BOS Ice Tea

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BOS Brands (Pty) Ltd
Type Public
Founded2010
FounderGrant Rushmere, Richard Bowsher
Headquarters Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa
Area served
South Africa, Europe, Asia, United States
Key people
Grant Rushmere, Richard Bowsher, David Evans
Website www.bosicetea.com

BOS is a South African-based ice tea brand that uses organic rooibos as the main ingredient. [1] The company was founded by Grant Rushmere and Richard Bowsher, a rooibos tea farmer and an entrepreneur, respectively. [2] The initial range of ice teas was launched in June 2010. [3] BOS's headquarters are located in Woodstock, Cape Town. [4] Alex Ferguson, former manager of Manchester United F.C., is listed as an investor. [5]

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Sustainability

BOS plants and maintains one tree for every 2,000 units sold. [6] To date, they have planted over 20,000 trees in leafless areas of South Africa. [7]

Products

The rooibos used in BOS is sourced from Klip Op Mekaar Rooibos Farm in the Cederberg Mountains in the Western Cape. The ice tea is made in six flavors: [8]

BOS Sport, a sports drink range, was launched in January 2014 with four flavors: [9]

Distribution

Since its launch in mid-2010, BOS has become popular in South Africa, and is now on sale in most retail outlets nationwide. In 2013, BOS launched in Belgium and the Netherlands, [13] and plans to further expand into other African countries. [3] Since mid 2015, BOS is also available in Singapore and the rest of Southeast Asia. [14] In 2018, BOS made its United States market debut by launching in California. [15]

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