Yorkshire Tea

Yorkshire Tea, British tea from a family business in Harrogate

Yorkshire Tea is a tea brand linked to Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate Ltd, a company registered in England with its registered office at 1 Parliament Street, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2QU. The firm presents itself as a family business founded in 1886 in Harrogate and still family owned today. YORKSHIRE TEA and YORKSHIRE GOLD are registered trademarks of Bettys & Taylors Group Ltd.

Range of teas

The brand's range includes several varieties, among them Yorkshire Gold and a decaffeinated version (Decaf). The company describes its offering as great quality tea with loads of flavour, and it has a dedicated section on packaging and another on instructions for making a proper brew.

Selection, blending and packing

According to the company's own information, the process runs from growing the tea to blending, tasting and packing it, without cutting any corners or skimping on quality. The firm says it tastes 1000s of teas a day and takes into account the water the consumer will brew it with at home. It maintains close relationships with tea gardens that share its love of fairness, flavour and quality.

Ethical trading and sustainability

The company states a commitment to ethical trading, paying sustainable prices and building long-lasting relationships with the people who grow its tea. On environmental matters, it has replaced the oil-based plastic in some of its tea bags with a plant-based plastic called PLA, a change that had already affected about half of its UK tea bags at the time of publication. It has also started removing the plastic overwrap on some boxes, with the new packs expected to land on shelves in April 2024.

Projects and educational activity

The company has developed Brewtone, an artificial intelligence app that analyses the colour of your brew from a photo to discover the UK's perfect brew. Its blog, Brew News, covers activities such as tea tasting in Harrogate and planting trees in Kenya. The website also brings together its own videos and content on brewing tea, as well as a list of international distributors.

Location and contact

1 Parliament Street, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2QU