Our story is simple. We fell in love.
Once upon a time—say, 1991—our founder was feeling a little lost,
existentially speaking. So she took a break from her everyday and headed for
the Himalayas in search of, well, who knows what. (Inspiration, maybe?)
While she was there, she met a man. Whoa, hit the mental brakes there,
people! Because here's where the story takes a left turn.
You see, she didn't fall in love with the man. She fell in love with the rich,
creamy, spiced tea he was selling. With CHAI. And all it took was one sip.
So she came home and dedicated herself to re-creating and reperfecting this
drink of all drinks. Before long, traditional chai's American cousin, Oregon
Chai, was born.
Today, Oregon Chai is part of the Kerry, Inc. family. And as the first to bring
authentic chai to the United States, we now spend our "everydays" striving to remain
true to our Oregonian roots while serving up Me Time wherever, whenever we
can.
So why Me Time? Well, we like to think sharing these daily moments of peace
and tranquility is good karma. Not in the sense of "next lives" or anything. But
rather, our day-to-day take on this life. Because if you really do get what you
give—and we give chai—then that's one tasty deal.
Naturally, only the finest ingredients will do.
That's why at Oregon Chai, we use organic and natural ingredients in all our
products. In fact, most of Oregon Chai's 32-oz. concentrates are over 90%
organic—perhaps you noticed the USDA Organic seal.
The one concentrate that's not organic and all-natural is our Sugar-Free
Original. It's made with Splenda. But that's actually a good thing for people
with diabetes, carb counters and anyone looking to remove sugar from their
diet. So all's well.
Now, where can you get your hands on Oregon Chai?
Glad you asked. Oregon Chai products are distributed to all 50 U.S. states,
Canada, Europe and Guam—yeah, really. You can find our products through
food service, natural foods and grocery channels. (Not to mention you can buy
chai on this here Web site, right?)