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Andhra Pradesh factory produces 3 million tea bags a day for export
A tea factory in Sri City, in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati district, makes three million tea bags each day for export.
The factory is run by Everton Tea India, which sells products under supermarket brands including Walmart in Mexico and Aldi and Carrefour in Europe.
It blends tea from Indian plantations with smaller amounts from Kenya and China, then offers herbal, green and black teas in up to 40 flavours.
About 30% of its tea bags are herbal, and the company says demand for health-focused drinks and flavoured teas has grown.
The factory started operating in 2012 with two packaging machines and 20 workers; it now has 24 machines and about 300 shop-floor employees.
Its daily output rose from 2.5 million tea bags to three million over the past three years.
The company is also making gift-packaged tea bags and says it sees room to grow in European and US markets through new products and packaging.
Everton Tea India produces three million flavoured tea bags a day at its factory in Sri City, Tirupati district, for export.
The tea bags are sold under private labels to retailers including Walmart in Mexico, Aldi and Carrefour in Europe.
The company sources about 90% of the tea it processes from Indian plantations, with the rest coming from Kenya and China.
About 30% of its tea bags are herbal, while the rest are green or black tea in up to 40 flavours.
The factory has grown from two packaging machines and 20 workers in 2012 to 24 machines and around 300 shop-floor employees.
- Who
- Everton Tea India, a subsidiary of Everton SpA.
- What
- It produces three million flavoured tea bags a day for export.
- When
- The factory began operations in 2012; it now produces three million bags a day.
- Where
- Sri City in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- It supplies demand for private-label tea bags, including herbal and flavoured varieties, among international customers.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Consumers are becoming more health-conscious, while some Europeans are also shifting from coffee to tea
About 30% of our tea bags are herbal, with the rest split between green and black tea, available in as many as 40 flavours.
We do import some Chinese tea, not because it is cheaper, but because it has a different profile.
The factory began operations with two tea-packaging machines and 20 workers.
The company increased production from 2.5 million tea bags a day to three million.
- Daily production
- 3 million tea bags
- Factory location
- Sri City, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh
- Retail customers
- Walmart in Mexico; Aldi and Carrefour in Europe
- Tea sourcing
- About 90% from Indian plantations; the rest from Kenya and China
- Factory workforce
- Around 300 shop-floor employees
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