It is now a Lipton Teas and Infusions division and is based in Kent, Washington.
[2] Tazo approached then Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz in 1998, seeking further investment partners.
[6] Unilever reached an agreement in November 2021 to sell the majority of its tea business to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for €4.5 billion.
The sale was completed in July 2022, with the new company named Lipton Teas and Infusions.
For example, the T in Tazo was changed for readability purposes in 2006 by sliding the cross-piece toward the top of the letter.