The Metropolitan Tea Company Inc.

The Metropolitan Tea Company Inc. is a Canadian tea business that operates as a trade supplier of tea and tea-related products. Its website presents the company around a set of core sections — Meet Our Tea Masters, Metro History, Metro Philosophy, Crop to Cup, Manufacturing, and Our World — which together describe a sourcing-to-cup operation that works with tea origins including the Balkans, China, India, Japan, Kenya, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Taiwan and Thailand. Rather than selling primarily to consumers, Metropolitan positions itself as a supplier to the trade: the site includes a 'Find A Teatailer' directory and a 'Find A Metz Seller' locator, indicating that its teas reach end customers through independent tea retailers and through sellers of its METZ line. The product range is broad and organised by category. Under 'Luxurious Tea & Herbs' the company lists bulk loose tea, artisan candy teas, chai, China black, CO2 decaffeinated, English favourites, estate, fine cut, flavoured black, flavoured green, flavoured oolong, flavoured pu-erh, flavoured rooibos, flavoured white, formed, functional wellness, green, herbal, herb and fruit, matcha, oolong, organic, strip teas, white, bulk pyramid tea bags, iced tea and matcha. Named blends visible in the catalogue include Cream Earl Grey 988, Decaff Breakfast 512D, Organic Earl Grey 906, Organic English Breakfast 004, Grand Breakfast 512, Orange Pekoe 940, Salted Caramel 90P, Cochin Masala Chai 951, Japan Sencha Mikado 92B, Organic Jasmine Gold Dragon 520, Organic Kyoto Cherry Rose 131, Long Island Strawberry 950, Angel Falls Mist 932, Organic Berry Berry 931, Organic Lemon Mango 933, Strawberry Kiwi 928, Organic Blue Nile Camomile 971, Organic Cascade Peppermint 051, Organic Ayurvedic Balance 936, Organic Lemon Ginger 954, Cucumber Melon 90G, Mediterranean Blue 976, Organic Turmeric Ginger Peach 90H and Organic Bourbon Street Vanilla 946. A separate METZ Matcha Collection and a METZ Luxury Tea line extend the brand into premium and matcha segments. Beyond tea itself, Metropolitan supplies collateral and accessories for serving and merchandising, such as a 6-slot pyramid display tray, 6-slot and 9-slot pyramid display boxes and a 12-slot menu box. This combination of bulk tea, branded pyramid bags, iced tea and display hardware suggests the company serves cafés, restaurants, hotels and specialty retailers that need both product and presentation. The site also maintains sections for news, trade shows, testimonials and reviews, and FAQs, consistent with a wholesale supplier that supports resellers and foodservice accounts. Ownership, founding date and headquarters are not stated in the available evidence, so they are left unspecified here. What is clear from the company's own materials is its identity as a Canadian-based, trade-focused tea house with an international sourcing footprint and a catalogue spanning traditional black and green teas, herbals, functional wellness blends, flavoured and organic lines, matcha and iced tea.

