Is Numi Organic Tea Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
Privately owned social enterprise headquartered in Oakland, California, USA. Family-owned despite investments from J.M. Smucker and Catamount Ventures. No parent company.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Supermarket |
| HQ | Oakland |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://www.forbes.com/sites/christophermarquis/2021/10/07/numi-tea-fo… secondary source — registry check pending “Forbes article profiles Numi Tea founders, indicating the company is family-owned and based in Oakland, California.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
Canadian alternatives to Numi Organic Tea
Every brand below is listed as Canadian-owned in our registry.
| Brand | Category | HQ Location | Ownership Check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camellia Sinensis | Supermarket | Montreal, Quebec | View ownership → |
| DavidsTea | Supermarket | Montreal, Quebec | View ownership → |
| DAVIDsTEA Inc. | Specialty Retail (Tea/Home Goods) | Montreal, QC | View ownership → |
| Distinctly Tea | tea companies | Stratford, ON | View ownership → |
| Four O'Clock Tea | Supermarket | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec | View ownership → |
| Steeped Tea | Supermarket | Hamilton, ON | View ownership → |
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