About TeaRange
About Owner of TeaRange Products
Bassir Sobhani
Bassir Sobhani – Owner of Tea Range, born in Tehran, Iran, the 62-year-old tea entrepreneur has called Canada home since immigrating from Sri Lanka in 1984. After leaving Iran to help the Baha’i community in Sri Lanka, Bassir came to Canada to follow his dream of becoming a master tea blender. It was a while in Sri Lanka that Bassir learned his skills and made the right connections.
However, over the past 20 years, Bassir has ended up a gourmet of pleasant teas and determined to bring his particular blends to the markets of Nova Scotia. “I wanted to do something specific,” Bassir explains, “so I decided to do what I understand and that I know how to mixture tea.
One of the largest exports of Sri-Lanka is tea and I have been there many times to discus different blends with the owners of one large plantation. It is so different there now after the United Nations Global Compact enacted ethical standards to take care of their workers. This is one of the reasons that I’ve chosen this Tea Plantation.
– Bassir Sobhani, Owner of TeaRange Products
Many Years of Experience
THE HISTORY OF THE TEARANGE
Tea Range started by Baku Enterprise Ltd., developed over 50 formulas to blend tea products from all natural flavors obtained from a German firm and dried berries from Nova Scotia. Products include the finest black and green tea leaves from a Tea Plantation in Sri Lanka that has an excellent program of sustainability for its community and especially for the plantation workers. This particular plantation was the first to respond to the Global Compact initiated by the United Nations during then Secretary-General, Kofi Annan and committed to the principles of human rights, labour, environment and corruption.
All of Bassir’s blending formulas are tested by himself in Sri Lanka before being prepared and packaged for sale.
Bassir focuses on getting his product to market through many local firms & welcoming dealers from across Canada and the US. Baku Enterprise Ltd. also provides Private Labelling services and special ordering of bulk teas.
“I know the right people who deal with high-quality teas, teas that are not easy to come by,” said Bassir.
He compares his growing and purchasing methods similar to the Fair Trade system, whereby tea growers are paid a fair price for their product.
The difference between the tea blend here and what most consumers buy from large stores is the quality. This tea is so good it needs nothing added, but if one chooses to do so still it’s delicious and that is the difference. Some of the new blends being worked on include blueberry, strawberry and cranberry blends that are all rich in anti-oxidants.
Reach Us
Contact us for High-Quality Tea, Private Labelling, Chocolate, or Tea Accessories
1167 Bedford Highway,
Halifax, NS - B4A 1B9
+1 (902) 877 6284
sales@tearange.com