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Goodricke Group Limited is an India-based tea producing company headquartered in West Bengal. It is a part of the Camellia PLC UK – the world’s second largest private sector tea producer. The four tea producing companies in its fold include Goodricke Group Limited, Stewart Holl (India) Limited, Amgoorie India Limited and Koomber Tea Co. Pvt. Limited. The Group owns 30 gardens and 27 tea factories spread over Darjeeling, Dooars, Assam and Cachar. The major Darjeeling brands include Goodricke Castleton, Roasted and Margaret’s Hope, while the Black (CTC) tea includes Goodricke Khaass, Goodricke Zabardast and Goodricke Chai.
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History
1800 – The Sterling Tea Companies owned 17 tea estates in India with 12 in Jalpaiguri district, 3 in Darjeeling and 2 in Assam. They established tea gardens in the late 1800s and then progressively carried the business in India. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in pursuant to the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA 1973) granted permission to the Company to carry on business with the Sterling Tea Group.
June 14, 1977 – Incorporated in West Bengal, India as a public limited Company. The objective is to cultivate, produce, treat, blend, develop, process, purchase, trade, and deal with tea in different forms.
June 27, 1977 – A certificate of Entitlement was granted by the Registrar of Companies under the terms of the Companies Act 1956. The permission was granted for the commencement of the business.
January 1, 1978 – The 8 Sterling Companies merged with the Goodricke Group Limited.
Gardens
Products
Bulk Tea
Both Orthodox and CTC tea from the Assam, Dooars and Darjeeling gardens are sold in volumes. They are packed in tea chests, paper sacks and jute bags, and are marketed mostly through the Public auction System, private and consignment sales, Exports and Direct Sales either in original or blended form.
Darjeeling
Some of the most popular tea variants of Goodricke Tea come from its Darjeeling Tea gardens. The gardens include Margaret's Hope, Castleton, Badamtam, Barnesbeg and Thurbo. The teas from these gardens are usually sought after by quality buyers from Japan, Europe and the United States.
Assam
Select saplings coupled with manufacturing expertise have made the Group gardens stand amongst the elite tea producers. In Assam, the Orthodox tea from the gardens of Harmutty, Orangajuli and Dejoo have developed global reputations and are sold in bulk in the Middle East, the UK and Germany markets. The handpicked CTCs come from the gardens of Borbam and Amgoorie and sold in bulk across India and abroad.
Dooars
This part of the Himalayan region offers full bodied CTC tea. The tea from the Leesh River and Danguajhar gardens is quite popular and, thus, sold in bulks all across.
Ready to Drink Tea
The Ready to Drink Tea is readily available in HWS (Hot Water Soluble) and CWS (Cold Water Soluble) form. The concept of instant tea prepared from green leaf has made a mark in the development of Indian Tea Industry. As per the customers’ specifications, instant tea is made from raw materials like green and black leaf tea. Following are the currently available Goodricke ready to drink tea variants:
Brands
To match the expectations and satisfy diverse palates of the discerning customers an array of quality tea is produced.
Darjeeling Tea
Black [CTC] Tea
Gift Packs
Awards and Recognition
CSR
Goodricke Group Ltd is a key element of Camellia Plc. The business principles cover safety, health, social issues, environment and safety.