Sustainability /
Opinion /

Stronger on Purpose

Thanks to the combined efforts of David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg (among others), sustainability has gone from being a fringe issue in society to being one of the dominant global issues of our time. The stakes are just as high for business also.

Tea /
Americas /

Family matters: Talking Tea Trends With Cindi Bigelow

A longstanding customer of Finlays, Bigelow Tea is the very definition of a family business, not just because it’s run by a family, but because …

Sustainability /
People /

Working towards Gender Equality in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, Finlays is empowering women to take up traditionally male–dominated roles on tea farms. In 2019, we launched recruitment programmes which aim to …

Sustainability /
People /

VIDEO: What Does Sustainability in Natural Beverages Mean To You?

At Finlays, one of our core values is “sustainable”. It’s something we strive to live and breathe each and every day. But, of course, sustainability …

Sustainability /
News /

Finlays Completes Village Electrification Project in Kericho, Kenya

The five year Village Electrification Project is the first of its kind in our industry, and its completion in December 2019 is a highlight of last year’s work …

People /
Tea /

Villan – a Finlays hero

AFTER 10 YEARS WORKING IN THE FIELDS AT ARGENTE TEA FIELD, SEBASTIAN VILLAN SET OUT TO ACHIEVE HIS DREAM OF A DIFFERENT FUTURE FOR HIMSELF …

Coffee /
Opinion /

What are Coffee Waves?

Each day, we consume around 2.5 billion cups of coffee and the positive impact that the economics of coffee has had can be evidenced by …

Opinion /
Innovation /

Good Mood Foods

Good mood foods are set to be one of the trends of the next decade. “Better for you” is giving way to “better for me” as consumers look for options that feed mental wellbeing and personal satisfaction in addition to physical health.

Opinion /
Tea /

How Chinese teaware helped make tea a British icon

Despite originating in China, porcelain teaware remains inextricably entwined with British culture. Colin Sheaf, Chairman of the Sir Percival David foundation of Chinese art, and deputy Chairman at Bonhams auction house, is a world-renowned expert in Asian art, including teaware.

Opinion /
Coffee /

How Cold Brew Coffee is Taking Over the UK and Europe

Finlays might be mostly famous as a tea business, but in fact we have over a century of experience in roasting, grinding, extracting and packing coffee.

People /
Americas /

Shaun Galligan named in 40 Under Forty

Finlays is proud to announce that Shaun Galligan, Head of Environmental Health and Safety for the Americas, is a recipient of this years “40 Under …

Tea /
Opinion /

Tea-volution: A History of Tea Production at Finlays

Duncan Gilmour explains how Finlays became a key player in response to the ever-increasing demand for tea. Taking Tea Global Finlays’ early involvement with China …

Innovation /
Tea /

Made in China – Finlay’s Tea Sourcing from China

We investigate how Finlays’ connection with humanity through natural beverages goes deeper than you might first imagine. Quietly, and increasingly at speed, a revolution is …

Innovation /
Tea /

Boston Tea Party

Tea has become increasingly important to the craft beer industry, in many surprising ways. We profile Finlays’ relationship with the Boston beer company. In the …

Innovation /
Sustainability /

Casa Fuentes joins the Finlays Family

Casa Fuentes is the largest tea farm company in Argentina with an annual production capacity of twenty-seven million kgs of Black Tea per annum, based …

Innovation /
Sustainability /

Finlays boosts investment in Damin to 40%

Finlays has acquired an additional 20% equity stake in Damin Foodstuff (Zhangzhou) Co., Ltd. (“Damin”) increasing its shareholding to 40%. Damin is the world’s largest …

Innovation /
Sustainability /

Biogas Brilliance

For many years we have been looking at the most sustainable ways of handling flowers, tea and septic tank waste for the benefit of the …

Innovation /
News /

Ethical Membership

If there has been one constant during the 250 years that Finlays has been in existence, it is the characteristic of our culture that probably …

Products /
Tea /

Finlays Tea – Not Just a Cup of Tea

The last few years have seen a shift in the mature western tea markets away from mainstream black tea bags to more exciting and varied …

Innovation /
Sustainability /

An update on Tea2030

In many ways tea is and can be seen as a ‘hero’ crop. Yet as an industry we often devalue tea, pushing lower qualities, promoting …