Herbs, spices and botanicals sourced with integrity – since 1982. For more than 40 years we have grown, sourced and supplied the UK's largest range of high-quality organic botanicals for a diverse range of customers in the food and beverage, cosmetic, medicinal, petfood and animal feed markets. We source from more than 60 countries and our customers are global, ranging from start-ups to multi-national corporations. Tea and infusions are the largest part of our business by volume and value, and our offer is comprehensive. We draw on more than 30 years of experience to offer exceptional raw materials often with traceability to origin, bespoke blend development and manufacture (NPD and EPD), as well as white label, and toll processing, such as cutting and blending. We are certified BRCGS at grade A+ and as well as being 100% organic, we offer an extensive range of FLO Fairtrade, Fair For Life and FairWild ingredients.

About Reginald Ames

Reginald Ames Ltd. is a long standing tea company that has been running in London since 1934. It is a unique blend of traditional methods & ideologies with modern views & business knowhow. The company has several strings to its bow as follows:

1. Sourcing tea directly from the growing regions, whether this be from the centralised auctions, through brokers or directly with the estate owners, the focus is, as always, on highest possible quality. This can often include the rarest finds of just 2-3Kg lots of truly superb teas!
2. Once imported in to the UK, the company is able to supply teas internationally in varying quantities from 0.5Kg up to full container loads.
3. At their central London based warehouse, teas are also blended and/or scented to form a variety of both staple blends and bespoke blends as per customer?s requirements.
4. Although their strong reputation is built around quality leaf teas, a small amount of teabag packing also takes place at the warehouse in order to cater for the quality end of the teabag market.
5. A growing area of the business for Reginald Ames is ?own label? packing. The company is able to pack a whole range of products under a customers own label, giving the customer a quality end product with a minimal amount of fuss.

The Directors of the company still pay regular visits to the growing regions in order to ensure the quality of workmanship that they hold in such high regard.

On occasion, they have taken customers along with them to help enhance the customers knowledge ? after all, it is the company?s firm belief that they will only ever be as successful as their customers.

It is fortunate then, that their customers include some of the best tea companies, restaurants, hotels and tea rooms throughout the world.

History of Reginald Ames

Reginald Ames is one of the UK's remaining traditional Tea Merchants. The company still adheres to and maintains the very high standards that were a necessary requirement from its conception.

Our combined buying, brokering tea and herbal infusions, shipping and tea blending experience enables the staff at Reginald Ames to continue to provide a high quality service and exceptional product for wholesale and Export sales.

Our skilled team works together to ensure that only the best quality orthodox and CTC manufactured teas are used. The blending drums and teabag machines are continuously in use throughout the year ensuring consistent blends of speciality teas both for Wholesale/Export and individual customers - Speciality - Loose - Teabags.

We import teas from India, Africa, Asia, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, and other sources.