About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Mazawattee Tea Company, PG Tips, Tata Tea, Lipton, Matte Leao, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Tetley Tea Folk, Red Rose Tea, Sweet Leaf Tea Company, Twinings, Celestial Seasonings, Teavana, Tea Forte, J rokucha, Bigelow Tea Company, Teany, Dilmah, Tavalon Tea, Luzianne, Mahmood Tea, Mighty Leaf Tea, SoBe, Matthew Algie, Yogi Tea, Brooke Bond, Kusmi Tea, Tazo, Upton Tea Imports, Ten Fu Group, Capital Teas, Ten Ren Tea, Lancashire Tea, Teh botol, Ty.phoo, Stash Tea Company, Wissotzky Tea, Kalahari Tea, Ringtons Tea, Yorkshire Tea, The Republic of Tea, EasyWay, Punjana, Barry's Tea, Tanganda Tea, Good Earth Teas, Nambarrie, Salada tea, Ahmad Tea, Lipton Brisk, Harney and Sons, Taragui, BOH Plantations, Dai Pai Dong, TeaGschwendner, Jacksons of Piccadilly, Benoist, Pickwick, Scottish Blend, Mariage Freres, Betjeman & Barton, Sariwangi, Teadirect, Ayataka, Glengettie. Excerpt: The Mazawattee Tea Company, founded by the Densham family, was one of the most important and most advertised tea firms in England during the late 19th century. Traditionally the origin of tea-drinking lies in China and the famous Tea Clipper ships raced across the seas to bring tea to London. In the 18th century, tea had become an important drink in Britain especially for the wealthy, but it was not until the 1850s (by which time tea plantations had been successfully established in India, especially in Assam, and in Ceylon) that a real expansion occurred. The Densham family were at the forefront of this period of growth. Originally from Plymouth, they moved to London and managed to amass a fortune from the business in quite a short time. The Denshams later owned fine properties in both Purley and Croydon and one of the founder's sons, Edward, became a well-known figure in Purley. In Britain in the early days, tea drinking was very much a social occasion; tea...
