This is the January 27, 2012 media release announcing the planned relocation of Elmwood Inn Fine Teas' wholesale offices and packaging facility to downtown Danville.

1. Elmwood Inn Fine Teas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lois Quilligan
January 27, 2012 (859) 332-2400
lois@elmwoodinn.com
ELMWOOD INN FINE TEAS PLANS MOVE TO DOWNTOWN DANVILLE
PERRYVILLE, Ky. – Danville's downtown renaissance continues to gain momentum as
Elmwood Inn Fine Teas announced plans this week to move their international tea
business to 135 North Second Street.
Owners Bruce and Shelley Richardson founded the Perryville company in 1990. Their
business imports, blends, and packages tea for gourmet and retail stores, national parks,
and catalog companies in every state. One of their newest clients is the Boston Tea Party
Ships and Museum, opening June 24. Bruce Richardson was recently named Tea Master
for the historic project. He is designing the tea service and the packaged teas for the
iconic attraction rising out of Boston Harbor.
In 1996, the Richardsons launched their publishing division, Benjamin Press. They are
the largest producer of tea books in North America, collaborating with such international
publishers as The National Trust of England. Those offices will also be located in the
new facility.
"We outgrew our buildings in Perryville a couple of years ago and began looking for
expanded production and warehousing space," said Ben Richardson, the owner's son and
office manager. "The larger downtown location allows us an opportunity to add retail
space to our expanding wholesale offices and packaging facility."
The new location will include a showroom of all the Elmwood Inn Fine Teas and
Benjamin Press products with a tea bar for sampling teas blended on site. The
Richardsons hope to have construction completed in the coming months and expect to
open in late spring.
Elmwood Inn Fine Teas
PO Box 100
Perryville, Kentucky 40468
859.332.2400
www.elmwoodinn.com