Tea Business in Vandiperiyar

The Tropical Plantations Ltd was founded in 1919 with the primary objective of acquiring Periyar Est... ate and developing it. Company records show that Connemara teas were regularly sent to the London tea auctions till 1939. In fact, old Balance Sheets of the Company bear testimony to the fact that we incurred losses during the Second World War when teas sent to London were either destroyed or not paid for, due to difficulties imposed by the War. The Connemara Tea Factory in Vandiperiyar was renovated and rebuilt in 1945. Until 1970, the Company was making Orthodox teas after which the proc+ More