Dec 4, 2024Shaka Tea Shuts Down Two Years After AcquisitionHawaiian beverage brand Shaka Tea is shutting down, according to a message the company posted to its website and sent out to email list subscribers this…
Sep 1, 2022Last Updated Sep 1, 2022Shaka Tea Founders Exit, Launch Women-Focused Investment FundSeven months after the brand was acquired by King’s Hawaiian parent company Irresistible Foods Group, Shaka Tea’s founders Harrison Rice and Bella Hughes are…
Feb 2, 2022Last Updated Feb 2, 2022King’s Hawaiian Acquires Shaka TeaFamily-owned food manufacturer King’s Hawaiian has acquired Hawaii-based beverage brand Shaka Tea, the company announced today. Terms of the transaction were…
Jan 12, 2021Last Updated Jan 12, 2021Distribution Roundup: Shaka Tea Makes Bicoastal Moves, Pillars Goes NationwideHawaiian tea brand Shaka Tea is expanding its presence on both coasts this month through partnerships with key regional distributors, including Nestlé Waters’…
Jun 1, 2020Last Updated Jun 2, 2020Shaka Tea Raises $2.3M as Brand Preps Nationwide GrowthShaka Tea, a Hawaii-based maker of ready-to-drink and bagged tea products, has raised $2.3 million in a funding round led by farming company Mahi Pono,…Jan 21, 2020Last Updated Jan 21, 2020Shaka Tea Now Non-GMO Verified, Debuts New LabelsShaka Tea is now project non-GMO verified and debuted refreshed branding, including new labels at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco taking place…Jun 20, 2019Shaka Tea Appoints Director of Sales, Western USShaka Tea, the first line of authentically Hawaiian iced teas on the market brewed with adaptogenic, herbal mamaki, a leaf only found and grown in the Hawaiian…
Aug 14, 2018Last Updated Aug 17, 2018Taste Radio Ep. 124: Milk Street/America’s Test Kitchen Founder: ‘Nothing is Authentic’… Food Is a ‘River That Keeps Moving’Christopher Kimball, the founder of Milk Street and America’s Test Kitchen, explained his perspective that, at its core, there is nothing “authentic” about…