The winners of the 12th edition of The Golden Leaf India Award: Southern Tea Competition (TGLIA:STC) have been announced. The competition is a joint initiative of Tea Board and the United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI), Coonoor.

Harrisons Malayalam Limited-RP Sanjiv Goenka Group won eight awards, Joonktollee Tea & Industries Limited and United Nilgiri Tea Estates Company Limited won five each, Hittakkal Group won four, Parry Agro Industries Limited and Woodbriar Group won three each, Darmona Tea Industry, Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company Private Limited, Kodanad Estate and Tata Coffee Limited won two awards each, Balanoor Plantations & Industries Limited and Harrisons Malayalam Limited won one award each.

“The international jury who evaluated the competing tea grades comprised Abdurahman Kunnath of Sun Group, Dubai, Andrey Kraynev of James Finlay, Dubai, Nick Revett of R Twining & Co Ltd, UK, Richard Smyth of Tea Trading International, Dubai and M Yahya Beyad of Britannia Tea Co Ltd, UK,” TGLIA:STC convener V Unnikrishnan said.

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