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| foundation = 1861 (Calcutta)<br />
| founder = '''Robert Thomas'''<br />
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| location_city = Kolkata<br />
| location_country = India<br />
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| key_people = '''Kavi Seth''' (Chairman & MD)<br/>'''Arun K Chakraborti''' (Vice Chairman & MD)<br/>'''Akhil Narayan Sapru''' (MD)<br/>'''Gaurav Ghosh''' (MD)<br/>'''Satyajeet Hazarika''' (Director)<br/>'''N B Parikh''' (Director)<br/><br />
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| subsid = Tea Consultancy & Plantation Services (India) Pvt. Ltd. <br> J. Thomas Trading & Investments Pvt. Ltd. <br> J. Thomas Finance Pvt. Ltd. <br> J. Thomas & Co. Auctioneers (Tamil Nadu) Pvt. Ltd.<br />
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'''J Thomas & Co. Pvt. Ltd.''' is the largest and oldest existing [[tea]] auctioneers in the world, handling about 200 million kg of tea annually. The genesis of J Thomas was in Calcutta, the centre of [[Tea leaf grading|tea trade]] in [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]]. The company is headquartered in [[Kolkata|Kolkata, West Bengal, India]] and has branches in [[Siliguri]], [[Guwahati]], [[Dibrugarh]], [[Kochi]], [[Coonoor]], [[Coimbatore]] and [[Bengaluru]].<br />
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The company is owned by its employees.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jthomasindia.com/about.php |title=J Thomas {{!}} About|website=jthomasindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/food/gallery/2021/may/31/river-of-tea-from-bengal-to-britain-in-pictures#img-8 |title=River of Tea: from Bengal to Britain – in pictures {{!}} Food {{!}} The Guardian |date=2021-05-31 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Employee-owned companies]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.jthomasindia.com/}}<br />
* [http://www.jthomasindia.com/catalogue.php Tea Catalogue - J Thomas & Co. Pvt. Ltd.]<br />
* [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tea-industry-in-for-a-good-run-says-ashok-batra/article1029699.ece Business Line, December - 2010]<br />
* [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110120/jsp/calcutta/story_13468143.jsp The Telegraph, January - 2011]<br />
* [http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-20/news/28427224_1_auction-centres-tea-prices-tea-industry The Economic Times, January - 2011]<br />
* [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/entertainment/story_14965172.jsp#.U7zZZvmSzXU The Telegraph, January - 2012]<br />
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-tea-time-story/article2838319.ece The Hindu, January - 2012]<br />
* [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/changes-in-tea-trade-posing-many-challenges-j-thomas-chief/article4643708.ece Business Line, April - 2013]<br />
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[[Category:Indian auction houses]]<br />
[[Category:Tea companies of India]]<br />
[[Category:Retail companies established in 1861]]<br />
[[Category:Companies based in Kolkata]]<br />
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