- Business
- Efor Yatirim Sanayi Ticaret A.S. (EFORC.IS) manufactures, packages, and wholesales tea products and herbal hot beverages in Turkey. The company produces bulk tea; teapot bag tea; cup bag tea; form fruit and herbal teas; green teas; Orange Pekoe-A (OPA) Ceylon teas; and out-of-home consumption teas packaged in five-kilogram bags for cafes and restaurants. It also engages in tea farming in Turkey's Black Sea region, primarily Trabzon and Artvin, while providing research and development support to tea farmers and the production sector; additional activities include coal, fertilizer, and other sales. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Istanbul at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mah. Aheste Sok. 7/8, Umraniye, the company operates primarily in the domestic Turkish market with approximately 652 to 735 employees. In October 2025, Efor Yatirim Sanayi Ticaret A.S. changed its name from Efor Cay Sanayi Ticaret A.S., reflecting a strategic shift toward broader investment activities under Efor Holding, established in 2022. In September 2025, it was added to the FTSE All-World Index, and its board recently resolved to initiate a merger process as outlined in its 3Q25 investor presentation.