'''Lipton''' is a British [[brand]] of [[tea]], [[soup]], and [[dipping sauce]],<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Lipton Kitchens homepage |url=http://liptonkitchens.com/home.html |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=Lipton Kitchens |language=en-US}}</ref> owned by [[Lipton Teas and Infusions]]. Lipton was also the name of a [[supermarket]] chain in the United Kingdom, owned by [[Home and Colonial Stores|Allied Suppliers]], which was sold to [[Argyll Foods]] in 1982, after which the brand was used only for tea, soup, and dipping sauce. The company, which is named after its founder, Sir [[Thomas Lipton]], who started the business it in 1890, was owned by [[Unilever]] for many decades until its sale to [[CVC Capital Partners]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saulsbery |first=Gabrielle |date=2021-11-29 |title=Unilever sells global tea business, including Lipton, for more than $5B |url=https://njbiz.com/unilever-sells-global-tea-business-including-lipton-for-more-than-5b/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=NJBIZ |language=en-US |archive-date=5 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105010715/https://njbiz.com/unilever-sells-global-tea-business-including-lipton-for-more-than-5b/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lipton’s [[ready to drink]] beverages are sold by "Pepsi Lipton International", a company jointly owned by [[Unilever]] and [[PepsiCo]].
