Kalonimus Wolf Wissotzky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kalonimus Wolf Wissotzky

Russian philanthropist

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1824

Place of Birth: Žagarė, Šiauliai County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 24-May-1904

Profession: philanthropist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Wissotzky Tea is an international, family-owned tea company based in Israel with offices in London and the United States.
It is the leading tea distributor in Israel.
Founded in 1849 in Moscow, Russia, it became the largest tea firm in the Russian Empire.
By the early 20th century, it was the largest tea manufacturer in the world.
It is one of the oldest tea companies in the world. The Wissotzky Tea Company is headed by Shalom Seidler, a descendant of Simon Zeidler.
The company's headquarters are located in Tel Aviv while production takes place at a factory located in the Galilee; the company employs about 400 workers.The company enjoys a 76% hold in the local market and exports its products worldwide.
Wissotzky Tea is distributed worldwide in Canada, UK, Australia, Japan and South Korea, Europe, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine and the US kosher market, entering the United States mass market with its launch of The Signature Collection; a collection of "silky pyramid sachets" containing whole loose leaf tea, fruits and herbs.