Tea is one of the most important sectors driving the economy in Assam. The tea from this region of Northeast India is known for its body, brightness and malty flavour - and it's a crucial part of our Yorkshire Tea blend. However, the large communities that are involved in tea in Assam face a number of deep-rooted challenges.
We buy a lot of tea from Rwanda. In fact, we buy 10% of all the tea produced there, because Rwandan tea is a key ingredient for Yorkshire Gold, Yorkshire Tea and Yorkshire Tea for Hard Water.
For many years the Queen’s Awards have been acknowledged as the country’s most prestigious business awards – and we’re thrilled that our family business just been honoured with a 2017 Queen’s Award for Sustainable Development.
We're committed to using our influence to improve social and environmental standards wherever we source from and that includes driving positive change in Assam.
Becky in our sourcing team recently visited Kenya, where she met some of the children whose secondary school education has been funded by Yorkshire Tea. Here's a report from her trip.
Becky in our sourcing team has just returned from Kenya, and a visit to some of the schools, medical centres and children's centres which have received water tanks through our grant scheme. Here's a report from her trip.