
28, 2021 Celestial Seasonings, announced expanded product lines, updated packaging and a new advertising campaign from the agency Deutsch. The package design has evolved over the years, with a cleaner and less ornate look for Sleepytime. The display shows an array of the brands products. Celestial Seasonings on the shelf at a Winn-Dixie in Florida. It is one of the favorite factory tour experiences in the U.S., and before the shut-down over 2.1 million visitors.
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In 2004, it introduced its Free Tea Tour (paused for Covid) and Tea Room. In 2000, the company merged with Hain Food Group to become the current Hain Celestial. Later with a venture capital firm, the company in 1989 became independent again.

Rabbit, that gave Peter camomile tea after he had hurt his stomach eating Mr. After all it was Peter Rabbit’s mother, Mrs. It married the counter-cultural sensibilities of herbal drinks and health food, with a wholesome illustration and feeling that evokes a children’s book. In 1972, he created Sleepytime and Red Zinger, which are still the best known blends of herbal tea sold. The next year he introduced Mo’s 36 Herb Tea at a local health food store. The Celestial Seasonings brand history had its origins in 1969, when Siegel first experimented with different blends of herbs. Seeing it the display at Winn-Dixie in Florida, the Sleepytime aisle rack was almost all sold out. The packaging tells a bit of the story, and is covered with the familiar relaxing bear family. To celebrate 50 years, the company has released nostagic packaging for Sleepytime that harkens back to the brand’s original look. And while the idea of herbal tea is not new, every other major tea brand has copied the idea with their own herbal blends. Today, Celestial Seasonings, is the most popular brand of herbal tea in America. The Sleepytime is mostly sold out.īOULDER, Colorado – It was 1972 when entrepreneur Mo Siegel began selling his Sleepytime and Red Zinger herbal teas. On October 29th, Twitter user posted a text meme about the bear, garnering over 176,000 likes and 8,800 retweets in a week (shown below, right).An aisle display at a Winn-Dixie in Englewood, Florida.

On October 17th, Instagram user chairjesus posted a fake RapTV post claiming the bear was shot dead in Houston, garnering over 47,000 likes in three weeks (shown below, left). On October 12th, meme was posted by Instagram user iamthirtyaf, garnering over 100,000 likes in a month. On October 10th, 2022, Instagram user posted a steal his look meme using the bear, garnering over 11,700 likes in a month (shown below, right). He posted the meme to Instagram the next day, garnering over 3,800 likes in a year. On October 5th, 2021, Twitter user posted, "Stop glamorizing the grind, start glamorizing the Sleepytime Tea bear," over an image of the bear (shown below, left). For example, on November 30th, 2020, Instagram user mytherapistsays posted a meme using the image caption, "Me every day at 5:37pm," garnering over 208,000 views in two years (shown below). The image of the bear being used in memes continued to spread in the following years, particularly the early 2020s. I'll be a snoozing bear wearing a nightcap in no time!" On April 17th, 2018, Instagram user moneygames posted a not all men meme using the image of the bear, garnering over 11,200 likes in four years (shown below). One of the earliest known mentions of the Sleepytime Tea Bear online was by Twitter user on January 9th, 2008, writing, "Making Sleepytime Tea.


He’s been a bringer of cheer and wellbeing for years, encouraging participants at our annual charity events, and naturally he’s a beloved part of our holiday parties. I think people are pleased to know the bear has a wife and family, and a cozy cottage where they live with a cat curled up by the fire! It’s a warm scene that our customers continue to be drawn to, and what a beautiful image to couple with unparalleled flavor. When asked how he would describe the bear, the rep said: The Sleepytime Bear is a timeless symbol of peace, calm, nostalgia, and even a little self-care. In the piece, they explain that the inspiration for the bear "can be traced back to the original influences of Disney and the idea of a realistic fantasy." They also explain that Beth Haye is the sister of one of the Celestial Seasonings' co-founders. On December 21st, 2020, Pop Icon published an article about the history of the bear where they speak with Tim Collins, the General Manager and VP of Marketing at Celestial Seasonings, about the bear. The bear became the company's most iconic brand design. It has been used on the Sleepytime Tea packaging since. According to the now-deleted Celestial Seasonings "Learn About Us" page, the Sleepytime Bear artwork was commissioned by Beth Haye in 1973 (shown below).
