TATA Global Beverages & TATA COffee:

TATA Global Beverages:

• 2nd Largest player in Global Branded Tea market, with presence in over 40 countries.
• Global business contributes 60% of revenue with prominent contributors being UK, US, Canada, Russia, France and Australia.
• Popular brands
• Tetley
• TATA Tea
• Good Earth
• Partnerships / JV’s:
• With Starbucks coffee Cpmpany
• With Pepsico : NourishCo
• Offloaded non core investments in FY 2016 – Profit of Rs.328 Crore is realized
• Debt equity Ratio : Moderate : 0.23 times as on 31st March 2016
• Mutual Funds control 6.36% equity as on June 2016

TATA Coffee:

• Subsidary of TATA Global Beverages
• One among largest integrated coffee companies in the world
• Holds majority stake in Eight O’ Clock Coffee in USA, which markets branded coffee.
• Foray into instant coffee business in 1992 : Strong presence in Russia, Africa and Europe.
• Supplies coffee to 54 countries.
• Aggregate capacity : 8400 tonnes per annum across 2 units : Toopran (Hydrabad) & Theni (Madurai)
• Owns 19 coffee estates spread across 18,273 acres in Karnataka and Tamilnadu.
• Coffee curing plant in Kushal Nagar, Coorge – has installed capacity of 20,000 tonnes including coffee roasting facility for STARBUCKS.
• TATA Grand Coffee : Instant coffee developed for domestic market.
• Debt Equity Ratio: 1.06 times as on 31st March 2016 : Absoulte debt Rs.897.40 Crores
• Mutual Funds own 3.9% stake in TATA Coffee as on June 2016.