The available evidence does not include a dated corporate history for The Metropolitan Tea Company Inc.; the company's own 'Metro History' page is referenced in its navigation but its contents are not reproduced in the supplied snippets. What can be established from the company's website is the shape of the business it has built. Metropolitan presents itself as a tea house organised around sourcing and craft. Its navigation includes 'Meet Our Tea Masters', 'Metro Philosophy' and 'Crop to Cup', signalling that it frames its identity around the expertise of tea buyers or blenders and around direct relationships with tea-growing regions. The 'Our World' section lists origins spanning the Balkans, China, India, Japan, Kenya, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Taiwan and Thailand, indicating a multi-origin sourcing model rather than reliance on a single garden or country. A 'Manufacturing' section suggests the company handles blending, packing or finishing in-house rather than only trading raw leaf. The commercial model is wholesale and trade-oriented. The site provides a 'Find A Teatailer' directory and a 'Find A Metz Seller' locator, both of which point to a distribution strategy built on independent tea retailers and on sellers of the company's METZ line. Sections for 'In The News', 'Trade Shows', 'Testimonials / Reviews' and 'FAQs' are consistent with a supplier that markets to resellers and foodservice operators and supports them after the sale. Over time the catalogue has broadened well beyond plain black and green tea. It now spans chai, China black, CO2 decaffeinated, English favourites, estate, fine cut, flavoured black, flavoured green, flavoured oolong, flavoured pu-erh, flavoured rooibos, flavoured white, formed, functional wellness, herbal, herb and fruit, matcha, oolong, organic, strip teas, white, bulk pyramid tea bags, iced tea and matcha, plus artisan candy teas. The presence of a dedicated organic range and a functional wellness range reflects wider consumer interest in organic certification and in tea positioned around wellbeing. The METZ Luxury Tea and METZ Matcha Collection lines extend the brand into premium and matcha segments, while iced tea blends such as Angel Falls Mist 932, Organic Berry Berry 931, Organic Lemon Ginger 954, Cream Earl Grey 988, Cucumber Melon 90G, Grand Breakfast 512, Organic Lemon Mango 933, Long Island Strawberry 950, Mediterranean Blue 976, Orange Pekoe 940 and Organic Turmeric Ginger Peach 90H show the company adapting its blends for cold service. Metropolitan also supplies the hardware of tea service and merchandising: a 6-slot pyramid display tray, 6-slot and 9-slot pyramid display boxes and a 12-slot menu box. Offering display collateral alongside bulk tea and pyramid bags indicates a strategy of equipping cafés, restaurants and retailers to present and sell Metropolitan teas at the point of service. Because the supplied evidence does not state a founding year, founder, headquarters city or ownership structure, those details are not asserted here. The company is treated as an active, privately held Canadian tea business based on the country hint and the .com website, with the caveat that the evidence itself does not spell out corporate registration details.

Trade-focused tea supplier offering bulk loose leaf, pyramid tea bags, matcha and accessories to tea retailers, cafés, restaurants and foodservice accounts.

• METZ Luxury Tea

  Premium tea line marketed under the METZ name.

• METZ Matcha Collection

  Matcha-focused collection within the METZ range.

• Cream Earl Grey 988

  Flavoured black tea blend listed in the English Black Tea range.

• Grand Breakfast 512

  Breakfast-style black tea blend listed in the English Black Tea range.

• Orange Pekoe 940

  Traditional orange pekoe black tea listed in the English Black Tea range.

• Organic Earl Grey 906

  Organic Earl Grey blend listed in the English Black Tea range.

• Organic English Breakfast 004

  Organic English breakfast blend listed in the English Black Tea range.

• Decaff Breakfast 512D

  Decaffeinated breakfast blend listed in the Decaffeinated Tea range.

• Cochin Masala Chai 951

  Masala chai blend listed in the Chai Tea range.

• Japan Sencha Mikado 92B

  Japanese sencha green tea listed in the Green Tea range.

• Organic Jasmine Gold Dragon 520

  Organic jasmine green tea listed in the Green Tea range.

• Organic Kyoto Cherry Rose 131

  Organic green tea blend listed in the Green Tea range.

• Long Island Strawberry 950

  Fruit tisane listed in the Herb + Fruit Tisane range and in Iced Tea.

• Angel Falls Mist 932

  Fruit tisane listed in the Herb + Fruit Tisane range and in Iced Tea.

• Organic Berry Berry 931

  Organic fruit tisane listed in the Herb + Fruit Tisane range and in Iced Tea.

• Organic Lemon Mango 933

  Organic fruit tisane listed in the Herb + Fruit Tisane range and in Iced Tea.

• Strawberry Kiwi 928

  Fruit tisane listed in the Herb + Fruit Tisane range.

• Organic Blue Nile Camomile 971

  Organic herbal tea listed in the Herbal Tea range.

• Organic Cascade Peppermint 051

  Organic herbal tea listed in the Herbal Tea range.

• Organic Ayurvedic Balance 936

  Functional wellness tea listed in the Functional Tea range.

• Organic Lemon Ginger 954

  Functional wellness tea listed in the Functional Tea range and in Iced Tea.

• Cucumber Melon 90G

  Functional wellness tea listed in the Functional Tea range and in Iced Tea.

• Mediterranean Blue 976

  Functional wellness tea listed in the Functional Tea range and in Iced Tea.

• Organic Turmeric Ginger Peach 90H

  Functional wellness tea listed in the Functional Tea range and in Iced Tea.

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2. 2The Metropolitan Tea Company Inc. - Metro Historymetrotea.com
3. 3The Metropolitan Tea Company Inc. - Productsmetrotea.com
4. 4The Metropolitan Tea Company Inc. - Servicesmetrotea.com