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Key moments in the career of Steven Smith

Created by njennes on Jan 16, 2012

Last updated: 01/23/12 at 04:37 PM

• Steven Smith Teamaker experiences sales gains of 130 percent over 2010.
  2011

• Whole Foods Market's Pacific Northwest division agrees to carry Steven Smith Teamaker products.
  2010

• Steven Smith Teamaker sells its first box of tea, Fez. A box of 15 bags costs $11.99.
  2009

• Smith begins working on the company that would become Steven Smith Teamaker.
  2008

• Smith leaves Starbucks and moves to France (at the urging of his wife) to “take a break and learn...
  2007

• Starbucks acquires Tazo for $9 million. Smith stays on as senior vice president of Tazo.
  1999

• Smith begins working on ready-to-drink beverages, such as liquid tea and juice concentrates.
  Jan 1994

• Tazo sells its first package of bagged hot tea, Awake Black Tea.
  Nov 1993

• Smith returns to work at Stash. Business partner Steve Lee gives him a small portion of his stock...
  1986

• Smith sells his one-third share of Stash to Yamamotoyama of America for approximately $275,000.
  1980

• Stash sells its first bagged tea, Orange Spice; 20 bags cost $1.79.
  1973

• Smith becomes a partner in the Stash Tea Company, a specialty tea manufacturer in Portland, Ore.,...
  1972