Numi Organic Tea facts for kids
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| Private | |
| Industry | Beverage |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Oakland, California |
| Products | Tea |
Numi Organic Tea is a company based in Oakland, California. It's known for making organic and fair trade teas and herbal drinks. The company was started in 1999 by a brother and sister, Ahmed Rahim and Reem Hassani.
They named the company "Numi" after a special dried lime tea they drank when they were kids growing up in Iraq. The word "Numi" comes from an Arabic word that means citrus. A company called The J.M. Smucker Company also owns a small part of Numi.
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What Makes Numi Special?
Numi is a "social enterprise." This means they care about more than just making money. They also focus on helping people and protecting the planet. They are a founding B Corporation, which is a type of business that meets high standards for being good to society and the environment.
Organic and Fair Trade Teas
All of Numi's teas are certified organic by the USDA. This means the tea leaves are grown without harmful pesticides or chemicals. Many of their teas are also "Fair Trade certified." This means the farmers who grow the tea get a fair price for their hard work. It also helps make sure they have good working conditions.
In 2010, Numi was the biggest buyer of Fair Trade Certified teas in the U.S. Numi uses only real tea leaves and herbs. They do not add any fake flavors or scents to their products.
Numi's Products
Numi sells many different kinds of tea. You can find their teas in bags, as loose leaves, or even as iced tea. They also offer gift sets and other tea-related items.
Types of Tea
Numi offers a wide range of tea types, including:
- Green tea
- Black tea
- White tea
- Oolong tea
- Pu-erh tea
- Herbal teas like honeybush and rooibos
Numi was the first company to bring a full line of pu-erh tea products to the U.S. market. Pu-erh is a special kind of fermented tea. In 2012, Numi added five new flavors to its bagged pu-erh tea collection.
Flowering Teas
Numi is also famous for introducing "flowering tea" in 2005. They even have a special Bamboo Flowering Tea Gift Set. Flowering teas are made from organic tea leaves that are carefully sewn by hand around real flowers. When you put these small, round bundles into hot water, they slowly open up and "blossom" into beautiful shapes.
Caring for the Planet
Numi works hard to be kind to the environment.
Eco-Friendly Packaging
- Their tea bags are made from special paper that can break down naturally. They do not use silk tea bags, which are often made from materials that come from oil.
- Numi's tea boxes are made from recycled materials (85% post-consumer waste).
- The boxes are printed with inks made from soy, which are better for the environment.
- They do not wrap their tea boxes in plastic.
- In 2020, Numi started using tea wrappers that can be composted. These wrappers are made from plant-based materials like sugarcane and eucalyptus. They have been tested to make sure they do not harm the environment when they break down.
Climate Neutral Certified
Numi is a "Climate Neutral certified" brand. This means they have promised to measure how much carbon pollution they create each year. They then work to reduce this pollution and balance out what they cannot reduce. This helps fight climate change.
