Festival Sponsor
Nepal Tea Collective
Nepal Tea Collective is a public benefit corporation on a mission to lift one million farmers out of poverty within their generation by selling their freshest and most delicious organic teas worldwide, while setting a new standard in tracebility and trasnparency.
GOLD SPONSOR
MEM TEA
Founded in 1999 by Mark Eli Mooradian, MEM TEA began sourcing, importing, and distributing high quality loose leaf tea to the food service and hospitality industry, while conducting thousands of tastings and trainings for cafes, restaurants, hotels, and nascent tea companies. We now provide extensive tea programs to over 1500 cafes, restaurants, and other businesses around New England and the U.S. We spend several hours each week tasting hundreds of samples to make sure we get the best teas for our needs, to keep our blends consistent, and to stay on top of the latest tea trends.
Gold Sponsor
Simpson & Vail Inc.
Simpson & Vail Inc., one of the oldest Tea companies in the USA, is a family owned business dedicated to offering quality teas from around the world. We have over 375 loose-leaf teas (black, green, oolong, decaf, flavored, flowering, white and blends) as well as over 100 herbs and herbal blends. All our blends are hand crafted in our facility in Brookfield, CT in small batches to ensure freshness. All of us at Simpson & Vail are thrilled to be a part of the tea drinking community and we’re proud of the teas we create for our customer’s enjoyment.
Bronze Sponsor
Chicago Teahouse
Chicago Teahouse is an iconic tea shop in the bustling city of Chicago, offering an unparalleled range of exceptional tea products and services to tea enthusiasts. With over 20 years of experience in the tea industry, Chicago Teahouse is a reliable source of premium tea blends that cater to a diverse array of tastes and preferences. Our offerings range in price, from affordable options for daily enjoyment to rare teas that are exclusively grown for us by some of the world’s finest tea estates. Our food standards are based on strict European regulations and laboratory testing.
Managed by a Certified Tea Sommelier, Agnieszka Rapacz, our team is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about tea. This has earned us a reputation for providing exceptional service and products, which has been recognized with accolades such as being named The Best Tea Shop in Chicago by Chicago Magazine.
Bronze Sponsor
Effie's Homemade
The first bite of an Effie’s biscuit is a moment of pure delight. Lightly sweet with a bright finish of salt, they’re more refined than a cookie, more dynamic than a cracker. Savor on their own or as a perfect companion for tea, coffee or a world of cheese. Either way, Effie’s Homemade honors a rich, farmhouse tradition and continues the spirit of sharing simple pleasures.
Bronze Sponsor
K&K Chai
K&K Chai is a multi-award-winning tea company based in Northern California. We craft unique blends with the guidance of our certified Tea Sommelier, source premium specialty teas from small farms around the world, and provide some of the freshest Japanese matcha on the West Coast—available to both our retail customers and wholesale partners.
We have over 150 ingredients that include fresh fruits, flowers, herbs, and spices. As well as sourcing dozens of teas from places that include- China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Kenya.