“Today the SONNENTOR sun is going to rise for you”
The company's motto is reflected in the products of the bio-specialist and summarizes the company philosophy. SONNENTOR was founded in 1988 by Johannes Gutman, a farmer’s son and innovative entrepreneur and three organic farmers who supplied organic herbs to the company. Today however, the Austrian SONNENTOR family (Co-Op) has grown to over 195 certified organic farmers (many of them Demeter certified), who all grow highest quality raw materials for the organic herb and spice specialist. With a 50 percent market share in the specialized organic trade (tea and spices, not including food trade), SONNENTOR is leading the European market and has won numerous awards for product innovation and sustainability. The company's products are:
- Certified Organic
- Many products are certified by Demeter
- USDA Certified Organic
- Biodynamical planted, grown & harvested
- Fair Trade
- Fair Labor
- 80% of its packaging materials to renewable
raw materials
- 96% of all packaging materials are recycled or
reused (http://en.sonnentor.com/en2/news/sonnentor_packaging)
- Bilingual packaging according to Canadian
requirements
SONNENTOR is a synonym for freshness, top quality and thorough manual preparation. Not to mention innovative, nutritious and valuable products from certified organic farming. SONNENTOR offers a wealth of herbal teas, tea blends and spices grown in the "Waldviertel," in the northern region of Austria. In line with tradition, harvesting and drying take place in accordance with the lunar cycles. Herbs are carefully harvested (according to moon phase), dried at temperatures of less than 40°C, then sorted and packed into special bags by hand on the farm. Whole leaves guarantee freshness and full aroma, and reduce the need for excess packaging materials. What's more, all SONNENTOR herbs are immediately packed by hand on the farm. This keeps in all the goodness until it is released in your tea cup. By obtaining their crops directly from organic farms, SONNENTOR ensures that they can trace the complete origins of each and every product. Natural soils, sensitive cultivation and long-term experience do the rest, ensuring that the plants are ideally suited to becoming genuine SONNENTOR herbs. This results in teas and herbal blends which not only fully correspond with ecological standards, but also meet the stringent directives of SONNENTOR quality management. Pure nature for your senses.
