The Spice & Tea Exchange of Evanston

Specialties

Hand-​mixed spice blends — made daily. Spices, salts, naturally flavored sugars, exotic teas, gifts & accessories.

History

Established in 2015.

Come In and Smell the Spices!® and begin your culinary adventure! We offer a wide selection for any food lover or tea enthusiast. Indulge your senses in more than 140 spices and 75 exclusive hand-​mixed blends, naturally-​flavored sugars, salts from around the world, and more than 30 exotic teas.

Our Founder, Clay Freeman opened our first store in 2005 (Formerly Old Florida Spice Traders) in St. Augustine, FL. Since then, The Spice & Tea Exchange® has celebrated 37+ store openings in 21 states and the District of Columbia.

«Come In and Smell the Spices!®» isn’t just our tag line; it embodies our desire to welcome both customers and prospective Franchisees into our unique concept. Our mission is «to provide a unique spice, blend, salt, sugar and tea shopping experience; to generate excitement by immersing customers in rich & vivid sights, smells and tastes as we share our passion for cooking and dining excellence.»

Since franchising in 2008, it has been our vision to develop a franchis