Glengettie
Glengettie is a blend of tea aimed at Welsh consumers. It was first marketed in 1952.[1]
History
[edit]Glengettie is supplied in bags and also loose, in brown cartons, with English and Welsh text on opposite sides. The brand's website describes the tea as "an everyday black tea blend made up of Kenyan and Assam teas. The Kenyan teas give distinct flavour and rich colour, and the Assam teas give the blend a good, brisk strength" and claims that it "has been specially designed to complement the region’s soft water".[2]
In November 2016 the brand launched a series of radio adverts featuring actor Di Botcher who plays Aunty Brenda in the television comedy drama Stella, which is set in South Wales.[1] The Glengettie brand is owned by Typhoo Tea Limited,[3] which until 2021 was part of by the Apeejay Surrendra Group, an Indian conglomerate.[4]
In 2021 Glengettie's parent company Typhoo was acquired by British private-equity firm Zetland Capital.[citation needed] In March 2023 Typhoo announced it was closing its Moreton factory on the Wirral and outsourcing production of all its tea brands including Glengettie.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Selwood, Daniel (7 November 2017). "Welsh tea brand Glengettie launches radio adverts". thegrocer.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Glengettie Tea - Home/Cartref". www.glengettietea.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Our brands". Typhoo. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Typhoo – Our Brands". Apeejay Surrendra Group. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "'Devastating': Typhoo Tea confirm Moreton factory to close later this year". Wirral Globe. March 9, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Glengettie Tea - official website
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