Jamaican Teas

Jamaican Teas Limited (formerly Tetley Tea Co. (Ja) Ltd) was founded in Jamaica in 1967. It initially produced only black tea under the Tetley brand as well as providing contract manufacturing arrangements. The company was acquired by the current father and son team of Adeeb and John Mahfood in 1995. Since then, the Tetley product range has been considerably expanded and the Caribbean Dreams brand was launched offering consumers unique herbal combinations and infusions. Today, with over forty different types of teas, the company is the largest producer of teas in the Caribbean with almost one half its products exported to other Caribbean markets and North America. Teas are also produced on a contract basis for a number of other Caribbean companies. Jamaican Teas Limited (JTL) became a public company in 2010, and is now listed on the Jamaica Junior Stock Exchange http://www.jamstockex.com/index.php The Company continues to diversify its product offerings and is undergoing considerable expansion. JTL is currently implementing the HACCP food safety management system as one of its key strategic goals.