Stuck on Tea
Ok so my owner is dead set on doing a brewed ice tea selection, however when ever I bring her a quote from a good tea company she says its too expensive on the other side of the coin she is fully against something like lipton. Was wondering if anyone else has found a good brewed tea thats not big $$$ thanks
KK Bye
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Permalink Reply by Brady on
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You are looking at loose-leaf pricing, right? The silk-sachet pricing can be a little steep.
Too expensive compared to what? Most of the prices I've seen have been well under our margin targets, given a reasonable beverage price.
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Permalink Reply by Christopher Hollinger on
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$12 per pound
Brady said:You are looking at loose-leaf pricing, right? The silk-sachet pricing can be a little steep.
Too expensive compared to what? Most of the prices I've seen have been well under our margin targets, given a reasonable beverage price.
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Its strange she is of the impression that the Tea won't sell, however we MUST have it.
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Permalink Reply by Jared Rutledge on
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$10-$12 per pound of good black tea is pretty standard. if she wants cheaper than that, it's lipton time
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At 1 gram per 8oz water, that's a per-drink cost around 15 cents. What exactly is her target margin?
We use a company who's name I can't remember, but they are pretty reasonable. Will look them up tomorrow and get some example prices. They do a good selection of loose leaf and gallon-batch pouches for iced tea use.
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www.petaliteas.com Found this place, the catalog she sent me had her loose tea selection as being 4 times cheaper on some of the selections, though thats for hot. Ive yet to see if she has an iced tea selection. plus I like the free shipping since Im located in ohio :) Though I didnt solve the Ice tea problem yet. Jut thought Id share the find.
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Permalink Reply by Mike Spence on
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I would also recommend TeaSource (Info@teasource.com) out of Mn. They are excellent at tea education and not only own retail shops but Bill Waddington speaks at WTE.
I'm not sure as to the pricing but I have met Michael and Bill at various trade shows. They also understand coffee shop owners and their reluctance to do tea. Just sharing.
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Will do thanks Mike
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Permalink Reply by Logan Demmy on
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Love rishi tea, though you will prolly be spending $15 a pound. Also, they have a lot FTO teas if your in to that. I agree with Brady bout the mark up though. 15 cents for the tea in a cup seems pretty great.
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