Do You Tea?

Rishi Tea, the International Luxury Hotel Association’s Official Tea Partner, have launched a new Hospitality Tea Service Collection designed for hospitality, fine dining and cafés, and are inviting decision-makers in the hotel and hospitality industry to try a sample of their handcrafted tea.

Their commitment to creating a truly artisan, yet reasonably priced tea has taken them on a journey, through China, Taiwan, Japan, Nepal, Thailand, India, Vietnam and Laos, developing trusted and enduring relationships with the traders and growers integral to their single source teas, often working side by side in the tea fields with their network of growers.

Each tea has a sense of place, and cannot be produced anywhere else in the world, and Rishi master blenders select the highest level of herbs and spices, blending by hand to create enriching culinary experiences.

Rishi’s new line of tea Service and Presentation items for loose leaf tea and sachets includes an exciting collaboration with Peg and Awl, who specialize in transforming abandoned items into treasures.

«We consulted with top foodservice industry partners at forward-thinking restaurants and hotels to reset the standards for exceptional tea service,» says Rishi VP of Sales Benjamin Harrison. «We questioned everything and developed a collection of totally unique service pieces that create a truly memorable and authentic tea experience.»

Rishi Tea was founded in 1997 and is America’s leading organic loose leaf tea brand. The company offers more than 100 types of loose leaf teas, tea bags, iced teas, micro-brewed masala chai, tea ware and accessories through its online shop, select coffee roasters and all-natural gourmet retailer channels.