Tea Forté Inc. is an American tea company based in Maynard, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 2003 by Peter Hewitt, an American product designer and graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Maynard, MA Tea Forté (teaforte.com) and L'OR Coffee (lorcoffee.com) are divisions of Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) headquartered in Maynard, MA.

Douwe EgbertsTea Forté / Parent organizationDouwe Egberts is a Dutch brand of coffee which is majority-owned by JDE Peet's. It was founded in Joure, Netherlands, by Egbert Douwes in 1753 as De Witte Os, a general grocery shop. The company later started dealing specifically in coffee, tea, and tobacco. Wikipedia

Other tea brands that use plastic in their teabags include: Tazo, Teavana, Peets, Starbucks, Celestial Seasonings, Tea Forte, Harney & Sons, Nerada, Ito En, Lipton, and Aldi. Other tea brands did pretty well. Traditional Medicinals, Pukka, Numi, Yogi Tea, and Teapigs are all plastic-free.

10 Best Tea Brands You Need to Know

• 1 - Asami - The Best African Tea Company in the World.
• 2 - Twinings - An Exquisite Classic.
• 3 - Tea Forte - For the Tea Connoisseur.
• 4 - The Republic of Tea - Delicious and Healthy.
• 5 - Rishi Tea - For Exploring the World of Tea.
• 6 - Tazo Tea - For Lovers of Organic.

United Kingdom. The UK market is dominated by five brands - PG Tips (owned by Unilever), Tetley (owned by Tata Tea Limited), Typhoo (owned by the Indian conglomerate Apeejay Surrendra Group), Twinings (owned by Associated British Foods) and Yorkshire Tea (owned by Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate).

China is not only the world's largest tea producing country but is also the leading exporter. It exports over 300,000 metric tons of tea annually to the global market.

Tata Tea Currently, Tata Tea owns the highest share in the production and distribution of tea in the country. Hence, it is the biggest tea company in India.

Tea Forte's competitors and similar companies include Elixir Group, Grupo Versa, Agrology and Cosmoagro.

The current CEO of Peace Iced Tea is Marc Rampolla, having worked with the Coca-Cola Company for 18 years consecutively.

Most tea bags come with an expiration date, which is usually two years from the production date. However, this doesn't mean that the tea will become unsafe to consume after this date. The expiration date mainly indicates the time until which the tea will retain its flavor and aroma.

Tea bags are commonly made of filter paper or food-grade plastic, or occasionally of silk cotton or silk.