KUSMI TEA
KUSMI TEA

ABOUT

Kusmi Tea is a tea house that cultivates both modernity and tradition with its unrivalled wellness blends, its classics and its famed recipes that are so iconic today.

 

The eldest son of a peasant family, Pavel Mikhailovich Kousmichoff left home at the age of 14 to work for a tea merchant in Saint Petersburg. The merchant, impressed by his potential, initiates him into the secret world of tea blends and gives him a small tea house as a wedding gift in 1867.

The tea house enjoys enormous success and Kusmi teas become a favourite of the tsars…Pavel sends Vyacheslav to London to familiarize him with the teas in 1907. Vyacheslav becomes a tea expert as well as a talented businessman. He also opens the first British subsidiary, P.M. Kousmichoff & Sons at 11, Queen Victoria Stree.

They set up a workshop in Paris on 75 Avenue Niel (which still serves as a training space for the tea house : Ateliers K) and establish the Kusmi Tea house.

The years between the two World Wars are a time of prosperity for the tea house. Kusmi tea opens locations in New York, Hamburg and even Constantinople.

Kusmi Tea, ever the bold brand, is just as strong as it was back in the time of the tsars. In a little over a decade, the unrivalled tea house has opened 85 boutiques in 35 countries, offering 100 different tea blends (all of which are produced near Le Havre) and employing over 600 people worldwide. A saga that shows no signs of stopping!

 

Kusmi’s expertise means that it knows how to blend flavors to compose unique teas. Its wide range of flavored teas includes : black tea flavoured with natural essences of citrus, vanilla and spices (Prince Wladimir) and green tea flavored with natural essences of bergamot, citrus, and flowers (Green Bouquet)
 

The time when you had to choose between indulging your taste buds and being environmentally friendly is over! Lov Organic proposes a range of organic teas that are both delicious and environmentally friendly; a choice of innovative and delicious blends in beautiful eco-friendly packaging.

The Lov Organic products are certified organic by ECOCERT and bear the French label (AB), the European label and the American “USDA organic” label. This guarantees that they are free from GMO; contain only natural flavourings and at least 95% of organically grown ingredients free from chemical treatments (fertilisers or pesticides). For Lov Organic, all the ingredients (tea, fruit pieces, flowers…)are organic, except the natural flavours that are not available in an organic form.

Lov Organic, the organic tea that makes everyday life more beautiful 

HISTORY

  • 1867Pavel Kousmichoff starts a tea house in Saint Petersburg.
  • 1907A Russian tea house in the heart of London
  • 1917The Kousmichoff family sets up shop in Paris on Avenue Niel (which still serves as a training space for the tea house: Ateliers K)
  • 1927Time of prosperity for the tea house. Kusmi Tea opens locations in New York, Hamburg and even Constantinople.
  • 1946Constantine succeeds his father
  • 2003Sylvain and Claude Orebi take over the company.
  • 2012Kusmi Tea opens its flagship store on the world’s most beautiful avenue: the Champs-Elysees.
  • 2014The Beauty of Blends, a series of advertisement,s places Kusmi firmly in the spotlight
  • 2015The first KusmiKiosk, a digital store, is unveiled in Paris.
  • 2018Kusmi Tea opens its first store in Seoul, South Korea.
  • 2019Launched the signature recipes of Detox, 'Expure'
  • 2019Renewal open at Tower Palace store
  • 2020Re-launched the 'Best Sellers' as a summer season limited, at 'The Coffee Bean'.
  • 2021KUSMI TEA goes Organic, Launched 'New Organic'