40 Years of Growth and Innovation
Harris Through the Years
1981
Harris Tea founded.
1985
Secures first customer, a coffee roaster in California. The company moves to Placentia, California and introduces Tea India, a premium branded tea.
1994
Acquires Milford in New Jersey and a major retailer’s tea plant in Dennison, Texas, establishing a coast-to-coast business and adding East Coast retail customers.
1997
Builds a new tea plant in California. Expands into manufacturing for leading consumer products companies. Specialty and herbal tea markets become a focus.
2002
Acquires a leading private label tea business and adds manufacturing capabilities in Marietta, Georgia. The specialty tea businesses continue to grow.
2005
Begins marketing Newman's Own Organic Tea.
2011
Acquires Keith Spicer in the United Kingdom. Dorset Tea and Lancashire Tea become part of Harris Tea’s portfolio. Launches Tea India into the UK market.
2016
Increases focus on brands. The company purchases Secret Squirrel – a ready-to-drink cold brew coffee – and expands the Tea India portfolio to include Chai Moments.
2017
Purchases Wonder Drink Kombucha, a ready-to-drink prebiotic kombucha.
2018
Adds the Red Rose and Salada tea brands in the US market to the portfolio.
2019
Begins selling the Harris Tea brands online with in-house E-commerce fulfilment capability.