The UK market is dominated by five brands - PG Tips and Tetley, Premier Foods (was bought by an Indian firm: India's Apeejay Surrendra Group), Associated British Food, and Bettys & Taylors. Tetley leads the market with 27% share, followed by PG Tips with about 24% share. Premier food is in third place, with about 13% share, Associated British Food is 4th with about 11% share, and Betty & Taylors 5th with about 6% share. (Source: ACNielsen Total Cov GB 52 we 25.02.08)
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As with most such lists, the following can only ever be a partial compilation of companies:
- Ahmad Tea
- Associated British Foods
- Berty's Brews
- Bird & Blend Tea Co.
- Britannia Tea Company Limited - the webpage presently merely gives a physical address and email.
- British Gourmet Tea Company
- Brodie Melrose Drysdale & Co Ltd
- Brooke Bond (no longer trading under this name - see PG Tips) (Unilever)
- Cafédirect
- Canton Tea Co
- Char Tea
- Chateau Rouge Ltd
- The Chinese Tea Company
- Choi Time Teas
- Clearspring
- Cornish Tea
- Clipper Tea
- Cup of Tea Ltd
- The Devon Fine Tea Company
- DJ Miles & Co Ltd
- Dr Stuart's Teas
- Drury's
- Duchy Originals from Waitrose
- Edgcumbe Tea & Coffee Co Ltd
- Finlay Beverages Ltd
- For Leaves Tea.org
- Fortnum & Mason
- Glengettie
- Grey's Teas
- Gurkha Tea
- Harrisons & Crosfield
- Heath & Heather
- Higher Living
- Hu-Kwa Tea
- Imperial Teas
- Imporient UK Ltd
- Instanta Ltd
- Jacksons of Piccadilly Ltd
- Jenier World of Teas
- Jing Tea
- Keith Spicer Ltd
- Kent & Sussex Tea and Coffee Company
- Kings Tea
- Lancashire Tea
- Lifeboat
- Lipton Tea (Unilever)
- London Tea Company
- Lyons Tea (Tetley)
- Make us a brew
- Marks & Spencer
- Matthew Algie
- The Metropolis of Tea Ltd
- Muave
- My Cup of Tea
- Mad Hatter Tea Company
- Newby Teas (U.K.) Ltd
- Northern Tea Merchants
- Palanquin
- PekoeTea
- PG Tips (Unilever)
- Premier Food
- Quilliam Brothers
- Quinteassential
- Rare Tea Company
- Reginald Ames Ltd
- Richmont Premium Tea
- Ringtons Ltd
- Rosie Lea Tea
- St James's Teas
- Scottish Blend (Unilever)
- Shinzo
- Spicers
- Sternbergs Organic
- Tata Global Beverages
- Tchibo Coffee International
- The Tea Guild
- Tea Drop
- Tea Horse
- Tea India
- TeaOff
- Tea Palace
- Tea People
- Teapigs
- Tetley (Tata Tea Limited)
- The Real Tea Company
- Tregothnan Estate English Tea
- Tea Producers
- Twinings (Associated British Foods)
- Twist Teas
- Typhoo (no longer owned by Premier Foods Premier Foods) (new owner)
- Unik
- Unravel Tea
- Viotalife Matcha Green Tea - no website at present (July 2012)
- Whiteheads (1858) Ltd
- Whittard of Chelsea
- The Windmill Tea Company Ltd - website nonfunctional (August 2012)
- Williamson Tea
- Wyvern Coffee Co.
- Yorkshire Tea (owned by: Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate)
- Nambarrie (Twinings)
- Y-tea of the Lake District
- Zigzag Teas
Former Tea companies[]
- Aerated Bread Company - noted for its chain of tea shops.
- Horniman's Tea
- J. Lyons & Co
Equipment manufacturers[]
- Quooker UK Limited - manufacturer of boiling water taps/systems.