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Four O'Clock

Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec

Organic and Fairtrade black, green, white, chai, rooibos, herbal and matcha tea bags, blended and packed in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec by family-owned Trans-Herb E Inc., which also sells Herbalist, La Courtisane and Sens teas and private label blends.

Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC CA · www.fouroclock.ca

Found at Loblaws
88.5

Four O'Clock is the retail tea brand of Trans-Herb E Inc., a federally incorporated family business founded in 1992 by Johanne Dion that blends and packs about 1.5 million tea bags a day at its own plant in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec. Corporations Canada's register of individuals with significant control names Dion and Paul Higgins Jr. of Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee, both at Canadian addresses, as the joint shareholders, so profit, production and staff are all Canadian; the tea leaves, rooibos, herbs and spices are imported, as tea cannot be grown in Canada.

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Ownership

100.0 verified

CA 100%

The site's terms of service name Trans Herb E Inc. as the operator, and Corporations Canada shows TRANS-HERB E INC. (282793-0) as an active CBCA non-distributing corporation incorporated 1992-06-04 with its registered office at 1090 rue Parent, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. Its individuals with significant control register, confirmed 2026-06-04, lists founder Johanne Dion (Saint-Bruno, 25 to 50 percent, jointly, since 1992) and Paul Jr John Higgins (2531 Stanfield Rd, Mississauga, the head office of family-owned Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee, of which he is co-chairman, 25 to 50 percent, jointly, since 1992), with Karine Pomerleau holding control in fact without shares; every owner is in Canada, so profit stays Canadian. The Registraire des entreprises du Québec could not be queried today.

Manufacturing

100.0 reported

CA 100%

The vendor states that all of its products are made in Canada and that it crafts, blends and packages its teas in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, producing over 1.5 million tea bags daily; Trans-Herb's careers page lists day and evening packer and operator jobs at that same address, which is the registered office on the federal record. madeinca.ca corroborates the Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville manufacturing site. No second plant or contract packer was found.

  • Our Story — Four O'Clock vendor_statement “based in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, where we craft, blend, and package our teas with care, producing over 1.5 million tea bags daily”
  • About Us — Four O'Clock vendor_statement “All of our products are proudly made in Canada”
  • Faites carrière chez Trans-herbe vendor_statement “Emballeur - jour Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville ... Opérateur - Jour Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville ... Trans-herb e inc. 1090, rue Parent St-Bruno”
  • Tea: 4 O'Clock Tea | Made in CA directory “Manufactured In: Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Greater Montreal, Quebec”

People

100.0 reported

CA 100%

The only site disclosed anywhere is 1090 rue Parent, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, which is the head office, plant and federal registered office, and every open position on the Trans-Herb careers page, from purchasing negotiator and national accounts manager to packers and operators, is located there. Trans-Herb describes itself as a Quebec family business and no office outside Canada was found.

  • Faites carrière chez Trans-herbe vendor_statement “Participer à la croissance d'une entreprise familiale québécoise ... Négociateur aux achats Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville ... Gestionnaire de compte – Marques Nationales Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville”
  • About Us — Four O'Clock vendor_statement “Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, in the Greater Montreal area”

Inputs

23.0 inferred

CA 5% · EU 5% · other 85% · US 5%

Tea is not grown in Canada, and Trans-Herb describes its core business as importing teas, herbs and spices from various countries of origin; Loblaws product copy for the Earl Grey names Indian black tea leaves and the rooibos chai names South African rooibos with Indian spices, and the vendor's mixologist is said to travel the world for rare plants and spices. Those origins all fall in OTHER, so the split is an estimate that leaves small shares for herbs such as peppermint or chamomile that could come from Canada, Europe or the United States, and for compostable filter paper and recycled cartons whose origin the vendor does not disclose.

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