Tapal Tea is a Pakistani family-owned

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business headquartered in

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. It is one of the largest tea brands in Pakistan.

History

Tapal Tea was founded by Adam Ali Tapal in November 1947 as a retail outlet at Jodia Bazaar, originally importing tea from

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. In 1975, Aftab Tapal joined the family business. He introduced improvements in packaging to better compete with international companies. During his tenure, Tapal diversified its imports by introducing

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and expanded its product range to include both granular tea aimed at the urban middle class and more affordable tea dust for the rural areas. In 2004, Tapal expanded their operations in

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. Tapal exports tea to 20 countries.

Products

*''Chenak'' (1984) *''Mezban'' (1988) *''Danedar'' *''Family Mixture'' *''Tezdum''

Management

The chairman of the company is Aftab Tapal. The board of directors include Mehvish Tapal, Kumail Tapal and Maria Tapal.

Research Lab

The company carries out research and development activity involving different tea grades at its Tapal Tea Lab.

Tapal Energy

The Tapal family also have energy investments in the form of a 126-megawatt furnace oil powered diesel reciprocating generator in Karachi near Hub and wind and solar operations.

References

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