Brick And Mortar Café for The Irie Cup

You should always know when and where to find premium loose-leaf tea: The Irie Cup wants to create your tea oasis in Huntley, Illinois

You’re always asking us, “Where are you located?,”  or "Do you have a tea shop?" and we heard you and the time has come to bring our tea oasis to life.

We want to give our tea community a real café/retail experience, with regular operating hours.  A place where you can get away from the business of life to relax over a few cups of tea with your friends or family. Discover, sip, and savor Caribbean-inspired blends as well as traditional blends from around the world. 

By funding our Tea Oasis, you’ll always know where to find The Irie Cup. But you’ll also benefit from:

• Faster shipping times                                                                                                                                Our proposed site is feet from the USPS; which improves our processing time for shipping.
• Discover new flavors and blends                                                                                                                               The new space and commercial kitchen will give us room to create and experiment.
• Less waiting for out-of-stock items                                                                                                                     More storage = more in-stock items

 Plus:

• Support a Black-owned business
• Support a woman-owned business
• Bring new traffic to Huntley

Everyone deserves access to high-quality, responsibly sourced teas, and the health benefits that come with them. We want to create a space where you can find relaxation over a cup of tea alone or with loved ones. Enjoy a good and pleasant cup that not only tastes good but is good for you.  We want to build a space where everything is “Irie.”

Will you help us bring back loose leaf tea to the northwest suburbs and fund our shop in Huntley?

•  When do we plan to open the shop?                                                                                                                                      Our goal is to move into the space this fall/winter with our grand opening in 2023
• How will we spend your money?                                                                                                                                               The Irie Cup will use these funds to repair, remodel, and paint the existing space, purchase necessary equipment and train and hire employees.
• Who is behind The Irie Cup?                                                                                                                                                         The Irie Cup is a family-inspired, owned, and operated company, run by husband-and-wife team Joseph and LaShanda Lewis. Their three growing children often lend a hand, too.

Will you join the Irie Tribe and be a founding contributor?

WE LOVE WHAT WE GET TO DO!

It has truly been a blessing to get to serve you since 2020 online and in person at the markets. All the late nights, early mornings, planning, developing, correcting, setting up, tearing down, traveling are more than worth it when we see your smiling faces and hear your beautiful stories.

You have encouraged us so much to continue on our journey and we couldn't be more grateful for our #irietribe. We couldn't have made it this far without your support.

In order to reach our goal and make this a reality, we need you. Every dollar and every share will help bring our tea Oasis to life and service to our community. 

- Joseph & LaShanda Lewis