We select only the highest quality herbs, teas and botanicals that have been grown according to Earth-friendly practices. Our farming partners meet strict standards for purity, quality and consistency by using sustainable agricultural practices that are better for the land, produce better ingredients and result in better teas.
All our teas are blended in our hometown of Boulder, Colorado but we source our 100+ botanicals from more than 35 different countries around the world, with 70% of those ingredients purchased directly from the farmers and local communities. Going “straight to the source” whenever possible allows us to select only the highest-quality ingredients and to continually monitor each crop.
Many of our ingredient suppliers have been part of the Celestial Seasonings family for more than 40 years. We buy quantities of fresh crops that will only last until the next harvest and return to the same farming communities year after year.
All incoming raw ingredients are tested for purity and quality. We rigorously test our raw materials to ensure that all of our products adhere to strict industry standards and our own “gold standard” for high product quality. Every incoming shipment of ingredients is thoroughly tested. Working with outside experts, we continually evaluate and refine our already stringent testing protocol to address changes in environmental and agricultural practices.
Any raw ingredients that do not meet the standards established by leading government and industry agencies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Union Pharmacopoeia Convention are rejected. In short, we believe we have the best, most up-to-date screening process in the industry.
Our raw materials are cleaned and milled in-house by our own experienced staff. By purchasing our botanicals whole rather than pre-milled, we are better able to test the quality of our raw ingredients to ensure they meet our high standards for purity and quality. Cutting our herbs on-site and at the time of packaging ensures freshness and maximizes flavours.
Expert blending goes into every batch of tea we make.
Once our ingredients have been milled, they are blended into recipes formulated by our experienced Product Development team.
Every batch of our tea is tested by our Blendmaster, who has 40 years of experience with Celestial Seasonings to ensure each batch matches the “gold standard” for that recipe.
The goodness of our packaging matches the goodness found inside.
We package our teas in natural fiber, pillow-style tea bags that don’t need a string, tag, staple or individual wrapper. Doing this saves more than 3.5 million pounds of waste from entering landfills each year.
Our artful outer boxes are made with 100% recycled paperboard (including 35% consumer waste) that can be recycled again when empty. In addition, we’ve recently reduced the thickness of our plastic outer freshness wrapper to reduce material usage.
Our commitment to social responsibility does not end when our teas leave our facility. We use carriers that participate in the USEPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership. SmartWay aims to accelerate the availability, adoption and market penetration of advanced, fuel-efficient technologies and operational practices in the freight supply chain, while helping companies save fuel, lower costs and reduce adverse environmental impacts.
Where it all comes together.
Our commitment to ensuring that our teas are Blended With Care: From Seed to Sip means:
Here at Celestial Seasonings, we believe in the safety, purity and quality of our products, and we are committed to social and environmental responsibility in everything we do. Thanks for taking the time to read about our continuing efforts to make sure every cup of Celestial Seasonings tea is the very best cup we can make.
