Limuru Tea Plc

The Limuru Tea Plc is a Kenyan company that is listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange and engages in the growing of green leaf tea. Founded in 1895, the Company owns 275 hectares of tea land situated four kilometers to the east of Limuru Town.[3]

Limuru Tea Plc
TypePublic
KN: LIMR [1]
IndustryAgriculture
HeadquartersKericho, Kenya
Key people
R. Fairburn
Chairman
ProductsTea
Revenue KES: 104 Million (2013)[2]
WebsiteHomepage
Limuru tea farming

The Limuru Tea Plc is an out-grower to Unilever Tea Kenya Limited (UTKL). UTKL holds 52% of the issued share capital of Limuru Tea and acts as the company's managing agent in the growing, manufacturing, sales and marketing of its teas.[4] The Limuru Tea estate green leaf is manufactured in the nearby UTKL’s Mabroukie factory from where it is sold mainly for export.[5]

See also

References
  1. Reuters - Limuru Tea Company Limited
  2. Rich Management Company Data - Limuru Tea Company Limited
  3. "Limuru Tea Plc - 2017 Annual report" (PDF). Unilever East and West Africa Website. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. Limuru Tea Company Limited 2012 Annual Report
  5. "Description - Limuru Tea Plc". African Financials. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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