Madura Tea Estates is an Australian company that produces tea.
| Industry | Tea industry |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Michael and Norma Grant-Cook |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Ron Ford |
| Products | tea |
| Website | maduratea |
In 1978, Mike and Norma Grant-Cook, tea planters from Ceylon, established the Madura Tea Estates in Murwillumbah (Tweed River valley) in north-eastern New South Wales. Madura produces Assam tea and green tea (the latter is locally produced since 1989[1]), which is blended with Sri Lanka (Ceylon) tea.[2][3][4] As of 2000, the company was 100% Australian-owned.[5] The "Madura Tea" production started in 1982, as of 2003, 25 hectares were used for the plantation.[6]
Madura Tea packagings are 100% recyclable.[7][8][9][10]
Madura Tea dumped[clarification needed] halal certification in Australia.[11]
Tea primarily targets the domestic market as part of the "buy Australia" campaign.[3] Like its competitors, Tea Estates of Australia and Nerada Tea, Madura Tea established a visitor center, where tourists can taste and buy samples.[12] Madura Tea became the official tea of Parliament House in Sydney in 2013 (replacing Twinings).[13]
Awards
edit- Royal Hobart Fine Food Awards, Madura won a prestigious Gold Medal
- Silver Medal for its English Breakfast Silk Infuser Tea Bags
- Bronze medal in the Regional Food Class at the Sydney Royal Fine Foods for the lemon myrtle tea bags.[14]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Griggs 2020, p. 536.
- ^ "Madura Tea, Excellence in Tea". Madura Tea. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ^ a b Hall 2000, p. 95.
- ^ Pettigrew & Richardson 2005, p. 158.
- ^ Griggs 2020, p. 553.
- ^ Caffin et al. 2004, p. 15.
- ^ "Madura Tea switches packaging to NexPlus alternative". 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Madura Tea Shifts from Metalized OPP to Barrier Paper Packaging". 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Koehler Paper Helps Madura Tea Switch to Recyclable Paper Packaging | Packaging Strategies".
- ^ Griggs 2020, p. 541.
- ^ "Madura Tea owner reveals why he dumped halal certification". 7 September 2015.
- ^ Griggs 2020, p. 551.
- ^ "Local tea in the pollie pot". ABC News. 20 September 2013.
- ^ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/tweed-heads/business/madura-bags-top-tea-award/news-story/71ca09dedb60f12cbeb95a9718f33cfe
Sources
edit- Hall, Nick (2000). The Tea Industry. Elsevier Science. ISBN 978-1-84569-922-2. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- Griggs, Peter D. (2020). Tea in Australia: A History, 1788-2000. Cambridge Scholars Publisher. ISBN 978-1-5275-4882-4. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- Pettigrew, J.; Richardson, B. (2005). The New Tea Companion: A Guide to Teas Throughout the World. National Trust. ISBN 978-0-9663478-3-8. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- Caffin, Nola; D'Arcy, Bruce; Yao, Lihu; Rintoul, Gavin (2004-01-01). "Developing an index of quality for Australian tea". RIRDC Publication. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
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