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As Heard on Delilah.com Podcast

3rd generation president and CEO of Bigelow Tea, Cindi Bigelow, joins Delilah to share the history of the family enterprise she captains.

Bigelow Tea Co. Expanding with new Jeffersontown Facility

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As seen on CBIA.com - Cindi Bigelow Takes Part in A Panel Discussion

Cindi Bigelow takes part of a panel discussion, Patience, Empathy, Communication: COVID 19's Leadership Lessons.

Cindi Bigelow Receives Honorary Degree from HCC

Housatonic Community College CEO Dwayne Smith presents Cindi Bigelow, President and CEO of Bigelow Tea with an honorary degree during commencement for college’s class 2021 at the Hartford Health Care Amphitheater, in Bridgeport, Conn. May 27...

As Seen on Hamlethub.com - Cindi Bigelow To Receive Honorary Degree

Cindi Bigelow, President and CEO of Bigelow Tea, will receive an honorary degree from Housatonic Community College (HCC) at its 54th commencement exercises later this month for her longtime support of the college.
 

As Heard On UpFront Podcast

Cindi shares her childhood memories of tea tasting in the family kitchen, her ambition to one day run the company and memories of her grandmother Ruth Bigelow who founded the business in her New York City apartment.

As seen on PBS NewsHour Weekend

Cindi Bigelow speaks with PBS NewsHour Weekend in a segment discussing Bigelow Tea’s participation in the “ApprenticeshipWorks” program with the State of Connecticut.

As Seen on TheLocalMomsNetwork.com

This week’s Meet a Mom interview is with Cindi Bigelow, the third generation president and CEO of Bigelow Tea! She’s been working at her family’s business full-time since 1986, and assumed the role of CEO in 2005.

As Heard on Green Connections Radio Podcast

Listen to Cindi Bigelow, CEO of Bigelow Tea, started by her grandmother, explain the steps they are taking to do so in this engaging conversation with Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson.

As Seen on WCBS 880 Small Business Spotlight

Cindi Bigelow speaks with Joe Connelly of WCBS 880’s Small Business Spotlight to share tips for surging online sales and maximizing your “digital shelf” as retail sales remains sluggish.

As Heard on The Power Podcast - Bigelow Tea Enhances Sustainability

Cindi Bigelow speaks with...

Seen on NewHavenBiz.com -Power 25- Class of 2021

Cindi Bigelow is a member of the Power 25- Class of 2021

As Seen in Connecticut Magazine

Fairfield-based Bigelow Tea celebrates 75 years and family history in every cup .

As Heard on WCBS 880

Cindi Bigelow talking with Joe Connolly of WCBS Radio 880.

As Seen on Localish

Go behind the scenes to see how we make tea.

As Seen in the Stamford Advocate

Bigelow Tea has earned yet another accolade for its pursuit of a more sustainable operation.

As Seen in Inc. Magazine

One driving force for companies that choose to become benefit corporations is a recognition that they need to do more than sell a product or behave well. But leaders also say that being a B makes them better-run businesses.

As Seen on News 12

This year's BTCC raises $150,000 for local charities.

As Seen on News 8

March is Women's History Month. Third Generation President and CEO of family owned Bigelow Tea Cindi Bigelow shares her experience and advice.

Big Y Showing Local Love To Bigelow Tea

Big Y loves to support Local Partners and help them thrive in their stores AND in the community!

Bigelow Tea Honors Servicemen and Women With $23,520 Donation To The USO

In continuing support of service members and their families, Bigelow Tea was proud to present a check for $23,520 to the USO during a pre-game ceremony on Sunday, November 18, 2018, as the Giants prepared to play Tampa Bay at MetLife Stadium.
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As Seen on CBIA.com

Cindi Bigelow was one of three panelists who spoke to conference attendees about challenges small businesses face trying to compete in Connecticut, nationally, and globally—often against much larger companies...

As Seen in Vitamin Retalier - B Corporation & Benefit Corp: The Breakdown

Bigelow Tea recently became a Benefit Corporation.

