Boston Tea Party (café chain)
A branch in Bristol | |
| Company type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Café |
| Founded | 1995 in Bristol, England |
| Headquarters | 75 Park Street, , |
Key people | Sam Roberts (CEO) |
| Products | Coffee beverages, tea, smoothies, ales, cooked meals, sandwiches |
| Website | https://bostonteaparty.co.uk/ |
Boston Tea Party is a British family-owned independent café group headquartered at its first café in Park Street, Bristol, which was opened in 1995. The business has 22 cafés, predominantly in South West England.[1][2]
Sustainability
On 1 June 2018, the company was the first coffee chain in the world to stop issuing single-use coffee cups in response to the global plastic pollution crisis. [3][4] The ban on coffee cups caused a 25% drop in the company's takeout sales, or £250,000, compared to £1 million annually previously.[5] The owner of the company said "we are 100% committed and there's no going back."[5]
All food is ethically sourced from sustainable resources.[6][7][8]
Awards
In 2015, Boston Tea Party won the award for Best Café in Food Magazine and Best chain café in Café Life. In the same year, it was also nominated for the Society, Large Group and Innovation awards at the Sustainable Restaurant Awards.[9]
In 2016, Boston Tea Party was featured on the Food Made Good Awards shortlist, as announced by The Independent. The recognition highlighted the café chain's innovative and fun approach to sustainability.[10]
In 2018, Boston Tea Party was rated as the most Most Ethical Coffee Shop in Britain by Ethical Consumers because all of its ingredients are sourced from sustainable resources and meet ethical sourcing standards.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "Friendly urban retreat on Bristol's Park Street". food-mag.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Boston Tea Party". bostonteaparty.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Boston Tea Party becomes first café chain to announce ban on disposable coffee cups". Bristol Post. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "This is the impact of one cafe chain giving up disposable cups". Pebble Magazine. 30 April 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Coffee cup ban: Boston Tea Party's sales fall by £250k". BBC News. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ a b "One moment, please..." www.bathecho.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ a b Booth, Martin (3 January 2019). "Boston Tea Party named UK's most ethical coffee shop". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Visit Somerset | Discover Bath | Food and Drink in Visit Somerset | Food & Drink in Bath | Boston Tea Party - Visit Somerset". www.visitsomerset.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Boston Tea Party on awards trail". hospitalityandcateringnews.com. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "The Food Made Good awards 2016 shortlist has been announced". The Independent. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
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