Retail Private Label

Quality Assurance

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Harris Tea Company’s commitment to quality is unsurpassed in the industry.  Our philosophy is that we are the “caretakers of your brand.”   We are focused on product quality and safety in every aspect of our business.  We work closely with our tea and packaging suppliers to ensure that all components meet your standards.  Production is monitored with a fully trained quality control staff at all times.

Qualified Vendor Program:

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• Harris Tea buys packaging materials and ingredients from approved and qualified suppliers. Our Vendor Selection Program is based on quality, service, sustainability programs and ethical business practices.

• All materials must pass through quality control, testing, engineering of the material, verification of specifications.

Tea Tasting
• The blending of tea is both science and art.  Our tea tasters have a combined 150 years experience in cupping and blending teas to exact specifications.

• Strong supplier quality programs ensure the integrity of incoming teas and herb components.

• Every blend is tasted and critically evaluated for flavor quality and consistency before it is packed into tea bags.

Production Quality Assurance
• Harris Tea Company manufacturing includes world class facilities with robust quality and food safety programs.

• Each facility is staffed with a quality assurance supervisor who is certified in HACCP and is responsible for the quality programs at each site.

• All 4 Harris Tea Facilities have earned “A” ratings on the British Retail Consortium certification audits.