About
Over 60 years ago, Ruth Campbell Bigelow changed the way we drink tea in the United States. An avid tea connoisseur, Ruth thought tea drinkers like herself would enjoy a more zestfully flavored tea. Happening upon a special colonial recipe that called for tea to be blended with orange peel and spices, she decided to try and re-create what she felt sounded like a wonderful idea. After much trial and error in the family kitchen, she finally hit upon what she thought was the best tasting recipe. After sharing samples with family, friends and acquaintances, one of them reported back that her new tea had caused nothing but constant comments. Thus the “Constant Comment” name was born which has created the foundation for this blog.
We believe in trying new combinations of tea and new products, we believe in asking our old and new friends, family and acquaintances what they think about our new blends, and we believe that success comes from trial and error, so join us on our blogging journey where we explore tea in all of its forms from helpful tea tips and celebrity tea news to the inner workings of Bigelow Tea, the company.
Let us know what you think, let us know what you do and don’t like, and share your thoughts. Who knows, maybe you will be the one to come up with a new name for our next tea flavor!
About the Contributors
Cindi Bigelow is currently the President of the Bigelow Tea Company in Fairfield, Connecticut and has been with the company since 1984. Cindi’s education, work experience and ethics have given her a solid background for what it will take to help lead the company into the future in order to keep Bigelow Tea vibrant, active and exciting for the next generation. This personal and corporate mission begins with creating and contributing to the Bigelow Tea blog. Look for Cindi’s entries under “Cindi’s Message.”
Bob Kelly is Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing and is a big sports fan. Bob has really enjoyed working with Joe Torre, Phil Simms and Chris Simms through the launch of the Bigelow Tea advertising campaign which targets men interested in tea. Look for Bob’s sports-talk and Bigelow updates in “Bob’s Take.”
Dean Hearst is the VP of Manufacturing and has been with Bigelow Tea for seven years with a recent move from Boise, Idaho to Fairfield, Connecticut. In Boise, Dean was the plant manager, and now in Fairfield, Dean is presently in charge of the three production plants where Bigelow Tea packages and distributes tea bags. Dean’s background is in manufacturing and engineering, and his new position as VP of Manufacturing calls for making teamwork and production seamless. Dean is always looking for ways to improve and make the operation better, so please feel free to offer suggestions and comments on his posts!
Kathy DePonte is the Direct Marketing and Web Site Administrator and has been with Bigelow Tea over eight years. She works on the Bigelow Tea Gift Catalog and BigelowTea.com web site. She also spends some of her time working with the catalog’s Call Center and Fulfillment Center. She was (and still is) a member of the Bigelow Tea Weight Loss Team. Being a member of the team helped her on her way of discovering a new life and spirit. Check out the Weight Loss category on this blog to see her further adventures at trying to reach her weight goal.
Creative Concepts Consultants, Bigelow’s social media agency, have helped to format and support Bigelow’s blogging, video and social networking efforts. Through Creative Concepts, you will hear from Elizabeth Strauss, Julie Dolan, Cecilia Hughes, Sandy Renshaw and Brenda Friedrich, professional writers with a focus on corporate blogging, Valorie Luther who will be answering most comments as well as making comments on other notable blogs, and Liesl Rexford who serves as the blog’s technical administrator.
To contact us about this blog, send us an email at blogging@bigelowteablog.com
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