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HERBAL teas ready to be brewed straight out of a box in tea bags is a phenomenon Jamaicans have got used to chiefly in the last decade as much as bottled water in the last 20 years. Before, brewing what Jamaicans call “bush tea” would be done with freshly picked herbs, but the dried variety displayed daily on supermarket shelves with various brand names, owe much of their success in Jamaica to one company, Jamaican Teas. Here is the story behind a brand which spawned many others with great success.