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Stash Tea Company is a privately owned specialty tea and
Stash Tea was founded by Steve Lee, Dave Leger, and Steven Smith (who also co-founded Steven Smith Teamaker and founded
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Tea brands in the United States Tea companies of the United States Companies based in Tigard, Oregon Food and drink companies based in Portland, Oregon American companies established in 1972 Certified B Corporations in the Food & Beverage Industry Food and drink companies established in 1972 Privately held companies based in Oregon 1972 establishments in Oregon
herbal tea
Herbal teas, also known as herbal infusions and less commonly called tisanes (UK and US , US also ), are beverages made from the infusion or decoction of herbs, spices, or other plant material in hot water. Oftentimes herb tea, or the plain term ...
company with its headquarters in Tigard, a suburb of Portland in Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
, USA.
History
Stash Tea was founded by Steve Lee, Dave Leger, and Steven Smith (who also co-founded Steven Smith Teamaker and founded Tazo
Tazo Tea Company is a tea and herbal tea blender and distributor founded in Portland, Oregon. It is now a division of Ekaterra and is based in Kent, Washington.
History
Tazo () Tea was founded in 1994 by Steven Smith. The manufacturing and dist ...
) in 1972. The company originally operated from an old Victorian-style house in Portland, supplying loose herbal teas and bulk herbs to natural food stores. Stash Tea broadened its focus to include bagged teas, and a full line of traditional, specialty blend herbal teas for fine restaurants.
According to the company, Stash Tea derives its name from tea folklore: tea was once a valuable commodity, traditionally transported by clipper ships
A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century Merchant ship, merchant Sailing ship, sailing vessel, designed for speed. Clippers were generally narrow for their length, small by later 19th century standards, could carry limited bulk freight, and had ...
. A ship’s captain was typically presented with the finest teas for his personal use, which was regarded as his stash.
In 1993, Stash was acquired by Yamamotoyama Tea Company.
Products
The company offers a line of speciality teas and tea products. In November 2019, Stash company released a series, called " Little Bag of Crazy" about their new vision on tea. The series has 20 episodes in total; in each the main roles are played by fruits or herbs.Store
In 2005, Stash Tea opened a retail store in the Bridgeport Village shopping complex inTigard, Oregon
Tigard ( ) is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 48,035 at the 2010 census. As of 2007, Tigard was the state's 12th largest city. Incorporated in 1961, the city is located south of Beaverton and north of Tua ...
.
See also
*Tazo
Tazo Tea Company is a tea and herbal tea blender and distributor founded in Portland, Oregon. It is now a division of Ekaterra and is based in Kent, Washington.
History
Tazo () Tea was founded in 1994 by Steven Smith. The manufacturing and dist ...
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Official Website
Wholesale Website
Tea brands in the United States Tea companies of the United States Companies based in Tigard, Oregon Food and drink companies based in Portland, Oregon American companies established in 1972 Certified B Corporations in the Food & Beverage Industry Food and drink companies established in 1972 Privately held companies based in Oregon 1972 establishments in Oregon