The history of the Meßmer brand

1852
Eduard Meßmer opened a grocery and delicatessen shop in Baden-Baden with an exquisite selection of black teas. The Meßmer name was soon to become a byword for well-chosen, best quality.

1884
Eduard Meßmer became purveyor by appointment to the court of Kaiser Wilhelm I with various types of tea.

Otto Meßmer (born in 1858) opened a branch in Frankfurt am Main, specialising in the national trade in tea.

1895
Otto Meßmer had “Thee Messmer” registered as a trademark, creating the very first tea brand. These selected tea specialities were much appreciated throughout the land.

1908
Otto Meßmer changed the trademark to “Meßmer’s Thee”.

1930
The brand logo was redesigned and acquired its characteristic brand ribbon.

1936
Unter der Patentnummer 660916 wird ein Teebeutel-Patent auf die Firma Eduard Meßmer eingetragen.

1968
Meßmer führt die ersten Doppelkammer-Teebeutel-Produkte ein und macht sich einen Namen als Beuteltee-Hersteller mit hochwertigen Teequalitäten.

1990
The Ostfriesische Tee Gesellschaft took over the Meßmer company and brought the brand to Hamburg.

1995
The brand logo was modernised by turning the brand ribbon into a roof. The brand slogan became "Your day is like your tea".

1996
Green tea came onto the market in teabags.

2000
Meßmer changed over to knot technology on their teabags and eliminated the need for metal staples.

2001
The whole brand identity was totally redesigned. Since then, the brand slogan has been “Meßmer makes the moment”. This year the first Meßmer country teas – Ovambo and Inka – were introduced.

2008
The Meßmer MOMENTUM store opened its doors in the HafenCity district of Hamburg.

2015
Meßmer was the only tea provider to change its entire range over to sustainable raw ingredients.

2017
We increased our raw ingredients from more sustainable cultivation to 50%.

2018
The Meßmer brand slogan was revised and is now “Meßmer makes my moment”.

2019
The new Meßmer Tee packaging stood out in a fine shade of blue and could be found straight away in the shops. No-one needed spend much time looking for our tea with the new packaging design.

2020
Meßmer gibt´s jetzt auch in erfrischend: Mit Meßmer Cold Tea betritt Meßmer die Kategorie der Erfrischungsgetränke.

2021
Meßmer introduced sparkling Cold Tea. The first Meßmer tea that fizzes.

2023
Ein Jahr voller Innovationen! Tee Latte, der Mix aus bestem Meßmer Tee und Milch kommt neu ins Kühlregal. Die Tees mit Zusätzen wie Vitamin C oder Melatonin verstärken das klassische Meßmer Heißtee-Sortiment. Und für alle, die auf Arznei aus der Natur setzen, gibt es nun die Meßmer Arzneitees.
