Famous Tea Sommelier and The Founder Tea Trunk, Snigdha Manchanda

Snigdha Manchanda is a tea sommelier from India and the founder of Tea Trunk, a global, premium tea company based in Goa that crafts wellness teas for a new generation of health-conscious consumers.
Since its inception in 2013, it has witnessed sales soar and its customer base more than treble. The key to its success has been maintaining a finger on the pulse of ever-changing consumer expectations, which is something that many rising businesses overlook.

Snigdha creates work that combines branding, design, and storytelling. She incorporates them into the main business plan in order to provide clear, actionable solutions. She has worked in high-engagement roles in growth-driven businesses and start-ups for the past 12 years.

Her unconventional startup journey has played a big role in seeing Tea Trunk grow from strength to strength, especially over the last year, from building a digital-first tea brand, navigating the world of tea farming, and helping growers understand her vision of the final product, to building out of a state where startups don’t traditionally base themselves, and bootstrapping her way to profitability.
Rose petals, lavender buds, lemongrass leaves, nettle leaves, Chaga mushrooms, and red clover blossoms, among others, are among the solitary yet healthy ingredients included in the startup’s ‘botanicals’ portfolio, which are all reasonably priced.

Snigdha is now a certified Tea Taster with a focus on crafting one-of-a-kind hand-blended teas. Her blends are all-natural, with no artificial flavors or colors.
She is also responsible for popularising tea appreciation and tea tasting events in India, as well as the much-loved Mumbai Chai Walk. She also represents the Indian tea business in international media and at tea conferences across the world as a tea sommelier.