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	'''McLeod Russel India Ltd''' is an Indian tea company. It is currently the world's largest [[tea growing]] company.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite news\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/mcleod-russel-24988/information/company-history\|title = Mcleod Russel India Ltd\|newspaper = Business Standard India}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		'''McLeod Russel India Ltd''' is an Indian tea company. It is currently the world's largest [[tea growing]] company.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/mcleod-russel-24988/information/company-history\|title = Mcleod Russel India Ltd\|newspaper = Business Standard India}}</ref>

	It is part of the [[Williamson Magor Group]]. It has Thirty One tea estates in the [[Brahmaputra Valley]] of [[Assam]] and Two in the [[Dooars]] region of [[West Bengal]], three factories in [[Vietnam]] and six estates in [[Uganda]].		It is part of the [[Williamson Magor Group]]. It has Thirty One tea estates in the [[Brahmaputra Valley]] of [[Assam]] and Two in the [[Dooars]] region of [[West Bengal]], three factories in [[Vietnam]] and six estates in [[Uganda]].
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	It has another subsidiary in Uganda, Mcleod Russel Uganda Limited which cultivates, manufactures and markets tea. It was formerly known as [[James Finlay & Co\|James Finlay]] (Uganda) Limited. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in [[Kampala]].		It has another subsidiary in Uganda, Mcleod Russel Uganda Limited which cultivates, manufactures and markets tea. It was formerly known as [[James Finlay & Co\|James Finlay]] (Uganda) Limited. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in [[Kampala]].

	Shortly before the death of B.M. Khaitan in 2019,~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web\|date=1 June 2019\|title=BM Khaitan passes away\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/bm-khaitan-passes-away/cid/1691656\|access-date=2022-01-14\|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref~~>~~{{cite news \|title=Professional Tea Tasters \|url=https://professionalteataster.com/importance-of-tea-tasters-in-the-tea-industry/ \|access-date=17 December 2022}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ his younger son [[Aditya Khaitan]], has taken over as chairman of McLeod Russel.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite news\|last=Rakshit\|first=Avishek\|date=28 March 2019\|title=Aditya Khaitan takes over McLeod Russel as the new chairman\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/aditya-khaitan-takes-over-mcleod-russel-as-the-new-chairman-119032800130_1.html\|access-date=2022-01-14\|newspaper=Business Standard India\|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		Shortly before the death of B.M. Khaitan in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web\|date=1 June 2019\|title=BM Khaitan passes away\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/bm-khaitan-passes-away/cid/1691656\|access-date=2022-01-14\|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Professional Tea Tasters \|url=https://professionalteataster.com/importance-of-tea-tasters-in-the-tea-industry/ \|access-date=17 December 2022}}</ref> his younger son [[Aditya Khaitan]], has taken over as chairman of McLeod Russel.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Rakshit\|first=Avishek\|date=28 March 2019\|title=Aditya Khaitan takes over McLeod Russel as the new chairman\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/aditya-khaitan-takes-over-mcleod-russel-as-the-new-chairman-119032800130_1.html\|access-date=2022-01-14\|newspaper=Business Standard India\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Operations==		==Operations==
	The company's corporate office is situated at 4, Mangoe Lane, Surendra Mohan Ghosh Sarani, Kolkata. As the world's largest producer of bulk tea, McLeod Russel has two tea blending units - the Nilpur Blending Unit, in Assam and the Dubai Blending Unit, in Dubai.		The company's corporate office is situated at 4, Mangoe Lane, Surendra Mohan Ghosh Sarani, Kolkata. As the world's largest producer of bulk tea, McLeod Russel has two tea blending units - the Nilpur Blending Unit, in Assam and the Dubai Blending Unit, in Dubai.

