How an innovative themed tea set idea led to brew-tiful NI business
If there’s one thing that unites people across these shores, it’s our love of tea. In fact, so great is our love of a Rosie Lee, 100 million cups are supped across the UK every single day, working out at almost 36 billion cups of tea consumed per year.
With such a warm spot in all our hearts, artist and mum-of-two Victoria Hoey, who lives in Belfast with husband Phil (43) and children, Ben (six) and three-year-old Amelia, has developed a booming business celebrating our love of the hot stuff.
“I specialise in designing tea gift sets, and they’ve proved to be a massive hit,” says Victoria (41). “When I first started out, I never dreamt this is where I’d make my money, but it turns out people really love tea, and when it’s done right, all things tea can work brilliantly for gifts.”
“I design tea bag envelopes with cute messages and funny slogans, I do bespoke options for wedding favours and birthday gifts, and I send them right across the world. It’s a business I started almost by accident, and it’s been a brilliant experience…”
