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Choice Organic Teas Introduces New Fair Trade Certified Chinese Green Tea

Seattle, WA February 24, 2005 – Choice Organic Teas, a brand of Granum, Inc.,
is introducing a new Chinese green tea, scheduled to be released mid March.
Dragon Well Green Tea, a revered Chinese classic will be added to Choice
Organic Teas Fair Trade Certified® line up as part of their Gourmet Blends
Line. This line, created for food service distribution, comes packaged in tea
bags made from unbleached natural fibers enclosed within an environmentally
safe, high barrier envelope that protects the freshness and flavor of the tea.
Choice Organic Teas Dragon Well is an organic and Fair Trade presentation of
one of the most famous of all Chinese teas. It has vibrant color, a fullness of
flavor, and very appealing, nutty aroma. Particularly well known for a long finish,
with a lingering bittersweetness, this is one of the most refreshing green teas.
Tea professionals within the company tried for years to find an organic and Fair
Trade Certified® Dragon Well Green Tea that fit the desired flavor profile and
high quality standards necessary to be worthy of carrying the Choice Organic
Teas brand name. “We are delighted to add this Dragon Well Green Tea to our
offerings. We want consumers to be able to expand their green tea horizons
with the exquisite and clean flavor of our new Dragon Well,” says Blake Rankin,
founder and President of Granum, Inc. Visit booth number 4643 at the Natural
Products Expo West in Anaheim, CA for more information and a taste of this
vibrant green tea.

Granum, Inc. introduced Choice Organic Teas in 1989 with three teas from
organic Japanese tea gardens. Fifteen years later, they offer more than seventy
varieties of Black, Green, Oolong, White teas, and herbal infusions available in
tea bags and loose leaf. Choice Organic Teas became the first tea crafter in
the US to Fair Trade certify all qualifying teas, providing exceptional tasting teas
with an environmental and social conscience. To download printable images
of the new tea boxes visit: http://www.choiceorganicteas.com/press