We source hand-picked leaf from named gardens, hand it to master blenders with a combined century of tasting between them, and pack it in our own certified facilities. Not outsourced. Not white-labelled off a shelf.
SINCE 1942 · FROM THE HOUSE OF MADHU JAYANTI INTERNATIONAL
We've spent over 80 years learning how the world takes its tea.
TEAME is the direct-to-you brand from Madhu Jayanti International — one of India's oldest and largest tea houses. Eight decades of sourcing, blending and packing, now in a teabag on your kitchen shelf.
THE HOUSE BEHIND THE CUP
TEAME didn't start in a warehouse last year.
It comes from Madhu Jayanti International, founded in Kolkata in 1942 on a simple bet — that the world would one day drink tea very differently. Eighty years on, that bet built one of India's largest tea exporters, and TEAME is how that expertise finally reaches your cup, directly.
1942
The future is tea
Jayantilal Shah stakes everything on tea, with one rule that still holds: only sell what we'd happily drink ourselves.
1980s
India's teabag pioneers
The first Indian tea player to import a teabag-making machine — flown in from Argentina — and the first to win a teabag contract in the US.
2000s
One integrated house
Became the only tea player in the subcontinent to make its own tags and envelopes — controlling the whole chain, leaf to teabag.
2011
TEAME is born
Fourth-generation Sumit H Shah brings the house into Indian consumer brands. TEAME is how eight decades of tea finally reaches you, directly.
Today
16 million cups a day
Leaf sourced from 64 countries, sold in 42, every single day. A worldwide tea house — and TEAME brings it home to India.
Great tea is bought before it's blended.
01
Sourced right
We buy leaf from 64 countries and know exactly which blends each of our 42 markets loves. 100% natural ingredients, nothing artificial in the blend.
02
Blended by experts
Over 1,000 varieties — black, green, white, herbal and naturally flavoured infusions — built by a house that's blended tea since 1942.
03
Packed in-house
Blended and packed across our own four factories in three countries — including the only tea plant in the subcontinent to make its own tags and envelopes.
MADE TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
SA 8000
BRC
IFS
Fairtrade
Organic
FSSAI Licensed
10020031003736
WHY PEOPLE TRUST THE CUP
Small teabag. Serious pedigree.
80+
YEARS IN TEA
42
COUNTRIES SERVED
16M
CUPS A DAY
1000+
TEA VARIETIES
AS SEEN IN
The Economic Times
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India Today
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The Hindu
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CNBC TV18
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Business Standard
The Indian Express
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Mint
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BuzzFeed
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Mashable
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As Seen On
When we made the world look at Indian tea
We've always believed in bold ideas backed by great tea. What started as a simple campaign went global, earning over 1M views and coverage across 25+ leading publications worldwide.
25+
Publications
6,000
Tea bags sent
1M+
Views
2016
The year we did it
Viral Campaign
2016
We sent 6,000 green tea bags to Donald Trump
Before he took office, we decided the President-elect needed a healthy nudge. TEAME sent 6,000 green tea bags to Donald Trump in what became one of India's most talked-about brand stunts — covered by The Economic Times, BuzzFeed, Mashable, Huffpost, India Today, and dozens more outlets around the world.
Featured in
The Economic Times
India Today
The Hindu
Quartz
CNBC TV18
Business Standard
The Indian Express
Huffpost
BuzzFeed
Mashable
Scroll.in
Zee Business
Business Today
Times of Israel
Independent
SBS News
Tribune
Campaign India
OfficeChai
FnBnews.com
Social Samosa
BusinessLine
The News Minute
Brand Equity
india.com
One bold idea. One global conversation. 100% Indian tea.
YOUR CUP IS WAITING
Come find your cup.
Green, black, matcha, fruit & flower infusions, wellness blends and iced brews — all from a house that's been doing this since 1942.