Ahmad Tea

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Ahmad Tea Limited
Company type Private
Industry Beverages
Founded13 May 1986 in Southampton, Hampshire, England
Headquarters Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, England
Products
  • Tea
  • Coffee
  • Cocoa
  • Spices [1]
Revenue£31.96 million (2018 [2] )
Number of employees
78
Website ahmadtea.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Ahmad Tea Limited [1] is a tea company based in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, England. It sells a range of tea bags, specialty teas and gifts including: black tea, green tea, flavoured teas, and herbal teas. The company moved from London to a new headquarters in Chandler's Ford in 2010. [3]

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History

The company was founded on 13 May 1986 by Rahim Afshar and his brothers, named after their father. [4] [1]

Ahmad Tea distributes to over 80 countries on six continents, where it can be found in selected restaurants, hotels, specialty shops as well as some chains. [5] Ahmad Tea’s headquarters also contains a tea museum, which attracts local guests. [6] Ahmad Tea earned over 20 Great Taste Awards for various products. [7]

Ahmad Tea is a member of the Ethical Tea Partnership, a not-for-profit organization created by a group of tea companies to address supply chain challenges to the tea industry in a sustainable fashion. [8]

In 2012, in partnership with U Support charity, Ahmad Tea donated its range of teas to ChariTeas, a branded tea room in Hampshire, whose proceeds go to supporting disabled children. [9] In 2013, Ahmad Tea was awarded the ethical investor of the year award for its charitable initiatives in the UK and support of orphanages in Mali, Russia, Sri Lanka and Ukraine. [10]

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