Top Tea Facts

The average tea drinker drinks 3 cups a day



Tea can be found in 9 out of 10 households

63% of the population still drink tea on a daily basis



Tea accounts for 33% of all drinks drunk, more than double coffee (16%) and bigger than all soft drinks combined (excluding tap water)

The average cup of tea costs 1.7p per cup. Only tap water is cheaper

The price of normal tea bags has fallen 16p per kg over the past 2 years

Tea was originally considered to aid digestion and was sold in chemists & grocery stores

PG tips (launched in 1930) was originally called a 'Digestive' blend, later changed to Pre-Gest-Tee and subsequently shortened to PG tips - the 'tips' coming from the fact that only the top two tips are used for the tea

Black tea has similar levels of caffeine as green tea, it's 100% natural, just fresh leaves dried without chemicals

Tea taken without milk contains no calories, making it the perfect drink for part of a healthy diet

Tea is second only to water as being the best drink to hydrate with, making it revitalising and a natural refresher

Milk in first or after?

The tradition of putting milk in the cup first began in the days when porcelain was likely to crack if hot water was poured directly into it, the drop of milk helped protect it

Evolution of the PG tips tea bag:

1930 'Digestive' Blend launched

Post WW2 renamed as Pre-Gest-Tee, then shortened to PG tips

1985 PG Tags (string tea bags) launched

2003 PG tips launched Freeflow pyramid bag



* All facts supplied by PG tips