It grows on the northern banks of Brahmaputra, which floods its banks every monsoon, creating a rich, humid soil. Brands and origins īrooke Bond Taj Mahal tea leaves are grown in estates of Upper Assam, Darjeeling and Tripura. The Brooke Bond factory is at Trafford Park near Manchester.
Red Rose is still sold by Ekaterra in Canada, but in the United States is now marketed by Redco Foods.
In North America Brooke Bond's primary product was Red Rose Tea. Unilever markets it as being stronger than its Lipton Yellow Label blend. In Pakistan, Brooke Bond Supreme is the number-one-selling tea brand. The Brooke Bond brand is still used in other countries, especially in India. It was also regularly sold across Britain in Poundland stores. Today, the licence for D Tea is held by Typhoo, who used to sell it through their website – it had identical packaging to before minus the words 'Brooke Bond', although it is not currently available. Gold Crown Foods Ltd was licensed by Unilever to use the Brooke Bond name for the Brooke Bond 'D' and Brooke Bond Choicest brands. The Brooke Bond name was significantly decreased by Unilever, however, the Brooke Bond tea brand was reintroduced on sale in 2019 in the UK after a 20 year absence. The company merged with Liebig in 1968, becoming Brooke Bond Liebig, which was acquired by Unilever in 1984. By 1957, Brooke Bond was probably the largest tea company in the world, with one third share of both the British and Indian tea markets. īrooke Bond's most famous brand is PG Tips, launched in 1930. The company opened a packing factory in Goulston Street, Stepney, London, in 1911. This also expanded from the 1930s to include production of playing cards by high quality lithography. In 1908 Brooke Bond set up the Berkshire Printing Company Ltd, based in Reading, as the company’s printing division for tea packeting of its products and, notably, the tea cards which they contained. In 1903, Brooke Bond launched Red Label in British India. The firm expanded into wholesale tea sales in the 1870s. Brooke chose the business name because it was his 'bond' to his customers to provide quality teas, hence Brooke Bond. In 1869, he opened his first tea shop at 23 Market Street, Manchester. Brooke Bond & Company was founded by Arthur Brooke, who was born at 6 George Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, in 1845.