Tea company sips, shifts to new market demands

Local Tea Co. has felt the impacts of the pandemic on its wholesale business. Recent months, though, have also led to more online sales.

  • By Grier Ferguson
  • | 4:10 p.m. September 18, 2020
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Courtesy. Local Tea Co. Owner Michael Duranko says because people aren’t eating at restaurants as much during the pandemic, the wholesale side of his business is down.
Courtesy. Local Tea Co. Owner Michael Duranko says because people aren’t eating at restaurants as much during the pandemic, the wholesale side of his business is down.
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There’s been much ado about the impact of the pandemic on restaurants. It’s also, of course, hurting suppliers of restaurants.

 

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