Dorset-inspired pack launched by Clipper Teas to celebrate 40 years of local production on a global scale

Clipper Teas, the Beaminster-based B Corp brand owned by Ecotone UK, has launched a special pack for food service operators that celebrates 40 years of ethical and sustainable tea production in the county.

The Fairtrade tea brand has expanded its range  with a new design to commemorate its Dorset heritage, featuring renowned regional landmarks.

With an eye-catching design, the new box features iconic hotspots such as Durdle Door and Portland Bill. With an enveloped, string and tag format, each teabag in the 250 box is plant-based, biodegradable, and unbleached and the box is made with fully recyclable packaging.

Clipper has called Dorset home since 1984 and pioneered the production of ethical and sustainable tea. From its factory in Beaminster, Clipper blends and packs an extensive variety of organic and Fairtrade teas – from everyday blends to green tea and infusions. Clipper is Fairtrade’s first and longest-standing tea partner and exports its products to over 50 countries worldwide.

The Dorset Classic Everyday pack will be available across regional food service touchpoints such as hotels and offices and supplied via Clipper’s regional foodservice wholesale partners.

In launching on Clipper’s 40^th birthday, the new pack commemorates the Dorset heritage of the brand. It also gives local businesses an opportunity to stock a product which celebrates the timeless beauty of Dorset, and appeals to thirsty tourists and locals alike.

Clipper Teas was a pioneer in being the world’s first to launch a plastic-free, non-GM, plant-based, and unbleached heat-sealed teabag to market. The brand has since invested £1m on a new production line to remove plastic packaging across larger packs.

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Clipper Teas 

B Corp certified, Clipper is a different kind of tea company and a pioneer in ethical, sustainable tea production since 1984. 

In 1994, it became the UK’s first Fairtrade tea company. Today, it is the world’s largest Fairtrade tea brand, supporting 114,000 producers and their families around the world.

Part of the Ecotone UK family, Clipper’s tea factory in Beaminster produces over 1 billion tea bags a year, which are sold in over 50 countries worldwide. Committed to organic and ethical sourcing, Clipper only ever uses natural ingredients and processes to make the finest quality hot beverages.

In 2018, Clipper became the first tea company to make all its heat-sealed tea bags unbleached, non-GM and fully-biodegradable. Clipper’s factory uses renewable energy sources and 98% of factory waste is recycled. 

Everything Clipper does is guided by its principles; natural, fair and delicious.

That’s the Clipper difference.

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