Benefit Corporation Legislative Guide

A Legislative Guide to Benefit Corporations.

As heard on Naturally Savy Radio - Passionate About Tea

Listen as Bigelow President and CEO Cindi Bigelow talks with Naturally Savvy’s Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Andrea Donsky about their passion for all things tea!

As Seen on Diocese of Bridgeport.org - Cindi Bigelow honored

When Cindi Bigelow visited Caroline House in Bridgeport, she saw a group of volunteers changing the world in a small way … with monumental results.

As seen on WDRB.com

Two billion tea bags are filled each year from one of the country's most-recognized tea brands, and half of those bags are made in Louisville.

As Seen on Forbes.com-Six Top Women Leaders Share Insights

Cindi Bigelow was part of a roundtable discussion on 9/18/17 hosted by Robert Reiss of the CEO Forum. 

As Seen in the CT Post - Cindi Bigelow op-ed

In my position as the CEO of my family company, I learned lessons they don’t teach you at Wharton and Stanford, when I traveled to West Virginia with several hundred teenagers and fellow advisors for a week.

As Seen on NPR.org Making Her Story

Cindi Bigelow talks with Lucy Nalpathanchil, host of Where We Live on NPR Connecticut Public Radio, in the Women in Business segment, the first part of a 3-part series, “Making Her Story.”

As heard on RadioMD

Most of us know how important it is to put good things in our bodies to help us stay strong.  But, not everyone knows the best way to get those elements into a daily regimen.

As Seen on PBS - Burt Wolf Travels & Traditions Tea for Two with Cindi

Tea for Two, a Burt Wolf Travels & Traditions program featuring Cindi Bigelow that explores the cultural influence tea has had on music, art and literature.

As heard on It's Your Health with Lisa Davis April 2017

All of us know how important it is to put good things in our bodies to help us stay strong. That desire was the inspiration for the Bigelow Benefits line, everyday teas that fuel your body with good for you ingredients. But of course, flavor is...

As Seen on Forbes.com

Great Food Entrepreneurs share lessons from their parents. Cindi Bigelow shares with Robert Reiss.

As heard on It's Your Health with Lisa Davis

In celebration of Hot Tea Month and the launch of Bigelow Tea’s new TeaProudly campaign and the new-to-market Bigelow Benefits line, Cindi was interviewed by Lisa Davis, creator, host, and producer of It's Your Health radio heard on NPR...

As seen in CT Post- Fairfield Citizen-Stamford Advocate-Greenwich Time

During my first week on the job in our family business, my father taught me a lesson I never learned at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.

As Heard on Naturally Savy Radio

Cindi Bigelow from Bigelow Tea joined Andrea Donsky and Lisa Davis on Naturally Savvy Radio to discuss tea and its amazing health benefits.

As Seen in the CT Post - Having it all means setting priorities

"I believe you set your priorities for what you want," Bigelow said.  "If something isn't important, you're not going to have it, but you didn't want it anyway."

As Seen on NPR.org - The Story Behind the Tea and Oranges in Leonard Cohen's ...

His answer never varied: "She fed me a tea called Constant Comment, which has small pieces of orange rind in it, which gave birth to the image."

He was in fact referring to a store-bought tea manufactured by the Connecticut...

Guinness World Record

Bigelow Tea’s Charleston Tea Garden and the Town of Summerville now hold the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Glass of Iced Tea!

As Seen in Family Business - Steeped in Family Strength

Bigelow Tea, in its third generation of family leadership, holds its own against giant competitors
by focusing on innovation and quality.

A question on Jeopardy!

On Friday, February 13, 2015, the answer was...

As seen on WTNH with Ann Nyberg

The Fairfield-based Bigelow Tea Company is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year (2015). It all started when the founder of the company, Ruth Campbell Bigelow came up with a black tea with orange rinds and spices that...

As Seen in America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals

Lori Bigelow of Norwalk, Connecticut has recently been recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals as Professional of the Year 2015 for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Tea Manufacturing.