Coming out in the public markets in 2008 at the World Tea Expo, TeaGschwendner was the highest ranked tea merchant with 27/30 judged teas in a top three respective category; comparably, the next competing company, Rishi Tea, was closer to 13/30.
kˈʌmɪŋ ˈaʊt ɪnðə pˈʌblɪk mˈɑːɹkɪts ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt æt ðə wˈɜːld tˈiː ˈɛkspoʊ, tˈiː dʒˈiːʃwˈɛndnɚ wʌzðə hˈaɪɪst ɹˈæŋkt tˈiː mˈɜːtʃənt wɪð twˈɛnti sˈɛvən slˈæʃ θˈɜːɾi dʒˈʌdʒd tˈiːz ɪn ɐ tˈɑːp θɹˈiː ɹᵻspˈɛktɪv kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi; kˈɑːmpɚɹəbli, ðə nˈɛkst kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ kˈʌmpəni, ɹˈiːʃi tˈiː, wʌz klˈoʊsɚ tə θˈɜːtiːn slˈæʃ θˈɜːɾi.