12 Tea Trading Companies from Bremen
Food and beverageProduction, distribution and sale of premium teas
Bremen is widely known as Germany’s coffee capital – but the city also has a long tradition in the tea trade. Today, Bremen is home to major tea trading houses as well as specialised tea merchants who are firmly rooted in the industry.
According to the German Tea Association, people in Germany drink an average of 27.1 litres of black and green tea and 40.1 litres of fruit and herbal infusions per year. The state of Bremen, with its ports, also benefits from this market. In fact, 4,000 tonnes of tea arrive in Germany via the Bremen ports every year.
Incidentally, around half of the tea imported into Germany is exported again. In Germany, companies refine, blend and package raw tea – making German tea brands popular abroad as well.
Here is a selection of tea trading companies in Bremen:
12 Bremen-based tea trading companies
1. F. L. Michaelis GmbH Rohkaffee- u. Teeimport: Founded in 1875, this importer is one of the oldest tea trading companies in Bremen. In addition to green and black tea, it also trades in various types of coffee and supplies coffee and specialist tea shops throughout Germany and abroad.
2. Kloth & Köhnken Teehandel GmbH: Also specialising in wholesale customers, Kloth & Köhnken not only handles import and transport for its clients, but also storage, blending, quality control and the development of new recipes.
3. sinas GmbH & Co. KG: Wholesaler sinas has an international focus, sourcing teas from all over the world and exporting them internationally. The company also supplies matching accessories.
4. Althaus Tee Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH: For more than 40 years, Althaus has been producing its own tea varieties for both end consumers and the hospitality sector – whether loose-leaf or in tea bags. One of its special features is pyramid-shaped tea bags, which allow the tea leaves to unfold more effectively.
5. Trink Meer Tee GbR: Fresh design and a name that says it all – Trink Meer Tee is tea from northern Germany. In addition to its online shop, the young company also offers tea sets for restaurants and hotels.
6. Lerbs & Hagedorn: Heavy tea drinkers are in the right place at Lerbs & Hagedorn. With thousands of products in its shop and pack sizes ranging from 250 grams to 2 kilograms, the company covers virtually every need.
7. Kassiopeia: Founded in the 1950s, this trading company offers a wide selection of teas, as well as selected coffees and accessories, available via its online shop.
8. Cha Dô Teehandels GmbH: Organic teas, fairly traded from more than 35,000 smallholder farmers in India, China, Africa and Vietnam – Cha Dô offers a broad selection of green, black and white teas from around the world. The range also includes some unusual in-house creations, such as chili black tea or black tea fermented in banana leaves.
9. Tee-Handels-Kontor Bremen: This brand is known far beyond Bremen and operates 11 shops and partner stores throughout Germany. The company only makes this list as a brand ambassador for Bremen, however, as it belongs to Holzapfel GmbH & Co. KG from Berlin.
10. Paul Schrader GmbH: One of Bremen’s most traditional merchants, the company was founded in 1921 by Captain Paul Schrader, who brought his love of tea back from his travels. Today, the company sells 350 varieties of tea, as well as coffee and cocoa, biscuits, confectionery, honey, jam and a range of delicatessen products.
11. Vollers Group GmbH: As a logistics specialist, Vollers is a well-known name in the coffee business, but the company is also heavily involved in the tea trade. Its services include import and export, refinement, filling and packaging, as well as quality control.
12. The Betty Darling Company: Tea and delicatessen products are the focus of this trading company, which sells tea via an online shop as a subsidiary of tea importer W.B. Michaelsen & Co.
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