Date: 02.09.2025
IVA PLANTS has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Best New Business category at the West London Chambers Business Awards 2025
The awards celebrate companies across West London and highlight their growth, resilience and contribution to the community.
Our story
For founder Alexandra Ghemu, IVA PLANTS began with a personal turning point rather than a business plan. While working night shifts at Heathrow Airport for a cargo handling company, she lived with a disrupted routine and knew how difficult broken sleep can be. Tea helped her get through long nights. Yet what she truly needed were blends that could restore balance, support sleep, energy and immunity.
“One night I realised that continuing in the same way would only wear me down,” Alexandra says. “That was the moment I registered a trademark and decided to build a tea brand around the needs I felt most strongly myself.”
A family tribute
The story of IVA PLANTS is also a tribute to the women in Alexandra’s family. She grew up among women who valued herbs and used them in daily life, especially her grandmother who always worked with plants. As a child she dreamt of a small herbal shop. Later she imagined her own apothecary where she could create teas for specific needs. Today IVA PLANTS offers functional blends that already show their worth. The future vision is to grow the herbs in Britain.
Looking ahead
The winners of the West London Chambers Business Awards will be announced on 21 November 2025 at Novotel West London in Hammersmith.
About IVA PLANTS
IVA PLANTS is a West London based tea company founded in 2024. The brand creates thoughtfully developed herbal blends such as Sleep Well, Energy Rise and Vitamin Boost, along with Vanilla&Cacao black tea. All teas are hand-blended and packed in the UK. In 2025 IVA PLANTS received a Great Taste 1-star for its Sleep Well tea.
Motto: Always fresh, always natural.
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For further information, photos and product samples, please contact Alexandra Ghemu at IVA PLANTS on alexandra@yellowgreen-jaguar-358177.hostingersite.com.
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I first came across IVA Plants and Alex their founder at my local monthly Artisan market and decided to try the Sleep Well tea and the Rose Garden Tea. I was very impressed with the lovely aroma and the quality of the ingredients. There is an online shop but I thought I would head down to the market again to stock up. This time I bought dried Chamomile flowers, Rose buds and a Houjicha roasted greentea that she suggested for me as it is lower in caffeine. I would highly recommend all of the purchases I have made.