- CEO
- Deepak G. Prabhu
- Full Time Employees
- 810
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Food: major diversified
- Address
- No. 60, Rukmani Lakshmipathi Salai Chennai TN India 600008
- IPO Date
- Sep 13, 2005
- Business
- Neelamalai Agro Industries Limited cultivates, manufactures, and sells tea in India and internationally. The company operates two estates, Katary Estate and Sutton Estate, located in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, spanning approximately 632 hectares at an elevation of 1,826 meters; these estates produce primarily 100% Orthodox tea, along with 90% Orthodox and 10% CTC teas, as well as speciality winter varieties including Silver Tips, SFTGFOP semi-fermented muscatel-flavoured teas, and Oolong teas. Tea production yields around 1.9 million kilograms annually, with sales conducted through direct exports to markets such as the UK, Poland, Russia, Germany, and the USA, as well as domestic auctions; the estates hold Rainforest Alliance certification and adhere to sustainable agriculture principles, good manufacturing practices, and HACCP systems.[image from website]
Incorporated in 1943 and headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the company is part of the AVT Group, a diversified Rs. 1,200 crore entity with operations in plantations, consumer products, natural extracts, food ingredients, and commodity exports across South India.
The company maintains its focus on tea plantation activities without reported major strategic changes, such as acquisitions, partnerships, funding rounds, new product launches, or expansions in the last 1-2 years; its 81st Annual General Meeting occurred in August 2024, with financial reporting for FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25 reflecting ongoing operations amid challenges including profit declines.