Gerber Finance announced it has funded a $4 million line of credit to Numi Organic Tea. The company was established in 1999 and is a worldwide importer and exporter of specialty organic premium teas and herbs. It is the largest fair trade certified tea brand and one of the fastest growing organic tea companies in the North America.

Numi is committed to environmental responsibility and imports and produces a wide variety of super-premium organic teas and herbal “tea sans” which are globally sustainable in recyclable packaging. Its products can be found in major national retail outlets and specialty stores including Whole Foods, Stop & Shop, Safeway, Target, Balducci’s, Cost Plus World Markets, Wegmans, Amazon and its teas are sold to and used by well-known international food service providers such as Cheesecake Factory, Hyatt, Cosi, and United Airlines among many others.

"Numi is more than just a tea company.  We are an organization that delivers goodness through the intentions of our work and the collaborations of our community.  Gerber Finance is the ideal financial partner for us, they took the time to understand our business and worked diligently to create a financing solution which would meet the needs of our business.  We are very impressed with their flexibility and commitment to helping us reach our goals," notes Ahmed Rahim, Co-Founder & CEO of Numi Organic Tea.