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History of Barry's Irish Tea
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The company was founded in 1901 by James J. Barry, grandfather of the present chairman, Peter Barry. From the outset, the company specialised in high quality tea and in 1934, Anthony Barry - father of Peter Barry - was awarded the Empire Cup for tea blending.

Until the 1960's, the tea was sold mainly from a Cork city shop in Prince's Street, but because of it's increasing popularity the decision was made to widen the wholesaling and distribution of the brand. The company began selling tea to shops in Cork City Centre, expanding into the suburbs and then out to the rest of the country.

At the same time, Barry's Tea tasters began to sample new teas coming from East Africa. When these new teas were introduced to the Barry's Tea blends, it became more apparent to consumers that the qualities of freshness, flavour and distinctive colour were unique to Barry's Tea.

Simply, by word of mouth, the reputation of Barry's Tea continued to grow and by the mid-1980's it had become a significant national brand.

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