	Since 2018 McLeod has to deal with a liquidity crisis.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web\|last=Law & Shobha Roy\|first=Abishek\|date=2021-09-12\|title=McLeod Russel's teacup of woes\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/specials/corporate-file/mcleod-russels-teacup-of-woes/article36417040.ece\|access-date=2022-01-14\|website=www.thehindubusinessline.com\|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ It is reported that in the company's Tea Estate in Assam "most of the working community lives in [[penury]] even today".~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web\|last=Sandipan\|first=Talukdar\|date=2022-01-12\|title=Home to Large Tea Estates, Assam's Behali Still Lacks Sufficient Healthcare Facilities\|url=https://www.newsclick.in/home-large-tea-estates-assams-behali-still-lacks-sufficient-healthcare-facilities\|access-date=2022-01-14\|website=NewsClick\|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		Since 2018 McLeod has to deal with a liquidity crisis.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Law & Shobha Roy\|first=Abishek\|date=2021-09-12\|title=McLeod Russel's teacup of woes\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/specials/corporate-file/mcleod-russels-teacup-of-woes/article36417040.ece\|access-date=2022-01-14\|website=www.thehindubusinessline.com\|language=en}}</ref> It is reported that in the company's Tea Estate in Assam "most of the working community lives in [[penury]] even today".<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Sandipan\|first=Talukdar\|date=2022-01-12\|title=Home to Large Tea Estates, Assam's Behali Still Lacks Sufficient Healthcare Facilities\|url=https://www.newsclick.in/home-large-tea-estates-assams-behali-still-lacks-sufficient-healthcare-facilities\|access-date=2022-01-14\|website=NewsClick\|language=en}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	'''McLeod Russel India Ltd''' is an Indian tea company. It is currently the world's largest [[tea growing]] company.		'''McLeod Russel India Ltd''' is an Indian tea company. It is currently the world's largest [[tea growing]] company.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/mcleod-russel-24988/information/company-history\|title = Mcleod Russel India Ltd\|newspaper = Business Standard India}}</ref>

	It is part of the Williamson Magor Group. It has ~~forty-eight~~ tea estates in the [[Brahmaputra Valley]] of [[Assam]] and ~~five~~ in the [[Dooars]] region of [[West Bengal]], three factories in [[Vietnam]] and six estates in [[Uganda]].		It is part of the [[Williamson Magor Group]]. It has Thirty One tea estates in the [[Brahmaputra Valley]] of [[Assam]] and Two in the [[Dooars]] region of [[West Bengal]], three factories in [[Vietnam]] and six estates in [[Uganda]].
	McLeod Russel produces more than 90 million kilograms of ~~quality~~ black tea every year ~~which reaches millions of tea lovers worldwide~~.		McLeod Russel produces more than 90 million kilograms of black tea every year.

	==History==		==History==
	The tale of McLeod Russel began in 1869 when Captain J.H. Williamson and Richard Boycott Magor, two Calcutta-based Englishmen, formed a partnership firm, Williamson Magor & Company, to service the requirements of tea estates in Assam. Brij Mohan Khaitan, who had a long-standing relationship with the Company by virtue of being the principal supplier of Packaging Materials and Fertilizers, was invited to join the Board of Directors in 1963. Mr. B. M. Khaitan eventually became the Managing Director in 1964 and took the Company to new heights.		The tale of McLeod Russel began in 1869 when Captain J.H. Williamson and Richard Boycott Magor, two Calcutta-based Englishmen, formed a partnership firm, [[Williamson Magor & Company]], to service the requirements of tea estates in Assam. [[Brij Mohan Khaitan]], who had a long-standing relationship with the Company by virtue of being the principal supplier of Packaging Materials and Fertilizers, was invited to join the Board of Directors in 1963. Mr. [[B. M. Khaitan]] eventually became the Managing Director in 1964 and took the Company to new heights.

	Over the next half century, the McLeod Russel group has grown and acquired a number of well-established and internationally recognised tea companies, including Williamson Tea Assam, Doom Dooma Tea Company, Moran Tea Company in India, Phu Ben Tea Company in Vietnam and Rwenzori Tea Investments.		Over the next half century, the McLeod Russel group has grown and acquired a number of well-established and internationally recognised tea companies, including Williamson Tea Assam, Doom Dooma Tea Company, Moran Tea Company in India, Phu Ben Tea Company in Vietnam and Rwenzori Tea Investments.

	It has another subsidiary in Uganda, Mcleod Russel Uganda Limited which cultivates, manufactures and markets tea. It was formerly known as James Finlay (Uganda) Limited. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in [[Kampala]].		It has another subsidiary in Uganda, Mcleod Russel Uganda Limited which cultivates, manufactures and markets tea. It was formerly known as [[James Finlay & Co\|James Finlay]] (Uganda) Limited. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in [[Kampala]].

