Tea is a beverage crop. The tea plant grows in the tropical and sub-tropical climates with fertile soil. Tea bushes require warm climate throughout the year. It is a labour-intensive industry. Tea is processed in the tea garden for its freshness.
Why is International Tea Day celebrated?
International Tea Day has been celebrated on December 15 every year in tea producing countries such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Uganda, India and Tanzania.International Tea Day objectives is to highlights global attention of governments and citizens to the consequences of the global tea trade on workers and growers.It has been significant to requests for price supports and fair trade. The first International Tea Day was celebrated in 2005. International Tea Day celebrations and the Global Tea Conferences have been organized by trade union movements.
Tea Brands
Tea is exported in large amounts from India. India accounts for 31% of global production of tea. India has been producing tea for the last 150 years. The tea leaves from Darjeeling and Assam have their own rich aroma.
Here is the most popular Tea Brands of varied countries of the world !
In India
Tata Tea
Tata Tea is India’s best and consumed Tea Brands. It is the world’s second largest manufacturer and distributor of tea. Tata Tea is the biggest brands in the Tea Industry of India. Tata Tea owns five brands in India: Tata Tea, Tetley, Kanan Devan, Chakra Gold, and Gemini. Tata Tea has subsidiaries in Australia, Great Britain, United States, Czech Republic and India.
Society Tea
Society Tea are the tea manufacturers in India and is known for its consistent taste and richness of quality. It has fragrant aroma. It has an innovative advertising campaign and strong distribution network.
Duncan’s Double Diamond Tea
A premium CTC leaf brand, Double Diamond represents strength, achievement and elegance. A spoonful of this tea brews a rejuvenating cup in balance. It has been packaged in the Duncans home colours and iconised diamonds. Double Diamond maintains an attractive inventory of jars and is available in small pack.
Brooke Bond Red Label Tea
Red Label is a cup with its strength taste and colour. It has the tag line ’Chuskiyaan Zindagi ki’. It is the second largest tea brand in the country. Red Label holds the Guinness Record for the world’s largest tea party. Regular consumption of 3 cups of Red Label Natural Care can improved one’s immunity and help one fall ill less.
Taj Mahal Tea
Brooke Bond Taj Mahal has been the gold standard of tea in India. It has been an inovations in the Indian tea market. Taj Mahal was the first to introduce tea bags,instant tea and dessert tea. Taj Mahal is the most premium brand of tea in the Indian market. Saif Ali Khan is the brand ambassador of Taj Mahal.
Lipton Tea
Lipton teas are a blend selected from many different plantations around the world, from well-known producing countries like India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, and China. Lipton Yellow Label is blended from 20 different teas. Lipton is popular in Europe, North America and the Middle East, parts of Asia and Australia. Lipton’s main pillar brands are Lipton Yellow Label and Lipton Iced Tea.
Tetley Tea
Tetley is the world’s second largest manufacturer and distributor of tea. It is spread across 40 countries. It has more than 60 branded tea bags. Tata Global Beverages is the largest tea company across the world.
In the World
Lipton Tea
Lipton teas are a blend selected from many different plantations around the world, from well-known producing countries like India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, and China. Lipton Yellow Label is blended from 20 different teas. Lipton is popular in Europe, North America and the Middle East, parts of Asia and Australia. Lipton’s main pillar brands are Lipton Yellow Label and Lipton Iced Tea.
Tetley is an English beverage manufacturer. It is the largest tea company in the United Kingdom, Canada and USA. Tetley’s manufacturing and distribution is spread across 40 countries. It has more than 60 branded tea bags. Tata Global Beverages is the second largest manufacturer of tea in the world.
Twinings is an English marketer of tea in Andover, Hampshire. It holds the world’s oldest company logo.
In Australia
Dilmah is a brand of Ceylon tea. It is available in more than 100 countries such as Estonia, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Lithuania, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Hungary, Canada, Chile, South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Japan and New Zealand.
Bushells was founded by Alfred Bushell as he opened a tea shop in Queensland. His sons moved the enterprise to Sydney in 1899 and began selling tea commercially. He has been first commercial tea seller in Australia. Bushells is produced by Unilever.
