Numi Organic Tea
US-owned · made in the US
US organic and fair trade black, green, white, pu-erh and herbal teas in bags and loose leaf, from an Oakland, California public benefit corporation.
Oakland US · numitea.com
Numi is an Oakland, California tea company founded in 1999 by Ahmed Rahim and Reem Hassani, organized as Numi, Inc. P.B.C., with the J.M. Smucker Company holding about a 42 percent equity interest. Ingredients come from more than 30 countries, mostly China and India. Sold in Canada through Well.ca and iHerb; the vendor says many Canadian grocers carry it but names none.
Switch: US company: founder control in Oakland, California with a 42 percent stake held by the J.M. Smucker Company.
Factors
Ownership
0.0 verifiedUS 100%
Numi, Inc. is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Oakland, California, run by its founders; Smucker's fiscal 2026 10-K reports approximately a 42 percent equity interest, so profit flows to US owners either way. Corporations Canada shows no matching corporation and the California registry was not checked.
- J M Smucker Co 10-K for fiscal year ended April 30, 2026 filing “approximately a 42 percent equity interest in Numi, Inc.”
- Form D, Numi, Inc., filed 2015-12-30 filing “Numi, Inc.; DELAWARE; Corporation; 400 23rd Street, OAKLAND, CA 94612”
- Terms & Conditions – Numi Tea vendor_statement “Welcome to the shopping website of Numi, Inc. P.B.C.”
- Founders – Numi Tea vendor_statement “Numi was founded in 1999 in Oakland, California by brother and sister Ahmed Rahim and Reem Hassani”
Manufacturing
0.0 inferredother 20% · US 80%
Smucker's 2016 10-K describes Numi as the manufacturer of its teas located in Oakland, California, and The CANADA List records manufacturing as USA, but the vendor site never names a blending or packing site. The split is an estimate that leaves room for lines such as flowering teas that are finished at origin.
- J M Smucker Co 10-K exhibit 13 for fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 filing “the manufacturer and marketer of Numi brand premium organic teas located in Oakland, California”
- The CANADA List directory “Numi Organic Tea; Ownership (Country): USA; Manufacturing (Countries): USA”
People
0.0 reportedUS 100%
The company is headquartered in Oakland, California, where its founders and offices are; no Canadian office or staff were found.
- Numi Tea'm vendor_statement “Oakland, CA home”
- Numi Organic Tea (Q7069680) other “P159 Oakland (Q17042); P17 United States of America (Q30); P571 1999”
Inputs
16.5 reportedEU 5% · other 85% · US 10%
The vendor says it sources 130+ organic ingredients from more than 34 countries, and press reports most supplies come from China and India; Italian bergamot and US packaging make up the remainder. The split is an estimate.
- Pure Tea – Numi Tea vendor_statement “Numi sources 130+ organic ingredients from more than 34 countries around the world”
- The rare flavors and unique taste of Oakland's Numi Tea - Oakland North press “most of their supplies come from China and India”