About Reginald Ames

Our Origins

When tracing the roots of our company, we stumbled across some tea-stained and dusty paperwork originating from the London Tea Auctions. It was amongst these that we discovered the earliest mention of a well-respected gentleman going by the name of Mr Reginald Ames. He was engaged in the purchase of several chests of the highest quality teas.

To this day, over 100 years later, we remain true to his beliefs, that only the best quality will do! The company has however grown and diversified during this time and now works with some of the worlds most prestigious brands, hoteliers, catering outlets, supermarkets and shop chains as well as a multitude of independent stores.

Building on our history and knowledge within the sector, we began contract packing teas for a range on customers, over 25 years ago. Today, we run a wide range of bespoke machinery, for packing Large Leaf Pyramid and Square Teabags, Tag and Envelope Paper Teabags, Square Paper Teabags and, of course, Loose Leaf Teas and Infusions. For the majority of our customers, we are a source for all their tea needs, from sourcing the raw ingredients from origin, creating bespoke blends, packing in to a range of formats and delivering a fully shelf ready pack in to the retailer.

As we look to the future, we believe customers are demanding more awareness of where their food and drink comes from. We are dedicated to always sourcing our teas from ethical and sustainable sources and businesses that abide by internationally agreed best practices for workers and the environment.

Please contact us on 01732 351489 for further information.

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Dedicated to always sourcing our teas from ethical and sustainable sources and businesses that abide by internationally agreed best practices for workers and the environment.

No Leaf Unturned

We hold a range of certifications including BRC, Ethical Tea Partnership, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and Organic Certification.

With regular visits to our suppliers at origin, rigorous reviews of packaging, tasting upwards of 100 teas a day and a constant awareness of the environment, the team at Reginald Ames are doing everything possible to deliver Ethical, Sustainable products of the utmost Quality.

We are proud to say that we work with the Hope Foundation.org.uk helping vunerable communities in Kolkata in India. In May 2021, we have dontated £500 to their COVID-19 relief fund. To learn more about what they do visit https://www.thehopefoundation.org.uk/

Our services

Wholesale

In recent years the sales of loose leaf tea in the UK have been growing exponentially, and rightly so as this is an excellent way to enjoy the many different aromas and tastes of tea.

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Blending

We have a vast range of tea in our UK warehouses (more than 350 different teas, herbs and infusions, used to create many thousands of different blends) that allows our experienced tea blenders to help you create the most amazing combinations of flavour, based on your exact requirements.

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Contract Packing

We offer both a full and partial turnkey operation, whereby we will hapily source and pack every element required for a new project, or just part of this – we are flexible with this and relish the opportunity to work with a wide variety of customers of all sizes.

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Tea Training & Consultancy

Over the years we have built up a wealth of knowledge within the industry, from our friends at origin to our valued customers looking at current trends. This depth gives us excellent insight which we pass on to all our customers through social media engagement and regular contact.

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