for the perfect teapot; Opaque isn't ideal, and then there's the matter of drips and cleanup....", Los Angeles Times, January 14, 2004.
- ↑ William R. Wood, "New tea gives "body buzz" at Kalamazoo coffee shop", Kalamazoo Gazette, December 10, 2008.