About The East India Company
The East India Company is a historic British trading name reborn as a modern luxury food and beverage brand. Originally founded over 400 years ago as one of history's most powerful trading companies, the brand was acquired in 2005 by Indian entrepreneur Sanjiv Mehta and relaunched in 2010 with a flagship store in London's Mayfair. The modern East India Company specialises in premium loose leaf teas, offering over 100 varieties sourced from the world's finest tea-growing regions including Ceylon, Assam, Darjeeling, Japan, Taiwan, Nepal, and China. Their range spans black teas, green teas, oolong, white tea, flowering teas, and herbal infusions. Signature offerings include the Royal Breakfast blend, Earl Grey with Neroli, Japanese senchas, Chinese Pu-erh, and fragrant Jasmine pearls. The brand advocates for loose leaf tea as the superior way to drink tea, providing detailed brewing suggestions for each variety so customers can control water temperature, quantity, and steeping time for the perfect cup. Their elegant tea caddies make premium loose leaf tea accessible and giftable, with various collections including gift selections and miniature caddy sets. Beyond tea, The East India Company offers luxury coffees including rare single estates like Jamaican Blue Mountain and Hawaiian Kona, fine chocolates, biscuits, and gourmet hampers. Available at luxury retailers including Harrods and through their own stores, the brand combines centuries of trading heritage with contemporary luxury.


