TWG Tea

Retail Asia10/01/2019

Private Equity firm KKR has taken up a “significant stake” in massage chair and lifestyle products group V3, the owner of the OSIM and TWG Tea brands. KKR’s investment is up to S$500 million in V3, valuing V3 at an enterprise value of about S$1.7 billion. However, Both parties declined to comment on the exact mix […]

Retail Asia06/12/2018

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Private equity company KKR is to invest as much as S$500 million (US$366 million) into V3, the parent of cafe chain TWG Tea and massage chair retailer Osim, to fund regional expansion. In a deal which mixes equity and financing, KKR will take an unspecified “significant stake” in V3, which is effectively valued at S$1.7 […]

Retail Asia11/06/2018

TWG Tea has launched a London flagship in Leicester Square. Inside, the TWG flagship are tables laden with colourful cannisters of the company’s teas, including London Breakfast, Paris Breakfast (with candied spices), Russian Breakfast (Georgian smoky tea with bergamot); afternoon and evening blends like the Orient Express (black tea with wild berries) or Longevity tea, […]

Retail Asia24/04/2018

To mark its 10th anniversary, TWG Tea has launched a global e-commerce website, with Singapore being the first nation to experience it (the company is based in Singapore). With a refurbished interface, the site now offers a suite of tools, such as a customised gifting guide and an interactive tea connoisseur service, which recommends a […]

Retail Asia24/01/2017

For its first outlet in Asia, Australian tea chain T2 Singapore has launched with a new brew that pays homage to local breakfast staple kaya toast. Its Singapore Breakfast tea is a blend of pu’er (Chinese fermented tea), green tea, coconut flakes and roasted rice. It is among more than 150 types of teas at […]

Retail Asia22/10/2016

Singaporean brand TWG Tea has entered the North American market with a store in Vancouver. In its eight years, TWG Tea has opened 56 owned and franchised boutiques and salons in 17 cities including Dubai, London and Shanghai. In Canada, its franchise and distribution rights have been bought by Tom and Karinna James, who previously […]

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KKR invests into lifestyle products

KKR to acquire significant stake in V3, TWG Tea

New TWG Tea Leicester Square Boutique has more than 800 teas

TWG Tea celebrates with new e-commerce platform

T2 Singapore launches with kaya toast brew

TWG Tea makes debut in Canada