Yogi Tea
{{Short description|American tea brand}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Yogi Tea
| logo = Yogi Tea Logo.png
| logo_caption = US logo of Yogi Tea
| type = Private
| industry = Beverage
| products = Tea/herbal infusions
| num_employees = {{circa}} 325
| foundation = 1984
| location = Portland and Eugene, Oregon, U.S. and Hamburg, Germany
| homepage = 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.{{Cite web |title=Content Manager WebDrawer SOS - Corporation - Business Entity Filing Records - 10182814 |url=https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/3174709 |website=SOS - Corporation - Business Entity Filing Records - 10182814}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Top Yogi Teas {{!}} CoffeeAndy – Your Source for the Best Rated Coffee and Accessories |url=https://www.coffeeandy.com/yogi/ |access-date=2019-07-31}}{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=Yogi Bhajan, 75, 'Boss' of Worlds Spiritual and Capitalistic, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/09/us/yogi-bhajan-75-boss-of-worlds-spiritual-and-capitalistic-dies.html |accessdate=17 October 2018 |website=The New York Times}}{{cite web |title=Yogi Tea |url=https://www.sikhdharma.org/legacy-organizations/yogi-tea/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729183746/https://www.sikhdharma.org/yogi-tea-good/ |archive-date=July 29, 2021 |access-date=28 June 2021 |website=Sikh Dharma International}}{{cite web |date=2014-06-01 |title=Yogi Tea's story |url=https://barcelonayogaconference.org/2014/06/01/yogi-teas-story/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628035943/https://barcelonayogaconference.org/2014/06/01/yogi-teas-story/ |archive-date=June 28, 2014 |website=byc inspiration |language=en}} East West Tea Company, LLC currently owns Yogi Tea.{{Cite web |title=Business Registry Business Name Search - East West Tea Company |url=https://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl?p_be_rsn=749704&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE |website=Oregon Secretary of State Corporate Division}}{{Dead link|date=January 2025}}
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.{{Cite web|title=The Indicator from Planet Money – The Case Against Google – Gengar Podcasts|url=https://news.gengargengar.com/podcasts/subject/1616/|access-date=2021-10-31|website=The Indicator from Planet Money – The Case Against Google – Gengar Podcasts}}
European operations
File:Yogi Tea logo.svgIn Europe, the company manufactures in Imola, Italy, and has offices in Hamburg, Germany. In Europe, the company name is YOGI TEA GmbH.
References
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External links
- [http://www.yogitea.com Official EU Website]
- [https://www.yogiproducts.com/ Official US Website]
Category:Tea brands in the United States
Category:Privately held companies based in Oregon
Category:1984 establishments in Oregon
Category:Ayurveda in the United States
Category:Companies based in Hamburg
Category:Certified B Corporations in the Food & Beverage Industry