tea industry
Company Profile
McLeod Russel world’s largest tea plantation Company, accounting for 8% of India’s total tea production and 2% of the world’s tea production.
McLeod Russel has been growing tea in India since 1869. They manage 47 tea estates in the Assam Valley, 6 tea estates in the Dooars region of West Bengal, 3 factories in Vietnam and 6 estates in Uganda and we have management control of the world renowned Gisovu estate in Rwanda.
It is undisputedly the single largest private sector tea company in the world with 39,358 hectares globally under plantation with 64 estates (48 in Assam, 6 in West Bengal), 3 estates in Vietnam, 6 estates in Uganda and 1 estate in Rwanda with a total production capacity of 103 mn kgs.
The Company primarily produces crushed, torn and curled (CTC) tea, which accounts for more than 90% of its production; the rest of the tea manufactured by the Company comprises the Orthodox variety
Every year their estates produce approximately 100 million kilograms of black tea, which is marketed worldwide and posses a trained and experienced workforce of 87,000 employees, making it the single largest tea industry employer in the world in the private sector.
As the largest Indian tea exporter it maintains strong connections with buyers in Europe, the Middle East and North America. Their average export of 24 mn kg of teas from India represents about a quarter of Assam’s total tea export, one of the most respected teas globally.
McLeod Russel has a number of internationally recognized accreditations and certifications including Fair-trade, Rainforest Alliance and HACCP.
A part of the B.M. Khaitan Group, the company was earlier part of Eveready Industries India Ltd, until its subsequent demerger in CY04.
Over the years, MRIL has chosen the path of inorganic growth by acquired five quality tea companies in order to improve quality and quantum of its output
2005 - In July 2005, the company acquired Borelli Tea Holdings Limited from the Magor
McLeod Russel world’s largest tea plantation Company, accounting for 8% of India’s total tea production and 2% of the world’s tea production.
McLeod Russel has been growing tea in India since 1869. They manage 47 tea estates in the Assam Valley, 6 tea estates in the Dooars region of West Bengal, 3 factories in Vietnam and 6 estates in Uganda and we have management control of the world renowned Gisovu estate in Rwanda.
It is undisputedly the single largest private sector tea company in the world with 39,358 hectares globally under plantation with 64 estates (48 in Assam, 6 in West Bengal), 3 estates in Vietnam, 6 estates in Uganda and 1 estate in Rwanda with a total production capacity of 103 mn kgs.
The Company primarily produces crushed, torn and curled (CTC) tea, which accounts for more than 90% of its production; the rest of the tea manufactured by the Company comprises the Orthodox variety
Every year their estates produce approximately 100 million kilograms of black tea, which is marketed worldwide and posses a trained and experienced workforce of 87,000 employees, making it the single largest tea industry employer in the world in the private sector.
As the largest Indian tea exporter it maintains strong connections with buyers in Europe, the Middle East and North America. Their average export of 24 mn kg of teas from India represents about a quarter of Assam’s total tea export, one of the most respected teas globally.
McLeod Russel has a number of internationally recognized accreditations and certifications including Fair-trade, Rainforest Alliance and HACCP.
A part of the B.M. Khaitan Group, the company was earlier part of Eveready Industries India Ltd, until its subsequent demerger in CY04.
Over the years, MRIL has chosen the path of inorganic growth by acquired five quality tea companies in order to improve quality and quantum of its output
2005 - In July 2005, the company acquired Borelli Tea Holdings Limited from the Magor