In 1876, Thomas J. Lipton opened his first grocer's shop in his native Glasgow. This was the beginning of what would become one of the largest private fortunes ever built on tea.

在1876年，汤姆斯?j?立顿在他当地的格拉斯哥开了他第一家食品杂货店，也由此开创了“立顿”这一全球最大的茶叶品牌。