MANE, one of the top flavour and fragrance houses in the world, recently announced their strategic partnership with Akbar Brothers- one of the largest traders of tea in the world, to provide high end tea and coffee extracts for the global market.
The partnership will take the JV ‘Ethical Extracts’ (EE) forward and will strengthen its position as one of the world’s first producers of all-natural Ceylon tea and specialty coffee extracts.
Jean M. Mane, President and CEO of MANE said: “ This partnership creates a unique positioning in the Beverage segment with an ability to create even single origin / single estate portfolio of tastes and aromas with 100% traceability and sustainability.
With access to the world’s best teas and most modern extraction technology at source, combined with MANE’s 150 years of expertise in creating world-class food and beverage solutions, this partnership shall foster the development of new and innovative natural beverage ingredients that could herald an exciting chapter for our customers as well as our partners. “Ethical Extracts was founded by Dinike Jayamaha in 2016 when he was exploring the potential of Ceylon tea extracts, and at the same time, Akbar Brothers were set on taking their tea innovations to the next level.
Following their dynamic partnership, a state-of-the-art facility using the latest extraction technology was set up and Ethical Extracts became a pioneer in producing premium Ceylon tea extracts (both liquid concentrates and aromas), that are 100% natural and use a unique close-to-source model.
The company is dedicated to running an ethical operation that delivers best-in-class tea and specialty coffee extracts whilst focusing on a triple bottom line.
Also commenting on the partnership, Shiraz Akbarally, Director of Akbar Brothers, stated: “Akbar’s longstanding strengths in tea combined with over a century of Mane’s expertise in R&D and the global food and beverage industry, will play a crucial role in taking Ceylon Tea and EE’s innovative products beyond the traditional uses of tea.”
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