. ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁tea ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁W iss ot z ky ▁Te a ▁Company ▁is ▁head ed ▁by ▁Sh alom ▁Se id ler , ▁a ▁ ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Sh imon ▁Ze id ler ; ▁the ▁latter , ▁related ▁to ▁W iss ot z ky ▁by ▁marriage , ▁opened ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁headquarters ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁while ▁production ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁a ▁factory ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Gal ile e ; ▁the ▁company ▁emp lo ys ▁about ▁ 4 0 0 ▁workers . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁enjo ys ▁a ▁ 7 6 % ▁hold ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁market ▁and ▁exports ▁its ▁products ▁world wide . ▁W iss ot z ky ▁Te a ▁is ▁distributed ▁world wide ▁in ▁Canada , ▁UK , ▁Australia , ▁Japan ▁and ▁South ▁Korea , ▁Europe , ▁Hung ary , ▁Russia , ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁k os her ▁market , ▁ ▁entering ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁mass ▁market ▁with ▁its ▁launch ▁of ▁The ▁Sign ature ▁Collection ; ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁" sil ky ▁py ram id ▁s ach ets " ▁containing ▁whole ▁loose ▁leaf ▁tea , ▁f ruits ▁and ▁her bs . ▁ ▁Kal man ▁Ze v ▁W iss ot z ky ▁Kal man ▁Ze v ▁W iss ot z ky ▁( J uly ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁- ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 4 )