Heather (McMillen) Howitt
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| Heather (McMillen) Howitt | |
|---|---|
 Heather Howitt (left) with presidential candidate Al Gore and daughter Kristin Gore | |
| Born | June 2, 1968 Portland, Oregon |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🎓 Alma mater | The University of California, Santa Cruz |
| 💼 Occupation | Former CEO of Oregon Chai, currently Business consultant |
Heather Marie Howitt (née McMillen) is the inventor of the tea product Oregon Chai.
Biography[edit]
Born in 1968 as Heather McMillen, Howitt studied anthropology at the University of California at Santa Cruz. During a leave of absence from school, she hiked in the Himalayas, where she first encountered chai. Upon her return to Santa Cruz, she was able to buy chai locally, but not when she moved back to Portland, Oregon following her graduation in 1992. She experimented with recipes and eventually decided to try selling her own ready-to-drink chai product.[1]
In April 1994, she founded the company Oregon Chai with her mother Tedde McMillen, also of Portland, Oregon.[2]
After Celestial Seasonings made an offer to buy the company in 2002, she lost her position as CEO (although she retained both ownership and a seat on the Oregon Chai board of directors).[1] In 2004, Howitt and McMillen sold the company to Kerry Group for over 75 million dollars.[1][2][3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dobrow, Joe (2014-02-18). Natural Prophets: From Health Foods to Whole Foods — How the Pioneers of the Industry Changed the Way We Eat and Reshaped American Business. Rodale. pp. 161–2, 175–6. ISBN 9781623361808. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tea founder brews more startups". Oregon Business. 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ↑ "Oregon Chai, Inc. - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Oregon Chai, Inc".
Other Sources[edit]
- Dondero, Tony, "Oregon Chai Brews Growth Plan," Portland Business Journal, March 28, 1997, p. 19
- Hill, Jim, "Oregon Chai Hopes Rex Bird Can Work His Magic Again," Oregonian, September 24, 1996, p. B-16
- Raths, David, "Oregon Chai Steeps in Profits, Recognition," Portland Business Journal, June 26, 1998, p. S-17
- Cirillo, Joan, "Chai Becomes More People's Cup of Tea," Baltimore Sun, August 16, 1995, p. 1-E
- Grund, John, "Chai Rhymes with Bull's-Eye," Oregon Business, April 1997, p. 19
- Bianchi, Alessandra, "Anatomy of a Start-Up," Inc., September 1997, p. 67
- Sen, Colleen Taylor, "Chai: Tea That's Hot (or Cool) and Hip," Chicago-Sun Times, April 15, 1998, p. 1
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