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Goodricke Group Limited is an
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-based
tea Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of '' Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of south-western China and nor ...
producing company headquartered in
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. It is a part of the Camellia PLC UK – the world's 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. In recent years the Goodricke Group acquired in Assam two estates of the McLeod company being in economic difficulties. 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.


History


1800

The Sterling Tea Companies owned 17 tea estates in India with 12 in Jalpaiguri district, 3 in
Darjeeling Darjeeling (, , ) is a city in the northernmost region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the Koshi Pr ...
and 2 in
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. They established tea gardens in the late 1800s and then progressively carried the business in India. The
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(RBI) in pursuant to the
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(FERA 1973) granted permission to the company to carry on business with the Sterling Tea Group.


14 June 1977

Incorporated in
West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
, 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.


27 June 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.


1 January 1978

The 8 Sterling Companies merged with the Goodricke Group Limited.


2023

In March, the Goodricke Group introduced four Assam Single Estate Tea brands at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre Tea Lounge. This event marked the celebration of 200 years of the Assam tea industry.


Gardens

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Darjeeling Darjeeling (, , ) is a city in the northernmost region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the Koshi Pr ...
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Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
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Dooars The Dooars or Duars () are the alluvial floodplains in eastern-northeastern India and southern Bhutan that lie south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas and north of the Brahmaputra River basin. This region is about wide and stretches ov ...


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 sold to buyers from Japan,
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and the United States.


Assam

In Assam, the Orthodox tea from the gardens of Nonaipara, Harmutty, Orangajuli and Dejoo is sold in bulk in the
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, 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 CTC tea. The tea from the Leesh River and Danguajhar gardens is quite popular and, thus, sold in bulks all across.


Brands

Darjeeling Tea *Castleton Premium: Blue Caddy *Castleton Vintage: Black Caddy *Barnesbeg-Leaf and Teabags *Roasted *Thurbo *Premium Darjeeling Tea Black TCTea *Khaass *Goodricke Chai *Zabardast Gift Packs *Badamtam leaf tea *Season's 3 in 1


See also

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Tea processing Tea processing is the method in which the leaves from the tea plant ''Camellia sinensis'' are transformed into the dried leaves for brewing tea. The categories of tea are distinguished by the processing they undergo. In its most general form, te ...
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List of tea companies This is a list of Wikipedia articles on companies that produce or distribute tea. * Global * Lipton (Lipton Teas and Infusions; except in India, Nepal and Indonesia where it is owned by Unilever Hindustan) * Tetley (Tata Global Beverages) * T ...


References

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External links


Official website
Tea companies of India Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Companies based in Kolkata