The S&D Iced Tea Difference

…S&D is the largest tea supplier to the Food Services Industry in NA

• 30 Million lbs. tea production capacity

• First US based coffee & tea manufacturer ISO 9001:2008 quality designation

S&D travels to and imports directly from origin “A” list suppliers in . . .

• China

• Argentina

• Vietnam

• Indonesia

…S&D controls the purchase and blending of all its tea

• Some tea “Suppliers” buy blended tea from third party importers

S&D has developed:

• Unique “in country” cleaning process.

• Our tea purity is certified before containers ship.

…While many others outsource this role

• Joe Doyle, S&D’s Director of Tea Procurement & Products ensures our tea meets rigorous quality standards

• We buy and control every tea component

…Doyle selects tea leaves which are specifically chosen and blended to be prepared as iced tea.

S&D has invested in a separate state of the art blending and packaging plant just for Iced Tea

• Tea production is in a separate building

• Some tea “Suppliers” have tea packed by third parties

S&D maintains:

• Over 99% order fill rate.

• Over 99% on time ship rate.

• 100% blend consistency rate.

• Sourced by S&D

• Controlled by S&D

• Blended and packed by S&D…at S&D

• S&D’s iced tea contains 115mg of flavonoids per 8oz. serving (or 460mg of flavonoids per 32oz. serving)!

-Medallion Labs Report; May 15, 2009

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