Zealong

Zealong
Product type Tea
Owner Zealong
Country New Zealand
Introduced 1996
Website www.zealong.com

Zealong is a New Zealand tea company based in Hamilton, New Zealand, where local climate, terroir, and lack of heavy frost[1] aid in growing the camellia sinensis tea plant[2] and encouraged initial propagation trials in 1996. It is the first commercial tea plantation in New Zealand.[3] They specialise in high-quality loose teas, green, oolong, and black, and are organic or conversion organic certified, Halal certified, and ISO 22000 / HACCP certified.

Zealong distributes to fine food shops, specialty shops, and through various tea businesses in the world. In January 2010, the company opened a restaurant on the estate,[3] Camellia Tea House. The same year, Zealong gift boxes have been voted world's best packaging by The Dieline, the world's #1 package design website.[4]

A successful export company[5] and a Waikato icon cited for its innovative approach,[6] ambition [7] and support to local economy, Zealong has triggered overseas medias' curiosity, particularly in China[8][9] and Taiwan,[10] where this type of tea historically originates from. Popular New Zealand investigation programme Campbell live showcased Zealong in 2009[11] and case-studied the company as part of their subject on counterfeit products and the historical drought that hit the country in 2013.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Zealong seeks residents tolerance over frost fight". Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Time for tea: New Zealanders and tea". Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "New Zealand Herald". The New Zealand Herald. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Zealong's gift box voted world's best". packaging design. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Zealong's tea eyes new markets". Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Science Learn showcases tea company's innovative spirit". Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Prime Minister John Key's official Twitter account". Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "China's CCTV4 on New Zealand tea company". Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "China's CTITV discovers New Zealand tea". Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Taiwanese Set TV explores New Zealand tea". Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Campbell Live: Tea time". Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "New Zealand's only tea plantation coping with drought". Retrieved 16 January 2014.

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