Lancashire Tea
Lancashire Tea is a brand of tea in the United Kingdom, based in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire. The Lancashire Tea Company was formed by Paul Needham and business partner Lynn Hitchen in 2006[1][2] to give Lancashire its own brand and as a rival to Yorkshire Tea.[3] Packaging of the tea features a map of the County Palatine of Lancaster. The company blends 12 teas from Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, and Sumatra and has extended production into Rooibos, Green Tea, and Coffee.[4]
On 13 November 2008, the Lancashire Tea Company broke two Guinness World Records for making the World's Largest Teabag and The World's Largest Cup of Tea.[5]
In 2009, the company relaunched the brand, having produced four new designs for the packaging, which were voted on by members of their Facebook group to decide which one would be their new look.[6]
References
- ↑ "Lancashire tea snapped up by Tesco". www.responsesource.com. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ↑ "Local brew for local people". Where I live: Lancashire (BBC website). Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ↑ Alex Turner (24 January 2008). "£1m target as Lancashire Tea strikes key store deal". Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ↑ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/mediazone/pdfs/members/081111_lancashire_tea.pdf
- ↑ http://www.visitlancashire.com/food-and-drink/food-and-drink-news/lancashire-tea-breaks-two-world-records[]
- ↑ http://www.how-do.co.uk/north-west-media-news/north-west-marketing-services/facebook-vote-will-decide-lancashire-tea%92s-look-200811274123/
External links
- "Lancashire Tea". www.lancashiretea.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- "Lancashire Tea's Facebook Group".
- "Get Lancashire Tea over t'internet".