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One Cup of Porridge: 29,000 Bright Starts

A warm fortified cup of porridge helps children on the tea gardens start their school day ready to learn. We have already donated over 29,000 cups since March 2025, can you help us increase that number?

£416.0 Total of 8320.0 cups of porridge

Target: 20000 cups (42%)

Select Amount:

£0.50 makes 10 cups

RECOMMENDED £1.00 makes 20 cups

£5.00 makes 100 cups

About the Campaign:

Kids don’t usually drink tea but they’re at the heart of where it begins.
When someone enjoys a cup of tea, it’s easy to forget the families and children growing up in the tea gardens where those leaves are picked. Tea Kids puts the focus back on them, helping customers play a part in supporting the next generation in these communities. Each donation helps provide fortified cups of porridge for children growing up on tea estates giving them the nourishment they need to learn, play, and thrive.

We’re proud to announce project TEA KIDS, our charitable initiative focused on providing fortified nourishment towards a better future, helping children in tea-growing communities for a fairer world. We are committed to making the UN Sustainable Development Goals a reality.

SDG1nopoverty #SDG2zerohunger #SDG3 goodhealthandwellbeing #SDG4qualityeducation #SDG5genderequality

Let us introduce you to the heart-warming One Cup of Porridge project and how choosing SUKI does better for the tea community.

The One Cup of Porridge Project:

‘Every child is born with a curiosity about the world around them, but they need the right balance of support to help them learn and to grow. Above all, children need roots of learning in place so that they can thrive and flourish’ - Annie.

Every time you choose SUKI TEA you are helping us donate to Tea KidsTM ‘One Cup of Porridge’ program, providing pre-school tea kid children with a fortified cup of porridge, 'breakfast in a cup', in a safe and nutritious learning environment. And in turn, enabling their parents to work, especially mothers, knowing their children are in a place where their ‘roots’ of learning can happily, and safely, grow. To date, our donations have provided over 100,000 cups.

One Cup of Porridge project is based in Rwanda, one of our most esteemed tea gardens we regularly source from. Through this initiative, we support local organisations in tea-growing regions to provide 'breakfast in a cup' to children in a pre-school environment. This vital nutrition helps support healthy development and fuels their dreams. The TEA KIDS goal is to expand projects like One Cup further afield to other tea gardens and growing regions that we have worked closely with for decades in our sourcing.

In tea-growing areas, communities face socio-economic challenges, and children often bear the brunt of food insecurity. By supporting TEA KIDS and the One Cup of Porridge project, we directly address this issue. Together, we strive to make a positive impact, ensuring that children have access to a nutritious meal, fuelling their potential for a brighter future.

Choosing SUKI Does Better:

When you choose SUKI TEA, you actively contribute to the well-being of the tea community. By supporting our brand, you join us in our commitment to ethical sourcing, fairly traded goods, and sustainability. We work directly with tea farmers, ensuring fair wages and supporting environmentally friendly practices. With SUKI, you make a conscious choice that does better for the tea whole community.

Empowering Tea Farmers:

SUKI TEA believes in empowering tea farmers and promoting social progress. Through fair trade practices, we build strong, sustainable partnerships, fostering long-term relationships based on mutual respect. By choosing SUKI, you become part of this journey, positively impacting the lives of tea farmers and their families. Together, we can create a more equitable tea industry.

We operate day to day aspiring to grow a community dedicated to making a difference. Your simple act of enjoying a cup of tea transcends boundaries, creating positive change and supporting the well-being of children in tea-growing communities. Together, let's raise our cups and spread the message of a brighter and more equitable future for all.

Thanks, maybe next time

BACK TO BASICS

This month, at Suki Tea Makers, we’re celebrating the return to analogue. Day to day life is busy. Especially in our industry. The hustle and bustle to get through breakfast, lunch and dinner service, remembering to post the reels, order stock, post more reels; whilst exciting and to be honest, feels very fortunate in today’s climate – we’re all in need of a quiet moment, a return to analogue, a time to brew.

Let’s get back to basics. We know how much consideration goes into choosing the right coffee, the same should be done for your tea. We always suggest having a core range of 6 bestsellers. The most important one? The black tea. I cannot TELL you the joy our pot of Belfast Brew brings us at Suki HQ at 10:30 every single morning. Pair it with a sausage bap or a fry? Ooft.

Loose-leaf will yield you the highest margin, one scoop per teapot, makes it for a very swift drink to make operationally, and makes training new staff a doddle. Treat your black tea offering with as much care are you do your lattes, and your flat whites. You customers will notice the care, they will notice the consideration for the best quality there is, and not as an afterthought.

After you have chosen your black tea, your herbals, fruits and greens, the next step is to tell your customers about it. Seems simple right? We list our americanos, our lattes, and flat whites on our menu board, I urge you to do the same for your tea. Belfast Brew, Green Sencha, Whole Peppermint, Earl Grey Blue Flower, Apple Loves Mint, Lemongrass & Ginger. The biggest barrier is to list your tea offering as ‘tea’ – customers don’t have the time to ask, or if they do, you have normally lost them by the time you have got to tea number 3 (that's if they can hear you).

Finally. Let your customers see the tea. Our teas are gorgeous! The bright colourful cornflowers in the Earl Grey Blue Flower, or the rose buds in the long standing favourite Apple Loves Mint. They are eye catching, and when you see them lined up on a shelf behind the coffee bar, give an old school sweetie shop vibe. Speaking of which, have you seen our new Suki branded glass jars? If your current set up looks a bit tired, contact us to refresh your storage solutions.

This month, we are running a promotion across a number of our bestsellers, check your emails in the next day or two for the details on the promotion. If you’re not signed up to our trade newsletter, let us know and we’ll make sure you’re a part of it.

I encourage you to take a moment, check your tea stocks and have a look at your range. Email orders@suki-tea.com to top up, to refresh and to avail of a fabulous offer for the month of February.

Amy