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| The '''Typhoo tea''' brand was launched in ] by William Sumner of ], ] after his sister Mary had tried some of his ] which he recommended to her for indigestion, the brew was later to become one of the UK's most popular tea brands. | |||
| The '''Typhoo tea''' is a ] of ], launched in ] by William Sumner of ], ]. | |||
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| ⚫ | In ], Sumner published, ''A Popular Treatise on Tea'' as a by- product of the first trade missions to ] from ] |
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| ⚫ | ==History== | ||
| ⚫ | In ] Sumner founded a pharmacy/grocery business in Birmingham. | ||
| ⚫ | In ], Sumner published, ''A Popular Treatise on Tea'' as a by- product of the first trade missions to ] from ]. | ||
| ⚫ | In ], Sumner founded a pharmacy/grocery business in Birmingham. | ||
| Sumner set his own criteria for the new brand: | Sumner set his own criteria for the new brand: | ||
| * The name had to be distinctive and unlike others. | |||
| * It had to be a name that would trip off the tongue. | |||
| * It had to be one that would be protected by registration. | |||
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The brand is now owned by ] of the USA, typhoo tea is now manufactured in ]. | ||
| The old works still stand including a large chimney, the site is to be redeveloped into a prestigeous canal side apartment project. | The old works still stand including a large chimney, the site is to be redeveloped into a prestigeous canal side apartment project. | ||
| Premier Foods claim that a cup of Typhoo is drunk every 90 seconds |
Premier Foods claim that a cup of Typhoo is drunk every 90 seconds. That's 2.9 million cups of Typhoo made each year in the UK, or 23 million packets sold annually. | ||
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The Typhoo tea is a brand of tea, launched in 1903 by William Sumner of Birmingham, England.
History
In 1863, Sumner published, A Popular Treatise on Tea as a by- product of the first trade missions to China from London.
In 1870, Sumner founded a pharmacy/grocery business in Birmingham.
Sumner set his own criteria for the new brand:
- The name had to be distinctive and unlike others.
- It had to be a name that would trip off the tongue.
- It had to be one that would be protected by registration.
The brand is now owned by Premier Foods of the USA, typhoo tea is now manufactured in Scotland.
The old works still stand including a large chimney, the site is to be redeveloped into a prestigeous canal side apartment project.
Premier Foods claim that a cup of Typhoo is drunk every 90 seconds. That's 2.9 million cups of Typhoo made each year in the UK, or 23 million packets sold annually.