NEMI Teas

With a dual business growth strategy, NEMI Teas supply the food-service industry such as corporate, restaurants, hotels, airports while working with major contract caterers and distributors. Their secondary focus is selling via supermarkets, retail outlets, independent delis and cafes, and online platforms.

With a strong focus on the environment, they source organic, fairtrade and rainforest-alliance certified teas; use 100% plastic-free and biodegradable material in both their teabags and packaging making them one of the sustainability leaders within the UK-tea industry. They source all raw materials and packaging from within the UK to promote and support local businesses.

NEMI Teas are a registered social enterprise with a strong focus on empowering refugees living in the UK and do so by providing them with job opportunities within the business. They have empowered 28 refugees since inception to develop skills required to enter the UK workforce and helped them better integrate with the local communities.

The long-term success of NEMI Teas is intrinsically tied in with its ability to provide more job opportunities to refugees i.e. the more tea they sell, the more refugees they can employ. This positive correlation between their business and their beneficiaries is what makes the business model innovative.

As an emerging business they have showcased through exponential sales growth over the last 18 months as well as securing large contracts with the likes of PwC, London Stock Exchange and Ernst & Young.

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