Yogi Tea


Yogi Tea is an Oregon-based herbal tea company. The company was established in 1984 by Yogi Bhajan, a Kundalini yoga instructor whose students named the tea brand.

History

In the 1960s and 70s, Yogi Bhajan served tea to his yoga students at the conclusion of classes, who began calling it “yogi tea.” In 1984 Bhajan publicly founded the company in Los Angeles, under the name Yogi Tea, before moving the business to Eugene, OR in 1992.
The brand operates in North America and Europe. In the US, the company manufactures in Springfield, Oregon and has additional offices in Portland, Oregon. It operates under the company name East West Tea Company LLC. In Europe, the company manufactures in Imola, Italy since 2001 through local business TeaPak and has a branch in Hamburg, Germany. In Germany, the company name is YOGI TEA GmbH.
In 2010, Yogi Tea was sued by Yogi Bhajan's widow Bibiji Inderjit Kaur Puri, and the State of Oregon. The suits alleged that trusted advisers of the Yogi had forged documents relating to their take-over of the company. The lawsuit was settled on November 6, 2012.