Tetley is a growing global tea brand with a presence in 70 countries around the world. It is the market leader in the UK and Canada and in total 75 million cups of Tetley tea a day are drunk worldwide.
Tetley has committed to purchasing all of the tea for its branded teabag and loose tea products from Rainforest Alliance CertifiedTM farms. All Tetley branded black, green and red (Rooibos) tea, including flavoured and decaffeinated varieties, will be part of the certification programme, which is scheduled for completion by 2016.
The first certified products will be available for the UK foodservice channel from April 2010.