Typhoo Tea is making ready to enter administration after 120 years in enterprise, amid declining gross sales and mounting money owed.
Typhoo, one among Britain’s oldest tea corporations, has filed a court docket discover to discover potential options, with plans to nominate EY as directors.
The corporate’s monetary struggles have been highlighted in its newest figures, which confirmed that losses escalated from £9.6m to £38m within the yr ending September 2023. Throughout the identical interval, gross sales dropped from £33.7m to £25.3m.
A major setback occurred in August 2023 when trespassers broke into Typhoo’s former Moreton manufacturing facility in Merseyside. The incident prompted in depth injury, rendered substantial quantities of tea unusable, and disrupted buyer orders.
This contributed to £24.1m in distinctive prices for the corporate.
Based in 1903, Typhoo Tea stands alongside PG Suggestions, Tetley’s, and Yorkshire Tea as one among Britain’s main tea manufacturers.
The corporate’s possession modified fingers in 2021 when personal fairness agency Zetland Capital acquired it from Indian conglomerate Apeejay Surrendra Group, which had bought the enterprise from Premier Meals in 2005.
Mr McNulty confused that the corporate was not but in administration, describing it as “an on-going confidential process,” with the submitting offering Typhoo non permanent safety whereas it explores choices for its future.
Based in 1903 by Birmingham grocer John Sumner, Typhoo’s struggles mirror altering shopper preferences within the UK. Trade analyst Mintel initiatives an 8% decline in tea consumption between 2023 and 2028, as British shoppers more and more favour espresso, vitality drinks, and trending drinks like bubble tea.
Whereas the administration discover supplies non permanent safety from collectors, it represents an important second for one among Britain’s most established tea manufacturers because it seeks a path ahead.
