Business Name: AOI Tea Company
Type of Business: Japanese Green Tea Manufacturer
Year Founded: 1910
Location: Huntington Beach, California
Phone: (714) 841-2716
Website: www.AOImatcha.com
What is Unique About Your Business?: We have over 100 years of experience manufacturing matcha and Japanese green teas. Our matcha is grown and manufactured primarily in Nishio and Uji, which are the best and most renowned regions for matcha production in Japan. We are very well-known in Japan and across the world for our quality of products and attention and care for our customers.
What Are Your Best-Selling Teas?: Matcha, Matcha Blueberry, Sencha, and Genmaicha with Matcha.
Do You Carry Organic Teas?: Yes.
Do You Carry Fair-Trade Teas?: Yes.
Where Are Your Teas Grown?: Japan.
Why Do Your Loyal Customers Keep Coming Back?: Our representatives are very friendly and especially knowledgeable and passionate about matcha and Japanese green tea. We always put our customers’ needs first and we maintain very close connections with our customers. A large majority of our customers have been with us for many years now.
Where Can Your Teas be Purchased?: Wholesaler/bulk customers can register on our website at http://www.aoimatcha.com/aoi_wholesale_products.htm. Consumers can purchase select items directly from our online retail shop at http://store.aoimatcha.com.
What Are Some of the Awards and Accolades that AOI Tea Company has received?: 1947 – Awarded Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Prize at the Japanese National Tea Fair (Tencha Section); 2007 – April – AICHI Brand awarded to Aoi Tea Company for number 1 organic Tencha production in Japan.
Is There Anything Else You’d Like to Tell Us About Your Business or Teas?: Our tea sommeliers are extremely skilled and we are fortunate to have our own stone mill carver when there are fewer than 50 carvers left in the world. We are very well-trusted manufacturers within the matcha and tea community within Japan, and we strive to maintain those values of honesty and quality while distributing matcha and Japanese green tea across the world.
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