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Alaina Brown, Teeccino, 800-498-3434 alaina@teeccino.com
Steve Hoffman, Compass Natural, 303.807.1042, steve@compassnatural.com
 

The Blending of Two Worlds: Teeccino Carves Unique Niche in Providing? Chicory Herbal Teas that Taste Like Coffee

Roasted Organic Chicory Root In A Novel Tea Bag Are Behind Robust, Full-Bodied Coffee Flavor in Teeccino, “America’s #1 Coffee Alternative”

Teeccino, maker of Chicory Herbal Tea, the “Coffee-Lover’s Tea,” will celebrate 20 years in business at Natural Products Expo West, the world’s largest natural and organic products trade show, March 5-7, 2015, Booth #3778, Hall D, at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Santa Barbara, California (February 18, 2015) – How do tea drinkers get all the rich, robust, full-bodied flavor of coffee without the acid or caffeine? Drink Teeccino Chicory Herbal Tea, says Caroline MacDougall, founder and CEO of Teeccino, maker of “America’s #1 Coffee Alternative.”

For 20 years, MacDougall has been providing discerning consumers who are seeking a great-tasting coffee alternative with Teeccino’s all purpose grind that brews like coffee. Now, the company has positioned its line of tea bags to appeal to tea drinkers. “Tea drinkers love the taste of Teeccino because it is smoother, richer and creamier than coffee,” says MacDougall. “With our proprietary tea bag and master blend of roasted chicory combined with other unique ingredients, tea drinkers can now enjoy full-bodied, robust flavor that used to only be available to coffee drinkers.”

“Roasted chicory root has long been famed for giving French coffee – popular in New Orleans and the South since the early 1800s – a smoother, richer flavor,” says MacDougall. “But now we know there is much more benefit to drinking chicory than just its flavor.

Chicory root, a primary ingredient in Teeccino, is the highest sources of the soluble fiber, inulin, a key nutrient important in maintaining healthy gut flora and optimum digestive health. Inulin is also reported to help increase the absorption of minerals including calcium and iron, and to help stabilize blood sugar.

In addition to chicory, Teeccino is blended with other roasted ingredients including ramón seeds – traditionally used by the Maya to make a coffee-like beverage – in Teeccino’s French Roast and Chocolaté. Dandelion root, the renowned detox herb, replaces roasted barley in Teeccino’s certified gluten-free Dandelion teas. Spanish carob, with its chocolaty flavor, produces Teeccino’s creamy flavor that tea drinkers love.

“Plump” Tee-bag™ Provides Full-Bodied Flavor
In order to deliver the robust flavor of coffee, Teeccino’s line of six chicory herbal teas utilizes a new, proprietary Tee-bag™ which holds three times more product than industry-standard tea bags. “If you want the flavor of coffee from a tea bag, you need a tea bag that fits into a normal cup, but holds triple the weight of a regular tea bag,” MacDougall notes. “When you buy a box of Teeccino Tee-bags, you’re getting two to three times the herbal tea that is in other brands’ boxes,” she says.

Teeccino Tee-bags retail for $4.99 for a 10-count box and come in nut, regular and chocolate flavors. Two certified gluten-free flavors, made with dandelion root, retail for $5.99 for a 10-count box.

Celebrating 20 Years at Expo West
Teeccino will celebrate its 20th Anniversary at Natural Products Expo West, the world’s largest natural & organics products trade show, March 5-7, 2015, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, with a Happy Hour Party onFriday, March 6, 4:00 – 6:00 pm. Visit Booth #3778, Hall D to sample its delicious teas derived from the highest quality French-roasted chicory root– which has been brewed as a coffee alternative in France and throughout Europe for centuries.

About Teeccino Caffé
Teeccino provides superior foods and beverages that support the pursuit of optimal health while creating new trade for sustainably harvested ingredients that bring income opportunities to impoverished communities. Teeccino, a majority woman-owned business, is the #1 brand of coffee alternatives in the U.S. Its products are available online and are nationally distributed to natural and specialty grocery stores nationwide including Whole Foods Market, Sprouts and other leading independent natural food retailers. Please visit our website atwww.teeccino.com, like us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram. For wholesale inquiries, contact 800.498.3434, info@teeccino.com.

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