Industry Food and Beverages Number of employees 1000-5000 Founder Shri Narandas Desai Headquarters Ahmedabad | Products Tea, Flavored tea Website www.waghbakritea.com Founded 1915 Type of business Private | |
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Key people Shri Piyush Desai
Chairman & Managing Director
Shri Parag Desai
Executive Director | ||
Gujarat Tea Processors & Packers Ltd is 3rd largest packaged tea company in India; headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
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Gujarat Tea Processors & Packers Ltd markets regular leaf, dust, and flavored tea under its major brand.
Gujarat Tea Processors & Packers Ltd (GTPPL) company distributes certified organic green tea bags and cartons across India, including the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi & Hyderabad and it has recently entered in states of Chhattisgarh and Goa.
The company also owns and operates Tea Lounges located in cities of New Delhi and Mumbai, India.
1892 to 1915
It was in the year 1669, when Shri Narandas Desai a businessman; returned to India after gaining experience in tea business as an owner of tea garden in South Africa of felicitates. On his return to India; Gujarat Tea Depot Co. was established. A century later, responding to sectarian violence in India, the company's CEO would recall that his grandfather received a large loan from a Muslim to start the company.
1934 to 1980
It was in 1934 ‘Wagh Bakri’ brand was born. Before that it was known as Gujarat Tea Depot Co. The company was renamed to Gujarat Tea Processors & Packers Ltd.
1998 to 2003
Gujarat Tea Processors & Packers Ltd launched ‘Wagh Bakri’ Tea brand in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and other states in India.
2007 to 2009
It was between 2007 and 2009, when ‘Wagh Bakri’ Tea brand was launched in the states of Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and NCR (New Capital Region) India. The company also launched of a Tea Lounge under the brand name ‘Wagh Bakri Tea Lounge’ in Mumbai. Wagh Bakri Tea Lounge serves variety of flavored tea and snacks. Taking the lounge facility further, Wagh Bakri Tea Lounge was launched in Delhi.
2014
The company launched another Tea Lounge at Bharat Diamond Bourse in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Operations
The company processes and packs tea leaves from a tea factory located in Kheda District, Gujarat, India and has its head office based in Ahmedabad City, Gujarat. Packaged tea is distributed through a supply chain and a distributor network.