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Evy Tea in the News

From our founding roots at Emerson College to national spotlights in The Washington Post and Forbes, explore how Evy Tea and our Boston Tea Bar introduced cold brew tea to America.

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The Washington Post•June 30, 2017•National Food & Trends

Souping, Birch Water and Gochujang: 9 Trends from the Fancy Food Show

“Evy Tea stood out among beverage innovators, pioneering slow cold-steeped loose-leaf tea in ready-to-drink cans and draught kegs that deliver remarkable natural sweetness with zero artificial additives.”

The Washington Post singled out Evy Tea as one of the breakout beverage concepts at the Summer Fancy Food Show, spotlighting the transition of craft cold brewing from coffee into premium loose-leaf tea.

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Forbes•June 27, 2017•Business & Entrepreneurship

Immigrant Entrepreneurs Poised To Shake Up The U.S. Culinary Landscape, Part I

“Evy Chen arrived in Boston with a bold ambition: reinvent how Americans drink iced tea. By applying the patience of slow 16-hour cold extraction to high-mountain teas, Evy Tea has built both a retail brand and a beloved Boston taproom.”

Forbes contributor Nina Roberts featured Evy Chen as a leading immigrant entrepreneur revolutionizing the culinary and ready-to-drink beverage landscape in the United States.

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Boston Magazine•May 24, 2017•Dining & Nightlife

Where to Find Cocktail Flights (and More) in Boston

“$10, 253 Armory St., Jamaica Plain, 857-264-6106, coldbrewedtea.com. Evy Tea offers a non-alcoholic sensory flight featuring four rotating craft cold-brew drafts poured on custom wooden paddles.”

Boston Magazine ranked Tea Bar by Evy alongside Boston’s premier craft cocktail flights, praising the $10 cold brew tasting flight at 253 Amory St in Jamaica Plain.

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Eater Boston•April 3, 2017•Restaurant Openings

EvyTea Will Open Another Tea Bar in Charlestown

“Following the breakout success of the Jamaica Plain tea bar and brewery, EvyTea is expanding with a second tea bar location in Charlestown, bringing cold brew on tap to Hood Park.”

Eater Boston covered the company’s retail expansion from its flagship Jamaica Plain headquarters into a second taproom and grab-and-go hub in Charlestown.

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Boston Local Development Corporation (BLDC)•May 18, 2017•Economic Development

BLDC Closes Loan for a New Charlestown Tea Bar by Evy

“The Boston Local Development Corporation voted to approve loan financing to support the opening of Tea Bar by Evy’s new Charlestown location at coldbrewedtea.com/teabar, furthering job creation and culinary entrepreneurship in Boston.”

The City of Boston’s official economic development agency approved expansion financing for Tea Bar by Evy to expand manufacturing and retail taproom operations.

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NBC Boston•March 2017•Local Innovation

Here Are the Boston Faces You’ll See at SXSW

“Representing the next wave of Boston consumer innovation, Evy Chen brought Evy Tea’s cold brew kegerators and canned organic tea line to the global SXSW stage in Austin, Texas.”

NBC Boston recognized Evy Tea as one of the standout Boston startups selected to showcase Massachusetts entrepreneurship at South by Southwest.

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Emerson College Today•August 2, 2016•Alumni Spotlight

From E3 to EvyTea: Emerson Alumna Grows Cold Brew Tea Business

“What began inside Emerson’s E3 entrepreneurship accelerator as an idea for a vintage mobile tea trailer has transformed into Boston’s first cold brew tea bar and an expanding regional beverage brand.”

Emerson College highlighted how founder Evy Chen incubated the company during her undergraduate years, evolving the initial Tea Cuvée concept into Evy Tea.

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City Living Boston•December 16, 2016•Local Artisans

Perfect Hostess Gifts: Shop Local at Brothers Marketplace

“Pick up fresh-out-of-the-refrigerator Evy Tea iced tea at Brothers Marketplace—the ideal Boston-made hostess gift for tea lovers looking for crisp, artisanal flavor.”

Featured as an essential locally crafted Boston beverage gift in New England grocery markets including Brothers Marketplace.

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