Unilever has shared details of suppliers for all its British tea brands, after a campaign for transparency by Traidcraft Exchange, reports Reuters. The report showed that Unilever uses a number of suppliers in Assam as well as plantations elsewhere in India, Indonesia, Japan, and Kenya.
Traidcraft will use the data to help workers in Assam identify who is buying from the plantations where they work and ensure welfare pledges made by brands are upheld. Yorkshire Tea, owned by Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate, was the first to publish in July 2018, followed by Twinings, Tetley, Clipper, and most recently Ringtons.
Typhoo is the only major British tea brand which has not yet shared details of its suppliers, the charity says. Full Story
Related: Brewers, Liquor Companies Look for Non-Alcoholic Alternatives; China to Export 300,000 Metric Tons of Tea Leaves by End of 2018.
from Specialty Food News http://bit.ly/2SbimkQ
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