Maya Tea Company
| Industry | Beverage |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Manish Shah and Yash Shah |
| Headquarters | , USA |
| Products | Tea, Coffee, Spices, Teaware |
| Owner | Manish Shah |
| Website | www.mayatea.com |
Maya Tea Company is a beverage company,[1] based in Tucson, Arizona,[2][3][4] that specializes in the production of custom tea blends, chai concentrates[5] and southwestern spices.[6]
History
[edit]The company was first established in 1997 by founder and owner, Manish Shah,[7][8] and his brother, cofounder Yash Shah. The name, "Maya", comes from the first two letters of the brothers' first names.[9] The brothers started first by importing teas from China and India.[10] The first sales outlet was a booth at the local farmers' market.[11]
As the business expanded, operations were moved into a large warehouse on the west side of Tucson.[12]
In 2014 a trademark "Maya Tea" was issued by the US Government.[13] At that time Maya Tea Company teas were served in various coffeeshops,[14] teahouses, restaurants, taverns,[15] salons and hotels across the United States.[9] The company also produces and distributes packaged leaves for home use.[16]
Maya's teas can be found in many collaborative products, including Dogfish Head Brewery's Sah'tea beer, Terrapin Beer Company's Samurai Krunkle's ale, and Borderland Brewing Company's Hibiscus Saison and Agua Bendita Wheat Wine beers.[17][18][19] The company has been featured in Fresh Cup Magazine's "2013 Tea Almanac",[17] Tea Magazine,[20] Tucson Lifestyle Home & Garden,[9] and on the podcast, Steeping Around.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ Weingarten, Debbie (2015-10-01). "A Tale of Two Teas: Tucson's Seven Cups Fine Chinese Tea & Maya Tea". Tucson Foodie. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ Mary Paganelli Votto (16 October 2012). Food Lovers' Guide to Tucson: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings. Globe Pequot. pp. 205–. ISBN 978-0-7627-8121-8.
- ^ "Energized by Chai". The Daily Tea.
- ^ "New residential brokerage hits the Tucson scene". Inside Tucson Business.
- ^ "Maya Heritage Chai Concentrates". Maya Tea Company. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ Fresh Cup: The Voice of the Specialty Coffee Industry. Fresh Cup Publishing Company. 2010.
- ^ "Localism, local food celebrated at Tucson food festival". Inside Tucson Business.
- ^ "New festival cooks up best of local foods". By Cali Nash, Arizona Daily Wildcat.
- ^ a b c Kirkpatrick, Tara (March 2007). "High Time for Chai". Tucson Lifestyle Home & Garden: 91–93.
- ^ "TEA time"., Tucson Citizen, by Polly Higgins on Jul 30, 2004
- ^ "A Tale of Two Teas: Tucson’s Seven Cups Fine Chinese Tea & Maya Tea". Tucson Foodie, By Debbie Weingarten on October 1, 2015
- ^ "10 reasons why you should love poetry". 3Story Magazine.
- ^ "Uspto Issues Trademark: Maya Tea". US Fed News Service, Including US State News, June 20, 2015
- ^ "Songbird Coffee & Tea House". Arizona Coffee. June 18, 2014 by Chris Tingom
- ^ "Coffee beer? Oak Bar mix master French pressing beer". November 14, 2013 By Matt Russell for Inside Tucson Business.
- ^ DeMember, Alyssa. "Get your antioxidants with this beginner's guide to tea". Arizona Daily Wildcat.
- ^ a b Leif, Dan (December 2012). "A Trend on Tap". Fresh Cup Magazine. 21 (12): 32–36.
- ^ "Week of 4/8/13". Borderlands Brewing Co. Retrieved 8 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Craft Beer in the Old Pueblo: The Borderlands Experience". Drink Beer Think Beer. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ Munichiello, Katrina Ávila (January 2013). "Energized by Chai". Tea Magazine: 23–25.
- ^ "My Chai: From the Kitchen to the Air". steeping around.