Our Journey: From Tea Terram to Solmaté
The Solmaté Story: From Blending Tisanes to Pioneering Yerba Mate
A Foundation in Wellness
My journey didn’t start with a trend; it started with a genuine obsession for wellness and the art of the blend. Long before Solmaté, I founded Tea Terram, a boutique brand born from my talent for crafting artisanal tisanes. While balancing a high-stakes corporate career, I spent my weekends blending teas and tisanes.
Discovering the Gap
Tea Terram was a success in craft, but my corporate responsibilities eventually took precedence. However, my passion for wellness never left. When I discovered Yerba Mate, I realized two things: it was the most powerful natural energizer I had ever encountered, and it was virtually non-existent in the Indian market.
I saw a gap - not just for any Yerba Mate, but for a premium, unsmoked version that met the high standards of the tea blends I had spent years perfecting.
The Leap into Solmaté
I eventually left my corporate career to return to my passion as a wellness enthusiast. I took my years of experience in sourcing and profiling botanicals and poured them into Solmaté.
Today, we are proud to be one of the first brands to introduce Yerba Mate to India. We don't just sell a product; we bring a specialized, unsmoked, Argentine tradition to a new generation of health-conscious rituals.
Manii Manchanda
Founder, Solmaté