Nepal Tea Collective

Nepal Tea Collective grew from the Kanchanjangha Tea Estate in Phidim, eastern Nepal, planted by Deepak Prakash Baskota in the foothills of Mount Kanchenjunga. His son Nishchal Banskota launched the company in 2016 to sell the family's leaf and that of partner growers directly to tea drinkers. A public benefit corporation, it also funds education through its foundation. Its Rose Label Reserve was Highly Commended at the 2023 Leafies.

A tea factory in eastern Nepal
A tea factory in eastern Nepal

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The story behind Nepal Tea Collective

Nepal Tea Collective grows out of a family dream that began in Phidim, Nepal. In the 1960s, a 15-year-old named Deepak was inspired by the tea businesses of Darjeeling and set out to start a tea farm that could lift his village out of poverty. That vision led to Kanchanjangha Tea Estate, which became the first certified organic tea garden in Nepal after more than 100 farmers pooled their land.

  • Est. 2016
  • Grown and packed in Nepal
  • Certified B Corp
  • Immigrant-owned
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In 2016, Deepak's son Nishchal Banskota established Nepal Tea in the United States with a clear goal: to give Nepali teas an identity of their own. The single-origin teas are organically grown and packed at origin before they travel to customers in the US and beyond. The company is a Certified B Corporation, and it puts farmers and transparency at the center of how it works.

“Farmers first, transparency always.”

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