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Top 25 Specialty tea distributors based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 530 specialty tea distributors headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 4,438 professional contacts across them, including 871 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers specialty tea distributors headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 18, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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530Companies
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The 25 largest specialty tea distributors based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 530 specialty tea distributors based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to specialty tea distributors: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,000523 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1997, Teavana offers new tea enthusiasts and tea connoisseurs alike it’s “Heaven of Tea” retail experience where passionate and knowledgeable “Teaologists” engage and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
2Partial evidenceSt. Augustine, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-200243 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Spice & Tea Exchange® Mission: “Creating & sharing the experience of a more flavorful life.” The Spice & Tea Exchange® was founded in 2008 by a group of talented individuals…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
3Partial evidenceFairfield, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-500215 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Bigelow Tea was founded by Ruth Campbell Bigelow 80 years ago in 1945.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
4Partial evidenceTampa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-200170 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company, based in Tampa, Fla.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
5Partial evidenceMoody, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-500124 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Red Diamond, perfection is our craft, real coffee and tea – our creed.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
6Partial evidenceSacramento, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-200108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Welcome to Starwest Botanicals – where we blend passion with precision to craft organic herbs, spices, and teas of unparalleled quality.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
7Partial evidenceMilwaukee, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-200104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are the vanguard source of direct trade organic tea and botanicals; a wellspring of inspiration to tasters like you through devotion to our craft.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
8Partial evidenceLarkspur, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20088 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Republic of Tea is a progressive and socially conscious business recognized for being the leading purveyor of nearly 400 all-natural premium teas, herbs and gifts.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
9Indirect evidenceBrooklyn, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20079 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ITO EN (North America) INC, a subsidiary of ITO EN LTD, is an beverage industry leader dedicated to creating authentic products that embody the company’s five principles of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
10Partial evidenceMaynard, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20077 contacts →

Partial evidence

Tea Forté (teaforte.com) is a division of Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) headquartered in Maynard, MA.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
11Partial evidenceElmwood Park, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5054 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Adagio Teas was founded in with the aim of providing consumers with unmatched quality and variety of teas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
12Indirect evidenceOrlando, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5048 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Live Boldly.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
13Strong evidenceCerritos, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20047 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We provide specialty teas, herbs, spices, custom blending, labeling, and logistics to businesses all over North America.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
14Partial evidenceTigard, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20040 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Let’s get steeped in Stash Tea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
15Partial evidenceBrooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5032 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Dona is an independently owned tea company in Brooklyn, NY.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
16Partial evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20031 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ten One Tea House is a rapidly expanding tea brand based in Boston, established in 2020.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
17Indirect evidenceTyler, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-50030 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our mission at NobiliTea® is to quench thirst, spread joy, and promote healthy communities by serving superior products to every customer.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
18Partial evidenceMonterey Park, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5029 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Art of Tea is an award winning tea company based in Los Angeles, California.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
19Partial evidenceAnnapolis, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5029 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Capital Teas is a leading American tea retailer that carries tea for any you and any mood.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
20Indirect evidenceIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5028 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
21Partial evidenceElk Grove Village, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We traveled the world during our college semester abroad and stumbled upon loose tea for the first time.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
22Partial evidenceFairfax, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20023 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ahmad Tea is a UK-based family business drawing on four generations of tea expertise.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
23Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“CBC SPECIALTY BEVERAGE IS EXCELLENCE DELIVERED, FAMILY-OWNED SINCE 1989 Founded in 1989, CBC has built upon its reputation for unparalleled service and has grown into a national…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
24Partial evidenceCommerce, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“International Tea Importers (ITI) is a major importer of organic and fair trade teas as well as conventional teas from every tea-producing country and herbals of every description.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
25Indirect evidenceDenver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Boca Java was founded out of the pursuit for the perfect cup of fresh-roasted, gourmet coffee.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026

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Specialty tea distributors based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 18, 2026
19.6%Verified-email coverage
8.4Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
4.2%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 18, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
346
11-50
138
51-200
30
201-500
10
1,001-5,000
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 530 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among specialty tea distributors, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “specialty tea distributors”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names specialty tea distributors), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among specialty tea distributors, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 871 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 18, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names specialty tea distributors, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many specialty tea distributors are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 530 specialty tea distributors headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Teavana, headquartered in Atlanta, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most specialty tea distributors?

New York leads with 22 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (15) and Portland (11).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 871 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 530 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 18, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.