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We are the global network, connecting the trails of tea
Now part of Acomo N.V., a Dutch trading house specialized in spices, nuts and food ingredients, we continue to strengthen and grow in the tea world. For over 200 years, Van Rees has remained a leader in tea . Not only as a tea specialist, but as a supply chain manager and operational partner. Our offices around the world have the expertise about the products as well as the knowledge about the international and local standards. This leading position has been built through commitment, dedication, resilience and the seamless passing of knowledge and skills from one generation to another.
The Van Rees Group B.V
Global Network
Today we are one of the few leading international suppliers and processors of tea. Our Global network currently consists of 12 offices world-wide with exclusive representations in key producing countries and consuming markets. The supply of tea from any origin, to both private and public sectors, in many consuming countries, has made our name well known and synonymous with success and reliability in the tea industry.
Knowledge and experience
Product and market knowledge is our central and fundamental principle, deeply rooted throughout the organisation and is the base of all our commercial activities. We share this knowledge with our valued customers and the tea industry.
No dilution of focus
Our guiding philosophy is total concentration and absolute emphasis on our core activity of tea supply. There is no distraction with peripheral activities, tea is our product, tea is our passion.
Reputation and strength
Nearly two hundred years later, Van Rees stands at the forefront of tea with an unrivalled reputation and strength. We are proud of our history which guides us to the future.
Commitment & Ethics
Van Rees group is committed to the welfare of its global staff. The company aims for the highest ethical and legal standards wherever we are present and actively supports agricultural sustainability across the tea globe. All staff signs up to an internal ‘Code of Conduct’.
Our story
Tea is not just a beverage, it’s a “way of life”
It’s a magical brew that adds warmth to a chilly morning, cools the noon of the scorching sun and grants us moments of reflection to heal ourselves and replenish our strength. It connects people, cultures, hearts and minds. Each cup makes any place a home, wherever served.
“Tea” is a drink that cheers on any occasion.
A lot goes into making these occasions possible.
The journey begins with the pluckers on the fields. After a long journey, in branded packages, it ends up in the hands of tea lovers.
Between those phases, there is a distance. The pluckers and the tea brands operate on opposite sides of the world and have their own specialisations. There is a missing link which connects them with each other. A global network that has the extensive knowledge and experience to work in partnerships with all kinds of tea experts.
We are that Global Network. Connecting the trails of tea.
For over 200 years, Van Rees has remained a leader in the tea world.
Not only as a tea specialist, but as a supply chain manager and operational partner. Our offices around the world have the expertise about the products as well as the knowledge about the international and local standards that allows us to explore innovative ideas with our partners and to support them with solutions when needed. From tasting to supplying, from blending to logistics, we provide “total tea and tisane solutions”.
It all began in 1819 in the Netherlands, when a young tea enthusiast, Jan van Rees, turned his passion into a business. He crossed the country by horse and cart to sell tea, which became a huge success. The business kept on growing through the ages. Today, we are deeply rooted in tea covering the tea world. Yet, we still approach tea the same way as it should: As a craft. Our highly skilled professionals’ taste and grade long batches of different varieties of tea and tisane every week. The brews are personally handpicked by these experts, according to different taste and leaf profiles to match country, region and partner preferences. All out of passion, everything with purpose.
We are a royally recognised frontrunner who combines its rich history with 21st century skills.
Such acknowledgement comes with the ethical responsibility to focus on social aspects and to collaborate with mother earth. We are strongly committed to food safety, reducing waste and energy in the supply chain, and to our alliances with non-profit initiatives. Together with our partners, we strive to create a “perfect blend” for our partners, employees and nature.
That is our way of creating the “cheering occasions”. We connect tea drinkers with themselves, others and the world by connecting all links within the tea trail……From the pluckers to the brands. From crop to cup.
That is what we do since 1819…..
