Lipton is a brand named after its founder, Sir Tom Lipton, who started an eponymous grocery retail business in the United Kingdom in 1871. The brand was used for various consumer goods sold in Lipton stores, including tea from 1890 for which the brand is now best known.

Find out how Lipton grew from a small tea store in Scotland to a brand spreading sunshine through its tea bags and ready to drink iced tea.

Emerging amid 19th century imperial trade, Lipton Tea democratized an elite drink, as grocer Thomas Lipton packaged Ceylon leaves into quarter-pound blocks; the tea navigated global …

Oct 25, 2016 · So how did Thomas Lipton build this tea empire? Lipton was already a self-made millionaire before he ever entered the tea trade. He was the Scottish-born son of an Irish grocer, and in...

Its rich, complex story is woven tightly with the fabric of British history and culture. A significant contribution to Britain's colonial and post-colonial legacy, Lipton Tea has shaped the trajectory of the British tea industry, with an influence that extends far beyond the nation's borders.

Jul 7, 2014 · In 1880, Thomas Lipton traveled America on business. The Scottish grocer had become rich in part due to marketing stunts — and in upstate New York he met with a dairyman named L.L. Wight to...

Oct 29, 2021 · Despite its tragic end, how the 131-year-old tea brand emerged from the slums of Glasgow is a fascinating tale of the entrepreneurial spirit of the iconic founder Thomas J. Lipton.

Mar 21, 2024 · When tea was first brought over to the UK from Asia, it was exclusively a drink for the middle and upper classes - that was until one man brought tea to the working classes, that man was Glaswegian Thomas Lipton - this is his story.

Thomas Lipton, a man of humble beginnings, opens his first shop in Glasgow, Scotland. First Lipton advertising campaign in the US. Thomas Lipton is knighted by Queen Victoria. In 1902, he is then made a baronet. Lipton is the first to use printed bags with brewing instructions.

The origins of Lipton® Iced Tea lie with our very own Sir Thomas Lipton. After opening his first grocery stores in Glasgow in 1871, where he sold tea to his customers, he saw the potential in this deliciously aromatic beverage and bought a number of tea fields in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).