Meet the tea company brewing up change

ByDave Hall

Meet the tea company brewing up change

The company which launched the UK’s first Fairtrade tea in 1994 will make its debut at CRE 25 (15-16 Oct, Sandown Park, Esher).

‘We also helped write the Fairtrade tea standards to improve the lives of workers on tea plantations,’ said Adam Perry of Clipper Tea. ‘The brand launched the world’s first unbleached, plant-based, biodegradable and GMO-free tea bag in 2018.’

Clipper is part of Ecotone, a mission-driven company. For more than 30 years, Ecotone has charted an alternative path to the dominant industrial food model.

‘Thanks to our agricultural practices, our organic tea plantations save 900 tons of CO2 equivalent compared to conventional tea,’ explained Adam. ‘In line with our mission to preserve biodiversity, Ecotone has set ambitious impact reduction targets and initiatives throughout its value chain to reduce its footprint. One hundred per cent of our factories and offices will be green-energy powered by 2030.’

• Clipper Tea will be on stand B4 at CRE 25, alongside long-standing CRE exhibitors Kingdom Coffee