Companies
Lipton Teas and Infusions
co-leads a multi-million-euro Prosperity Partnership with Cranfield University, funded by the UK's Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, breeding drought-resistant tea cultivars and deploying the IoTea IoT platform for canopy/growth monitoring on trial farms in Kericho, Kenya.
- Country
- Netherlands
Coverage
| CN | EU | IN | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| food-alt-protein | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding | multi-million-euro Prosperity Partnership grant from the UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | beveragedaily.com · cranfield.ac.uk · independent.co.uk · worldteanews.com |
| Capacity | 9 manufacturing facilities worldwide | assets.ctfassets.net |
| Certification | accepts recognised certifications including Fairtrade, Fair for Life, and FairWild | assets.ctfassets.net |
| Production site | 9 manufacturing sites for blending and packing teas and herbals | assets.ctfassets.net |
| Headcount | around 4,000 employees worldwide (2024) | assets.ctfassets.net |
| Revenue | 1.57 billion EUR (2024) | assets.ctfassets.net |
Independent sources: assets.ctfassets.net · beveragedaily.com · cranfield.ac.uk · independent.co.uk · worldteanews.com
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tea-industry biotech | food-alt-protein | Low | → |
Compiled by BIOECON from primary sources.
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