Goodricke Group, tea major is searching suitable gardens in Assam for acquisition, in order to make significant addition to its present capacity. The company, in which Camellia Plc, UK holds 74% stake, is looking for acquisition of such gardens which will produce at least one million kg of made tea annually.
The tea maker from its 30 gardens - eight in Darjeeling, 10 in Assam and 12 in Dooars - together produces 28/29 million kg of made tea. Another five mkg of bought leaf are processed in the company’s factories, thus bringing the total production tea to around 33/34 mkg. Replantation and rejuvenation of bushes did not help much achieve a major breakthrough in production.
