Rice Epicurean Markets^® and

The Original Ceylon Tea Company Team to

Enhance the ‘Epicurean Difference’

HOUSTON, TX— Rice Epicurean Markets^®, the store that delivers the epicurean difference, now presents The Original Ceylon Tea Company products in its premier lineup.

The Original Ceylon Tea Company—with offices in Dallas and Austin—offers 100% pure, high mountain-grown tea from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in flavors and blends sure to please the most discriminating palate.

“Rice Epicurean is an ideal partner for us,” says The Original Ceylon Tea Company president Kit Riley.  “Rice is committed to providing its customers with an excellent shopping experience through the highest quality products and services.  Our company’s tagline is ‘The Best Tea in the World.’  We both strive to provide our customers with a remarkable experience—it’s a great fit.”

The Original Ceylon Tea Company lets tea lovers choose from traditional English Breakfast Tea, Green Tea and Earl Grey, as well as premium black teas flavored with Raspberry, Mango, and Passion Fruit.  For those seeking to reach new heights in organic tea, the company is the exclusive North American source of the world-renowned Needwood Organic Tea; the first plantation to receive international organic certification.  Needwood is also a proud member of the Fair Trade Organization and continually demonstrates a deep commitment to the social welfare of its dedicated workforce.

For those with more adventurous tastes, there’s 1001 Nights.  This masterful blending of premium green and black teas is caressed with the cut blossoms of roses, orange blossoms and sun flowers, then bathed in the sweet liquor of red, ripe strawberries.  Steeped in tradition and myth, it’s considered an aphrodisiac in some corners of the globe, and delivers otherworldly delights.

For more information on The Original Ceylon Tea Company, visit the company website at http://www.ceylon-tea.com/ or call (877) 333-9901.  For more on Rice Epicurean Markets, visit their website at  http://www.riceepicurean.com/.

 # # #

Follow this link for individual Rice Epicurean Markets store locations and phone numbers.

  P.O. Box 3852 • Johnson City, TN 37602-3852 •  +1 (423) 467-9864

© 2010 HMA