Stash Tea Company
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| Company type | Private (subsidiary of Yamamotoyama Tea Company) |
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| Industry | Retail / Wholesale Tea & Herbal teas |
| Founded | 1972 in Portland, Oregon |
| Headquarters | Tigard, Oregon, USA Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Products | Loose-Leaf Tea Bagged Tea Teaware & Tea-Related Products |
| Website | StashTea.com |
Stash Tea Company is a privately owned specialty tea and herbal tea company formerly headquartered in Tigard, a suburb of Portland, Oregon, United States. In 2022, Stash closed their headquarters office with an announced relocation to downtown Portland's Galleria building. This move was to be completed by the end of 2022. However, as of February 2024, no new physical location for their retail store nor offices has been opened, with no further information regarding an alternative location or date.
History
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Stash Tea was founded by Steve Lee, Dave Leger, and Steven Smith (who also co-founded Steven Smith Teamaker and founded Tazo) in 1972.[1][2] The company originally operated from an old Victorian style house in Portland, supplying loose herbal teas and bulk herbs to natural food stores. Stash Tea broadened its focus to include bagged teas, and a full line of traditional, specialty blend herbal teas for fine restaurants.[3]
According to the company, Stash Tea derives its name from tea folklore: tea was once a valuable commodity, traditionally transported by clipper ships. A ship’s captain was typically presented with the finest teas for his personal use, which was regarded as his "stash"[3] (however, the earliest use of "stash" as a noun recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary dates to 1914, deriving from criminal argot, and "stash" was a common term in American slang for a cache or quantity of marijuana or other drugs in the 1960s and after[4]).
In 1993, Stash was acquired by Yamamotoyama Tea Company.[citation needed]
In 2005, Stash Tea opened a retail store in the Bridgeport Village shopping complex in Tigard, Oregon. This location was closed in summer 2022, with an announced relocation to downtown Portland, Oregon. However, as of February 2024, no new location has been opened and no information has been released regarding alternative plans.
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Tea brands in the United States
- Tea companies of the United States
- Companies based in Tigard, Oregon
- Food and drink companies based in Portland, Oregon
- American companies established in 1972
- Certified B Corporations in the Food & Beverage Industry
- Food and drink companies established in 1972
- Privately held companies based in Oregon
- 1972 establishments in Oregon