Cha's Organics
Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Quebec
Montreal importer of organic, fair trade Sri Lankan spices and coconut products whose tea line is a single Masala Chai black tea.
Montréal, QC CA · chasorganics.com
Cha's Organics is a founder-run Montreal importer, started in 2006 by Chanaka and Marise, that sells certified organic and fair trade spices, coconut milk, rice and tropical fruit grown by small producers in Sri Lanka. Tea is a minor line, one Masala Chai black tea whose tea and spices are grown and harvested in Sri Lanka, alongside a turmeric latte mix. It sells direct from a Montreal warehouse, through Well.ca, and through a Storemapper store locator that would not load without a browser, so no grocer could be confirmed.
Factors
Ownership
100.0 reportedCA 100%
The site presents the company as founded in 2006 by Chanaka and Marise, gives a single Saint-Laurent, Quebec address, and names no investor or parent. The CANADA List records the owner as Cha's Organics Inc. of Canada, which corroborates but does not verify. Corporations Canada returns zero results for the name, so this is most likely a Quebec provincial corporation; the Registraire des entreprises du Québec could not be reached this session.
- About Us – Cha's Organics · the vendor's own site “Founded in 2006 by Chanaka and Marise”
- Terms of service – Cha's Organics · the vendor's own site “2505 rue Cohen, St-Laurent QC, Canada H4R 2N5”
- Search Results - Corporations Canada · registry record “0 results were found, 0 returned.”
- The CANADA List · directory “Cha's Organics is a Canadian-owned organic-food company; the peppercorns are imported from growing regions and packed or prepared in Canada for Canadian markets.”
Manufacturing
36.0 reportedCA 20% · other 80%
The Masala Chai page says the black tea and spices are all grown and harvested by small-scale producers in Sri Lanka and lists Sri Lanka as the country of origin. The site never says where the blend is packed; the CANADA List notes that the brand's peppercorns are packed or prepared in Canada, so the 0.2 Canadian share is an estimate for possible Montreal packing rather than a published figure.
- Masala Chai Black Tea – Cha's Organics · the vendor's own site “all grown and harvested from biodiverse family-owned forest gardens by small-scale producers in Sri Lanka”
- Fair Trade – Cha's Organics · the vendor's own site “producers who grow Cha's Organics spices, coconuts and tea”
- The CANADA List · directory “Cha's Organics is a Canadian-owned organic-food company; the peppercorns are imported from growing regions and packed or prepared in Canada for Canadian markets.”
People
100.0 reportedCA 100%
A single-site business with its only listed address and phone at 2505 rue Cohen in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, and a shipping policy that says orders ship from Montreal. The Sri Lankan growers are described as partner producers, not staff, and no office outside Canada is named.
- Give us a shout! – Cha's Organics · the vendor's own site “2505 Rue Cohen, St-Laurent QC H4R 2N5”
- Shipping policy – Cha's Organics · the vendor's own site “We ship from Montreal”
Inputs
28.0 reportedCA 10% · other 90%
Every ingredient in the tea, organic black tea plus true cinnamon, cardamom, clove, black pepper and ginger, is stated to come from Sri Lanka, and the fair trade page describes the producers who grow the company's spices, coconuts and tea in Sri Lanka. The 0.1 Canadian share is an estimate for packaging and the Shopify storefront, which is Canadian-run.
- Masala Chai Black Tea – Cha's Organics · the vendor's own site “all grown and harvested from biodiverse family-owned forest gardens by small-scale producers in Sri Lanka”
- Fair Trade – Cha's Organics · the vendor's own site “producers who grow Cha's Organics spices, coconuts and tea”
Where to buy
Grocers
- Flipp flyer search: Cha's Organics (Toronto) · grocery flyer “Fortinos: CHA'S ORGANICS COCONUT ROLLS, 100 G”
- Organic Original Coconut Roll | Metro · source “Cha's Organics Organic Coconut Rolls 100 g”
- Cha's Organics Organic Coconut Milk Curry Masala 400 ml - Voilà Online Groceries & Offers · source “Cha's Organics Organic Coconut Milk Curry Masala 400 ml”
- Flipp flyer search: Cha's (Toronto) · grocery flyer “Fortinos: CHA'S ORGANICS COCONUT ROLLS, 100 G”
- Flipp flyer search: Cha's (Toronto) · grocery flyer “Metro: CHA'S ORGANIC MEALS”