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Brown plantations' annual tea production exceeds 100 million kilograms

James Finlay Limited Philippe De Gentile-Williams officially hands over the James Finlay Kenya tea estates business to Browns Investments PLC CEO Kamantha Amarasekera and Kipsigis Highlands Cooperative Society Vice-Chair Jonah Langat in Kericho. Looking on is Ambassador, High Commission of Sri Lanka Kana Kananathan. [Courtesy]

The acquisition of Finlays Kenya and Lipton tea by Brown Plantations has boosted the company's annual production by 85 million kilograms of tea, establishing Brown Plantations as the largest producer of tea in the world.

Kapila Jayawardena, the Managing Director/CEO of LOLC Holding Group, stated that the Group has firmly positioned itself in the global tea industry, now holding the title of the largest tea producer worldwide.

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