Entrepreneurial Spirit and Strong Views

摘要

Currently based in London, England, the Hampstead Tea & Coffee Co. are the proud winners of the 1998, 1999 and 2001 You/Soil Association Organic Food Award for the best hot beverage of the year, as detailed on their website (www.hampsteadtea.com). They are proud practitioners of fair trade, as "a portion of the proceeds from every package of tea sold goes directly to the tea estate workers to fund social development programs, including village electrification, education initiatives and medical care." WEI thought it was important to interview Kiran Tawadey, the founder of Hampstead Tea, on the circumstances under which she started the company as a young female entrepreneur. Katherine Verhagen interviewed Ms. Tawadey on July 19th, 2004.