			Shortly before the death of B.M. Khaitan in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web\|date=1 June 2019\|title=BM Khaitan passes away\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/bm-khaitan-passes-away/cid/1691656\|access-date=2022-01-14\|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Professional Tea Tasters \|url=https://professionalteataster.com/importance-of-tea-tasters-in-the-tea-industry/ \|access-date=17 December 2022}}</ref> his younger son [[Aditya Khaitan]], has taken over as chairman of McLeod Russel.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Rakshit\|first=Avishek\|date=28 March 2019\|title=Aditya Khaitan takes over McLeod Russel as the new chairman\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/aditya-khaitan-takes-over-mcleod-russel-as-the-new-chairman-119032800130_1.html\|access-date=2022-01-14\|newspaper=Business Standard India\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Operations==		==Operations==
	The company's corporate office is situated at 4, Mangoe Lane, Surendra Mohan Ghosh Sarani, Kolkata. As the world's largest producer of bulk tea, McLeod Russel has two ~~state-of-the-art~~ tea blending units - the Nilpur Blending Unit, in Assam and the Dubai Blending Unit, in Dubai. ~~Both these blending units are extremely well-equipped~~ with ~~leading-edge technology, high-end machinery and an experienced staff~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=~~Mcleod~~ Russel:~~: 13~~\|website=www.~~mcleodrussel~~.com}}</ref>		The company's corporate office is situated at 4, Mangoe Lane, Surendra Mohan Ghosh Sarani, Kolkata. As the world's largest producer of bulk tea, McLeod Russel has two tea blending units - the Nilpur Blending Unit, in Assam and the Dubai Blending Unit, in Dubai.

			Since 2018 McLeod has to deal with a liquidity crisis.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Law & Shobha Roy\|first=Abishek\|date=2021-09-12\|title=McLeod Russel's teacup of woes\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/specials/corporate-file/mcleod-russels-teacup-of-woes/article36417040.ece\|access-date=2022-01-14\|website=www.thehindubusinessline.com\|language=en}}</ref> It is reported that in the company's Tea Estate in Assam "most of the working community lives in [[penury]] even today".<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Sandipan\|first=Talukdar\|date=2022-01-12\|title=Home to Large Tea Estates, Assam's Behali Still Lacks Sufficient Healthcare Facilities\|url=https://www.newsclick.in/home-large-tea-estates-assams-behali-still-lacks-sufficient-healthcare-facilities\|access-date=2022-01-14\|website=NewsClick\|language=en}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	*[[History of tea in India]]		* [[History of tea in India]]
	* [[Indian Tea Association]]		* [[Indian Tea Association]]
	* [[Tea Board of India]]		* [[Tea Board of India]]
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'''McLeod Russel India Ltd''' is an Indian tea company. It is currently the world's largest [[tea growing]] company.

It is part of the Williamson Magor Group. It has forty-eight tea estates in the [[Brahmaputra Valley]] of [[Assam]] and five in the [[Dooars]] region of [[West Bengal]], three factories in [[Vietnam]] and six estates in [[Uganda]].
McLeod Russel produces more than 90 million kilograms of quality black tea every year which reaches millions of tea lovers worldwide.

==History==
The tale of McLeod Russel began in 1869 when Captain J.H. Williamson and Richard Boycott Magor, two Calcutta-based Englishmen, formed a partnership firm, Williamson Magor & Company, to service the requirements of tea estates in Assam. Brij Mohan Khaitan, who had a long-standing relationship with the Company by virtue of being the principal supplier of Packaging Materials and Fertilizers, was invited to join the Board of Directors in 1963. Mr. B. M. Khaitan eventually became the Managing Director in 1964 and took the Company to new heights.

Over the next half century, the McLeod Russel group has grown and acquired a number of well-established and internationally recognised tea companies, including Williamson Tea Assam, Doom Dooma Tea Company, Moran Tea Company in India, Phu Ben Tea Company in Vietnam and Rwenzori Tea Investments.

It has another subsidiary in Uganda, Mcleod Russel Uganda Limited which cultivates, manufactures and markets tea. It was formerly known as James Finlay (Uganda) Limited. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in [[Kampala]].

==Operations==
The company's corporate office is situated at 4, Mangoe Lane, Surendra Mohan Ghosh Sarani, Kolkata. As the world's largest producer of bulk tea, McLeod Russel has two state-of-the-art tea blending units - the Nilpur Blending Unit, in Assam and the Dubai Blending Unit, in Dubai. Both these blending units are extremely well-equipped with leading-edge technology, high-end machinery and an experienced staff.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mcleod Russel:: 13|website=www.mcleodrussel.com}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Companies}}
*[[History of tea in India]]
* [[Indian Tea Association]]
* [[Tea Board of India]]
* [[Assam Tea]]
* [[Darjeeling Tea]]
* [[North Bengal Tea Industry]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official|https://www.mcleodrussel.com/}}

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