G.W.A. Westphal-Tee GmbH is supplier of the tea industry - B2B only!
Our customers are generally tea brands in the gastronomy, hotel industry and retail, tea traders, tea packers, coffee roasters and extract companies.
We are offering our partners the possibility to get everything out of one hand. Furthermore we are providing our know-how and network to realize their ideas. We like to inspire our partners by presenting them new products and new concepts.
We ship small bags, cartons or big bags direct from our different warehouses and productions in Hamburg (Germany). Miami (USA) and Marrakech (Morocco) up to complete containers from our Partners in Africa, South Africa, India, Sri Lanka and China.
If you have any questions please contact us. Just click here to get our contact details.
We are proudly looking back to our history which has its roots in the year 1796 when Gottfried Wilhelm Alexander Westphal founded the company G.W.A. Westphal-Tee. Since the day one we are cultivating our passion for the products we deal with and the partnership to the people we work with.We are working since generations with plenty of our customers and suppliers. These values have been transmitted from generation to generation and they are the basis of our acting. We are supplier of the international tea industry and we are selling only B2B. The company headquarter is located in the “Ham burger Speicherstadt” since 1888. Our office and the Product Development are still there. Our production and warehouse are nearby in the former Freeport area. We import Black tea, Green tea and a large variety of tea specialities from all origins, trade and refine them (cleaning, blending, flavouring and homogenizing) to supply a consistent quality to our customers. Our customers are generally tea brands in the gastronomy, hotel industry and retail. We are developing tailormade teas and tea blends together with our partners which are packed and marketed under their brand name. We neither have a catalogue nor do we supply packed teas into the retail. Our subsidiary company Dried Ingredients GmbH (www.dried-ingredients.de) is a trader and processor of dried herbs, fruits and spices as well as Herbal and Fruity blends. Dried Ingredients covers the Herbal and Fruit expertise in this group, Westphal-Tee the tea expertise. This is how we are offering our customers the possibility to get their complete assortment out of one hand.
Product development & logistics
100% quality in every aspect.
Optimized for different demands
Locations in Europe and USA
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Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg, Germany
Miami, USA
Partnership, service, consultancy and product development have always been cornerstones of our business.
Sweet taste profile by means of natural juice concentrates. No sugars or sweeteners are necessary (low/no calories). Exceptional fruity taste, hot and cold. Micro-encapsulated flavors with over 24 months shelf-life. The dry loose tea retains its intense aroma. Rich flavor is not lost during brewing.
Blended tea with cold water. One of our latest innovations is cold water brewing. The filter bag will be placed in cold water and infuses within 5 minutes to a full flavor.
Innovative tea bag for "take aways" in convenience stores, petrol stations, coffee shops, hotels and catering. The tea can go into the "to go cup" or a tea pot and can be easily removed by pulling the thread upwards out of the water without having to remove the tea bag from the cup or tea pot. No more dribbling or drops. Transparent nylon tea bag for valuable leaf teas and tea specialities in the premium segment. Large labels are optimal by providing sufficient space for branding.
Perfect tea in 30 seconds. A special development for the K-cup machines, pad, capsule and espresso machines espresso machines. The encapsulated tea cartridge is being placed into the machine and a complete infusion of the tea takes 20-30 seconds.
Product safety is one of the most important aspects in today's food & beverage industry. All our products have been carefully selected by qualified and trained experts and are constantly analyzed and checked by independent laboratories for adherence quality standards. For individual requests we can order an independent analysis for any particular standard.
We aim to offer only the purest ingredients for our products whenever possible, therefore we fulfil very clear standards for our products.
Kosher means suitable to human consumption according to the Jewish dietary laws. According to the Jewish Law, every food ingredient must be Kosher certified. Most of Dried Ingredient's green and black teas are Kosher. Please contact us regarding ingredients and flavors used in our products.
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Der Begriff BIO ist in der EU gesetzlich definiert. Diese Produkte müssen aus ökologisch kontrolliertem Anbau stammen, dürfen nicht gentechnisch verändert sein und werden ohne Einsatz konventioneller Pestizide oder Kunstdünger angebaut.
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Der Begriff BIO ist in der EU gesetzlich definiert. Diese Produkte müssen aus ökologisch kontrolliertem Anbau stammen, dürfen nicht gentechnisch verändert sein und werden ohne Einsatz konventioneller Pestizide oder Kunstdünger angebaut.
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Trade and industry supplier audits have been a firm component of cooperation for many years. Increasing requirements of consumers and globalization of trade flow make this development of a uniform international quality assurance standard necessary. We are certified to IFS and meet the requirements of the HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) quality management concept.
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All companies participating in fair trade are regularly inspected. In the countries of origin the international Fairtrade Labeling Organization (FLO) safeguards adherence to respective criteria. In Germany TransFair e.V. supervises the awarding of the fair-trade seal. Consumers and producers alike both benefit from fair trade.
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HACCP is a systematic preventive approach to food safety from biological, chemical, and physical hazards in production processes that can cause the finished product to be unsafe, and designs measurements to reduce these risks to a safe level.
Find below a selection of our most important partners and associates for your further information.
Deutscher Teeverband (German Tea Association): www.teeverband.de
WKF (German Trade Union Herbal and Fruit Tea): www.WKF.de
EHIA (European Herbal Infusion Association): www.ehia-online.org
International Pestizide Database: www.mrldatabase.com
BNN (Association for Organic products): www.n-bnn.de
ETC (European Tea Committee): www.etc-online.org
J.Fr. Scheibler GmbH: www.jfstea.de
Khoisan Tea: www.khoisantea.co.za
SITI Tea Marokko: www.siti-tea.com
Dried Ingredients USA: www.driedingredients.com
Dried Ingredients Europa: www.dried-ingredients.de
GBA Laborgruppe: www.gba-group.de
