private industry beverage founded 1999 headquarters oakland california products tea slogan celebrating people planet and pure tea website www.numitea.com numi organic tea is a privately owned triple bottom line social enterprise based in oakland california . numi is known for its assortment of organic and fair trade certified teas and herbal teasans . the company was founded in 1999 by brother and sister ahmed and reem rahim . the founders named the company numi after the citrusy middle eastern dried lime tea they drank as children growing up in iraq . the name numi is derived from the arabic word for citrus . 1 2 contents 1 organic & fair trade 2 products 3 practices 4 references 5 external links organic & fair trade edit all of numi s teas are usda certified organic and many are certified fair trade . in 2010 numi was recognized as the largest brand purchaser of fair trade certified teas in the u.s. 3 4 numi blends organic and fair trade certified tea leaves and herbs exclusively with real ingredients leaving out the use of artificial flavorings natural flavorings and or fragrances commonly used in food & beverage products . 1 5 products edit numi sells bagged tea loose leaf tea iced tea gift items and other tea related products . the company offers tea types including green black white oolong pu erh and herbal teas such as honeybush and rooibos . 1 numi was first to introduce a full line of pu erh tea products to the u.s. market . 6 in 2012 numi added 5 new pu erh flavors to its existing bagged pu erh tea line . 7 the company is also known for introducing a full line of flowering tea and bamboo flowering tea gift set in 2005 . 8 flowering teas are made from organic tea leaves that have been hand sewn around flowers to create small round bundles that blossom when steeped in hot water . 9 practices edit numi organic tea is a prominent social enterprise in the u.s. and a founding b corporation . 10 the company manufactures and distributes its tea in biodegradable filter paper tea bags rather than silk tea bags often made from gmo or petroleum based materials . numi s tea bags are packaged in recyclable boxes made of 85 % post consumer waste printed with soy based inks and not wrapped with plastic . 4 5 the company also partners with programs that offset lower carbon emissions . 5 references edit a b c phillips ryan . the rare flavors and unique taste of oakland s numi tea oakland north 8 september 2011 . retrieved on 6 april 2012 . hubbard ben . the artist and the alchemist the brother and sister team behind the progressive business that is numi tea san francisco chronicle 29 june 2008 . retrieved on 6 april 2012 . numi organic tea named the largest brand purchaser of fair trade certified teas in the u.s. for 2010 . china weekly news 18 october 2011 . retrieved on 16 may 2012 . a b lagorio christine . how to obtain fair trade certification inc.com 31 january 2011 . retrieved on 6 april 2012 . a b c numi organic tea bcorporation.net certified december 2007 . retrieved on 6 april 2012 . numi organic tea introduces new artisanal pu erh tea blends the business journals 2 march 2012 . retrieved on 6 april 2012 . numi organic tea adds five new flavors to pu erh line drug store news 2 march 2012 . retrieved on 23 may 2012 . barberio lily . tea time bloom boom numi organic tea food & wine may 2005 . retrieved on 16 may 2012 . numi flowering tea the fusion of art and brew learn about tea.com retrieved on 6 april 2012 . the found b corporations b corporation b community . retrieved on 23 may 2012 . external links edit numitea.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title numi organic tea & oldid 736527357 categories tea companiestea brands in united statesfair trade brandsfood manufacturers of the united statesorganic foodcompanies based in oakland californiaamerican companies established in 1999food and drink companies established in 19991999 establishments in californiahidden categories articles created via the article wizard navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 august 2016 at 03 35 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view