Who owns Teavana?
Teavana is owned by Starbucks (the United States, NASDAQ: SBUX), which has owned the brand since 31 December 2012.[1]
Evidence: Starbucks Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-14, SEC EDGAR, 14 November 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Starbucks Corporation verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Seattle, Washington
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Atlanta, Georgia
- Founded
- 1997
- Category
- Beverages › Coffee, tea & hot drinks › Tea
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: SBUX
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Teavana
Teavana was a specialty tea retailer Starbucks acquired in 2012 for $620 million. Starbucks closed all of its shops in 2017 and now uses the name for packaged and in-store tea, so the brand survives without the retail business it was bought for.
Ownership timeline of Teavana
Where Teavana sits in Starbucks
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Starbucks
Starbucks controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Starbucks Reserve (2010)
Other brands in tea, and who owns them
The 32 brands in tea on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is Orimi Trade, with 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Gita | Orimi Trade | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Fahari Ya Kenya | Ketepa | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| Five Roses | AVI | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| ITO EN Matcha Green Tea | ITO EN | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Piala Gold | RG Brands | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan |
| Tata Tea | Tata Consumer | 🇮🇳 India |
| Good Nature | Alkaloid | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia |
| Twinings | Associated British Foods | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
About the owner: Starbucks
Starbucks is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States, founded in 1971. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: SBUX.
Starbucks was founded in Seattle in 1971 selling roasted beans rather than drinks. Howard Schultz joined in 1982, failed to persuade the founders to sell espresso, left to start his own bar, and bought the company in 1987. It is the largest coffeehouse chain in the world.
🇺🇸 Teavana and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Teavana is not one of them.
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- Apple & Eve — Lassonde 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Teavana?
The parent company of Teavana is Starbucks, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Teavana American?
Yes. Teavana originated in the United States in 1997 and its owner, Starbucks, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Starbucks owned Teavana?
Starbucks has owned Teavana since 31 December 2012.
Is Teavana still owned by Starbucks?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Teavana is still owned by Starbucks. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Starbucks Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-14 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 14 November 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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