About Us
Seven Cups Today
Seven Cups is a small company, but we’re focused on growth and we’re constantly learning. From our humble beginnings at the St. Phillip’s Farmers Market in Tucson, Arizona, we’ve built a company we can be proud of.
Here’s where we are today:
Our customers: Although we’re based in Tucson, Seven Cups ships tea to people in more than 35 countries. From Singapore to Salt Lake City, Portland to Prague, Brooklyn, London, Beijing and Bangkok, tea lovers across the United States and around the world are finding the teas they want and the information they need at Seven Cups. We want to thank all of you for your support, and we look forward to building strong relationships with you. Thank you!
Our relationships: Our relationships are what set us apart as a company. Our customers, employees, and partners in China are our greatest assets. We rely on our customers to push us to succeed, and let us know how we can improve. We rely on our employees to give our best to our customers. And we rely on our unique relationships in China to source tea that most people can’t find, which makes it all possible.
News
Seven Cups’ Trading License (March 2008) Seven Cups has become the first American tea company to have secured our own Chinese trading license. This puts us in complete control of our supply chain, and allows us to export and ship tea directly to our customers without having to go through middlemen. Having our own trading license also means that we will be scrutinized by both Chinese authorities and the US FDA. Seven Cups has accepted a higher level of responsibility for the tea we source and export from China. So why go to this trouble? We’re doing this as a guarantee of authenticity, quality, and purity to our customers.
Austin Published in Prestigious Tea Journal (May 2008) Austin Hodge, Seven Cups’ founder, is perhaps the first American to publish an article in the Chinese International Tea Culture Institute’s journal, the Cha Bo Lan. The organization is comprised of recognized tea masters who not only judge tea standards but supervise the dissemination of information on tea and tea culture. Austin will present his paper among leading Chinese tea scholars at the 10th International Tea Culture Seminar in Changxing, eastern China. He will be the only American to do so.
Seven Cups Denver Opens Its Doors (June 2008) We’re proud to announce the opening of our pilot franchise in Denver, Colorado on June 17. This is a very significant step for us, one that will enable us to offer an authentic Chinese tea experience to tea lovers outside of Tucson. Contact Greg Fellman at greg@sevencups.com, or visit www.sevencupsdenver.com for more information.
Seven Cups Granted Central Role at Lu Yu Tea Museum (July 2008) Seven Cups has been working with our Chinese partners in Hangzhou, the reputed Tea Capital of China, to establish an authentic teahouse at the new Lu Yu Tea Museum in Changxing. Still under construction, the Museum will be a replica of a tea factory from the Tang Dynasty in the 8th century. Covering an area larger than two football fields, the Museum will be a true monument to tea in the place where the original Cha Jing was written. Seven Cups is honored to have been granted the exclusive rights to supply tea to the Museum, and to have an opportunity to provide our input into the design and operation of this important place.
Our Promise
Seven Cups offers more than 90 varieties of fine Chinese tea, sourced directly from Chinese tea masters. We spend months every year in China hand selecting our teas. These teas are available for distribution across America and throughout the world. Today our customers hail from every corner of the globe — even China. To ensure that 100% of the quality makes it from Chinese tea gardens into your cup, we seal our teas in tough, resealable foil-fresh pouches that block sunlight and moisture, and protect the tea during shipping.
Our personal relationships with our producers and consumers sets us apart from other tea companies. We insist on the very best Chinese tea, and have absolute confidence in the quality of our products.
We invite you to read Our Promises to Our Customers (with full money back guarantee), and about our Growers, Pickers and Tea Masters — the people who make Seven Cups possible, as well as our Environmental Promise.
Thank you for your interest in Seven Cups!
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