What Teazen does

Teazen is a South Korea-based producer and retailer of tea products serving both business (cafe) and consumer (individual) customers. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Seongnam, the company operates as a private, for-profit entity under the Teazen brand, accessible at teazen.co.kr. Its functional offering spans tea products marketed through what appears to be a dual B2B/B2B2C channel: supplying cafes on the wholesale side and selling directly to individual consumers on the retail side. No product catalog, SKU detail, pricing structure, packaging format, or proprietary production technology is disclosed in the available source material.

The only material capital event on record is a January 2008 funding round that lists TS Investment as an investor with a disclosed transaction value of $0 — an ambiguous data point that could reflect a non-dilutive instrument, an undisclosed equity value, or a data-recording artifact rather than a meaningful capital raise. No subsequent funding rounds, acquisitions, leadership changes, product launches, geographic expansions, partnerships, awards, patents, or regulatory actions are documented. The corporate website returned a 403 Forbidden error from the Gabia hosting provider at the time of data collection, blocking access to first-party corporate disclosures and leaving headcount, revenue, ownership, and management information as unresolvable data gaps.

Overall, the evidence base is exceptionally thin: the company description, business model mechanics, scale, and competitive positioning cannot be substantively characterized beyond the stated function of producing and retailing tea to cafes and individuals. Any deeper analytical claims about unit economics, channel mix, customer base, technology stack, or growth dynamics would be unsupported speculation and are therefore omitted.

Name

Teazen

Website

https://teazen.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beverages

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Tea Blending & Flavoring (AFAFADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tea (Leaf, Bagged, Instant, Concentrates) (CRADAHAE), Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI)

Keywords

• Beverage manufacturing
• Tea products
• Cafe supply
• Consumer beverages
• Packaged tea

Headquarters

HQ city

Seongnam

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Core offering

Teazen produces and retails tea products, supplying cafes and individual consumers. The company manufactures packaged tea offerings that are distributed to foodservice channels (cafes) as well as sold directly to end consumers. Specific product line details and pricing are not publicly available due to the company website being inaccessible.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tea products

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Republic of Tea: Specialty tea producer selling bagged and loose-leaf teas direct-to-consumer and through foodservice. Comparable as a specialty tea brand with both retail and wholesale (cafe/hotel) channels.
• Hyleys Tea: Korean-origin tea brand selling bagged and specialty teas to retail and wholesale channels. Closely comparable as a Korean tea producer serving both consumer and foodservice markets.
• Harney & Sons: US specialty tea producer and retailer operating tea shops, online D2C, and wholesale. Comparable as a vertically integrated tea producer-retailer serving cafes, hotels, and individuals.

Broad incumbents

• Dongsuh Foods: Korea's leading coffee and tea manufacturer (Maxim, Post), producing and retailing packaged tea and coffee for retail and foodservice. Directly comparable as a vertically integrated Korean tea/coffee CPG producer-retailer.
• Lotte Chilsung Beverage: Major Korean beverage conglomerate producing teas, juices, and RTD drinks including tea lines. Comparable as a large-scale Korean beverage producer with overlapping tea products distributed to cafes and retail.
• Ottogi Corporation: Large Korean food and beverage manufacturer with packaged tea products alongside noodles and sauces. Comparable as a Korean CPG manufacturer distributing teas to retail and foodservice.
• Twinings: Global tea brand owned by Associated British Foods, producing bagged, loose-leaf, and specialty teas for retail and foodservice worldwide. Directly comparable as a branded tea producer-retailer.
• Tetley (Tata Consumer Products): Global tea brand producing bagged and specialty teas for retail and foodservice channels. Comparable as a multinational CPG tea manufacturer with broad distribution.
• Ito En: Japan's largest tea company producing bottled teas (Oi Ocha), loose-leaf, and RTD beverages for retail and foodservice. Comparable as a vertically integrated Asian tea producer with B2B and B2C channels.
• Dilmah: Vertically integrated Sri Lankan single-origin tea producer serving retail, foodservice, and hospitality globally. Comparable as a vertically integrated tea producer-retailer serving cafes and consumers.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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