Lipton was a supermarket chain in the United Kingdom. The company is named after its founder Thomas Lipton. The Lipton beverages are sold by Pepsi Lipton International.
In Austria
Julius Meinl International is a manufacturer and retailer of coffee, gourmet foods and grocery products. The company is in Vienna, Austria. It is named after its founders Julius Meinl I, and Julius Meinl II.Julius Meinl operates three coffee shops in the USA. It opened a subsidiary in Cincinnati, Ohio to begin distribution in North America.
In Bangladesh
James Finlay Bangladesh is a shipping and logistics business in Bangladesh. It is a firm of James Finlay Limited in the British Empire. The company was incorporated in Bengal in 1901. The British Finlays Group operated the company for 57 years until 2004.
Kazi Kazi Tea is a tea brand in Bangladesh. It is a product of Gemcon Group of Bangladesh from the Tea Estate in Panchagar district in North Bengal. It is known as Teatulia in USA. Teatulia is a tea company in Denver, Colorado.It is named after the Tetulia region in Northern Bangladesh where they grow and produce their teas. It is the first USDA-certified organic tea garden in Bangladesh. It is the first tea in the USA that is imported from Bangladesh. It had produced over 700,000 pounds of tea every year. It is the largest tea gardens in the world.Kazi Kazi Tea is the first Organic tea of Bangladesh
M. Ispahani Limited is a Bangladeshi conglomerate. It’s headquarter is in Chittagong. It has interests in shipping, real estate, textiles, jute and hotels. It was awarded the prestigious Bangladesh Business Awards in 2003. M M Ispahani is one of the most respected business concerns in the subcontinent.
In Brazil
Matte Leao is a Brazilian tea brand. Matte Leao has a range of more than 100 types of tea.
In Canada
Bridgehead is a fair trade coffeehouse is in Ottawa, Ontario, Bridgehead was voted Ottawa’s “Best Coffee/Tea House” by readers of lifestyle weekly Ottawa XPress.
Camellia sinensis is a species of evergreen shrub. It’s leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea.Two major varieties are grown as Camellia sinensis var. sinensis for Chinese teas, and Camellia sinensis var. assamica for Indian Assam teas.White tea, yellow tea, green tea, oolong, pu-erh tea and black tea are all harvested.
DavidsTea is a Canadian tea. It is the largest Canadian-based tea boutique in the country. It competes directly with Teavana in many markets. It has been trading on The NASDAQ Global Market on June 5, 2015.
In China
Tenfu Tea is a China-based company that specializes in tea and tea food products.
In France
Fauchon It has been founded in 1886 in Paris. It is a French gourmet food and delicatessen company. It has 76 outlets in around 20 countries in 2016.
Betjeman & Barton It has been founded in Paris, France. It has provides black, perfumed, and herbal teas from around the world. The company was founded by Frenchmen Betjeman and his British employee Barton. It has more than 250 varieties of tea.
Le Palais des Thés is a tea production company based in France. The company was specializes in direct import and commercialization of tea products.The first shops opens in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Mariage Frères is a French gourmet tea company is in Paris. It was founded on 1 June 1854 by brothers Henri and Edouard Mariage.Henri and Edouard Mariage has founded Mariage Frères Tea Company. It has been importing premium quality leaf teas from the Orient and were traded in France.
In Germany
TeaGschwendner provides loose leaf tea and tea accessories. The company started in Germany in 1978. It has operates in seven countries on four continents. TeaGschwendner is the privately owned tea merchant in the field of tea brokers. TeaGschwendner was the highest ranked tea merchant with 27/30 judged teas in a top 3 category at the World Tea Expo, .comparably, the next competing company.
Teekanne GmbH & CO. kg is a German tea trading company is in Düsseldorf. The founders Rudolf Anders and Eugen Nissle were the first tea in tins and mixed teas on a high quality level.They went on to invent the machine-made tea bag It is the world leading company in the production of tea bags and produces 7.5 million tea bags every year.
In Hong Kong
Luk Yu is a tea house located in Stanley Street, in the Central area of Hong Kong.The tea house gets its name from the Tang Dynasty poet Lu Yu who wrote The Classic of Tea . It reflects the history and culture of Chinese tea. Luk Yu provides branded Luk Yu tea bags in local stores and in the UK.
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