Business Development, Adagio Teas

Charles Cain is an entrepreneurial executive with extensive business development experience and a unique perspective on the U.S. Tea Industry. Since 2004, Charles has opened and tested four different retail models (two approaches to traditional tea retail, a tea café, and a tea restaurant), launched a tea-based e-commerce site, built an international wholesale program, and developed a tea shop franchising operation. Today Charles is leading Adagio Teas' expansion into tea retail and advising on the company’s e-commerce and international wholesale operations.