Green Gold tea has already appeared on Georgian supermarket shelves. After three years of
rehabilitation in the village of Nagomari in Ozurgeti, the products produced by Laituri - Tea Export
Company Ltd are already selling at
Goodwill, EuroProduct supermarket chains and restaurants. The company founder Tamuna
Khabeishvili told "Commersant" that tourists show great interest in the Georgian tea which gives
more incentive in terms of exports.
“Our tea is already sold in retail chains, in Goodwill, in Europroduct, in Badagi. It’s worth mentioning that our tea is very popular among tourists. Prices are acceptable and consumers like our tea because it is Georgian and remembers the old taste. Green Gold is a natural tea that doesn’t contain chemical impurities. We make it according to the old Chinese tradition but in a modern factory, ” Tamuna Khabeishvili says.
The plantation on the slope of the mountain in Nagomari village of Ozurgeti region is established on the area of 25 hectares. The tea factory employs 30 people. The tea is sold in 50 and 100- gram packages in the retail network.
“We are going to expand our plantations in the near future and are set to launch exports. We sent samples to America, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic which showed interest in our product and are going to send to Holland. We think that from January Georgian Green Gold tea will be sold on the foreign market, - the company founder notes.
The factory is located in the city of Ozurgeti, the total investment volume reaches GEL 300 000. The factory design and manufacturing process is fully compliant with HACCP and ISO standards, the company is set to obtain both certificates in 2020.