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{{Infobox Company
{{Infobox company
| company_name = Upton Tea Imports, LLC
| name = Upton Tea Imports, LLC
|logo = File:Upton Tea Imports logo.jpg
| company_type = Private
| type = Private
| company_slogan = "Purveyor of the World's Finest Teas"
| foundation = In 1989 in [[Upton, MA]].
| foundation = In 1989 in [[Upton, MA]].
| location = [[Hopkinton, MA|Hopkinton]], [[Massachusetts (U.S. state)|Massachusetts]], [[United States|USA]]
| location = [[Holliston, MA|Holliston]], [[Massachusetts (U.S. state)|Massachusetts]], [[United States|USA]]
| industry = [[Mail-Order Catalog|Mail-order Retail]] [[Tea]]<br>[[Online retailer|Online Retail]] Tea<br>[[Retail|Retail Beverages]]
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| industry = Retail [[Tea]] <br />[[Retail|Retail Beverages]]
| products = [[Tea|Loose-Leaf Tea]] and [[Herbal tea]]s<br />[[Teaware]]
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| homepage = [http://www.uptontea.com/store uptontea.com]
| products = [[Tea|Loose-Leaf Tea]] and [[Tisane|Tisanes]]<br />[[Teaware]]
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| homepage = [http://www.uptontea.com uptontea.com]
}}
}}


'''Upton Tea Imports''' is a company based in [[Hopkinton, MA]] that sells specialty teas. The company was founded in 1989 and is owned and operated by Thomas Eck.<ref>Barbara Carton, "FINER BREWS ARE GAINING A FOLLOWING HIGH TIME FOR TEA
'''Upton Tea Imports''' is an American company, based in [[Holliston, Massachusetts]], that sells specialty teas. The company was founded in 1989 by Tom Eck,<ref>Barbara Carton, "FINER BREWS ARE GAINING A FOLLOWING HIGH TIME FOR TEA
SIDEBAR: TIPS FROM A TEA TASTER: BEYOND THE GOURMET TAG, ''Boston Globe'', Jun. 2, 1993.</ref> Upton carries only [[loose tea]] and does not sell any [[Tea bag|teabags]].<ref>Jenna Russell, "HE HAS TEAS FOR A PROPER CUPPAH ECK NEEDS MORE SPACE FOR BUDDING TASTES", ''Boston Globe'', Jul. 29, 2001.</ref>
SIDEBAR: TIPS FROM A TEA TASTER: BEYOND THE GOURMET TAG, ''Boston Globe'', June 2, 1993.</ref> and the trademark was acquired by [[The Republic of Tea]] in August 2016.<ref>[http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=tm&qt=sno&reel=&frame=&sno=78772138], United States Patent and Trademark Office, Serial #:78772138 Reg #:3260259</ref> Upton carries only [[loose tea]] and does not sell any [[Tea bag|teabags]].<ref>Jenna Russell, "HE HAS TEAS FOR A PROPER CUPPAH ECK NEEDS MORE SPACE FOR BUDDING TASTES", ''Boston Globe'', July 29, 2001.</ref>


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.<ref>"BUSINESS ENJOYS STEEP INCREASE", ''Worcester Telegram & Gazette'', Aug. 21st, 1995.</ref>
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.<ref>"BUSINESS ENJOYS STEEP INCREASE", ''Worcester Telegram & Gazette'', Aug. 21st, 1995.</ref>


The company also sells [[teapots]], including one that comes with a [[tea infuser]] with a wire mesh.<ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/524548821.xml?dids=524548821:524548821&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+14%2C+2004&author=Regina+Schrambling&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=One+woman%27s+search+for+the+perfect+teapot%3B+Opaque+isn%27t+ideal%2C+and+then+there%27s+the+matter+of+drips+and+cleanup....&pqatl=google 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'', Jan. 14th, 2004.]</ref>
The company also sells [[teapots]], including one that comes with a [[tea infuser]] with a wire mesh.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120714045752/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/524548821.xml?dids=524548821:524548821&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+14,+2004&author=Regina+Schrambling&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=One+woman's+search+for+the+perfect+teapot;+Opaque+isn't+ideal,+and+then+there's+the+matter+of+drips+and+cleanup....&pqatl=google 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.]</ref>


One expensive grade of [[Assam tea]], selling for $45.75 for 100 grams, was one of Upton's most popular teas in 2008; a [[buyer]] for the company remarked that although the tea was expensive as teas go, it is much cheaper than the highest grades of [[wine]], [[coffee]], or [[Scotch whisky]].<ref>[http://www.mlive.com/living/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2008/12/new_tea_gives_body_buzz_at_kal.html William R. Wood, "New tea gives "body buzz" at Kalamazoo coffee shop", ''Kalamazoo Gazette'', Dec. 10, 2008.]</ref>
==References==
==References==
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==External Links==
==External links==
* [http://www.uptontea.com/ Upton Tea Imports]
* [http://www.uptontea.com/ Official website]
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[[Category:Tea brands in the United States]]
[[Category:Tea companies of the United States]]
[[Category:American companies established in 1989]]
[[Category:Food and drink companies established in 1989]]
[[Category:Retail companies established in 1989]]
[[Category:Food and drink companies based in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Holliston, Massachusetts]]


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Latest revision as of 18:43, 28 July 2024

Upton Tea Imports, LLC
Company 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

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  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. ^ [1], 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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