• January 12, 2009

Mighty Leaf Tea will serve as the official tea provider for the James Beard Foundation, the nonprofit dedicated to "celebrating, preserving and nurturing America's culinary heritage."

The designation makes Mighty Leaf one of the selected "house purveyor" brands provided to chefs cooking at the James Beard House. Mighty Leaf will serve its collection of premium, whole-leaf teas at events and programs at the House throughout 2009.

The brand describes its monetary and product donations benefiting the James Beard Foundation as "an integral part" of its recently launched Mighty Leaf Tea Foundation, created to support artisans and their communities in the world's tea-growing regions. The MLT Foundation also supports Aid to Artisans, Art of Elysium and Common Threads.--Karlene Lukovitz