Upton Tea Imports, LLC
TypePrivate
IndustryMail-order Retail Tea
Online Retail Tea
Retail Beverages
FoundedIn 1989 in Upton, MA.
HeadquartersHolliston, Massachusetts, USA
ProductsLoose-Leaf Tea and Herbal teas
Teaware
Websiteuptontea.com

Upton Tea Imports is an American company, based in Holliston, Massachusetts, that sells specialty teas. The company was founded in 1989 by Tom Eck,[1] and the trademark was acquired by The Republic of Tea in August 2016.[2] Upton carries only loose tea and does not sell any teabags.[3]

Upton publishes the "Upton Tea Quarterly" which is primarily a mail-order catalog of their teas but also contains historical and educational information about tea.[4]

The company also sells teapots, including one that comes with a tea infuser with a wire mesh.[5]

References

  1. Barbara Carton, "FINER BREWS ARE GAINING A FOLLOWING HIGH TIME FOR TEA SIDEBAR: TIPS FROM A TEA TASTER: BEYOND THE GOURMET TAG, Boston Globe, June 2, 1993.
  2. , United States Patent and Trademark Office, Serial #:78772138 Reg #:3260259
  3. Jenna Russell, "HE HAS TEAS FOR A PROPER CUPPAH ECK NEEDS MORE SPACE FOR BUDDING TASTES", Boston Globe, July 29, 2001.
  4. "BUSINESS ENJOYS STEEP INCREASE", Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Aug. 21st, 1995.
  5. Regina Schrambling, "One woman's search for the perfect teapot; Opaque isn't ideal, and then there's the matter of drips and cleanup....", Los Angeles Times, January 14, 2004.


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