Corson Tea - Curepipe, Mauritius

Over the cool highlands of Curepipe, a tea plantation of no more than five acres was the beginning of a family business which proved to be successful for more than a century.
As a pionneer of the tea industry in Mauritius since 1886, the family business Corson Tea Estate aims to offer teas of excellent quality to its customers, while respecting and promoting the art of tea-drinking, Mauritian style.
For over a century (123 years), the company, led today by Mrs Deborah Corson Adam, has strived to improve the quality of the tea grown on Mauritian ground:
• by rigorously selecting the plant stock and cultivars• by keeping the ancestral picking techniques, selecting only the tender leaves and the bud• by referring to scientific studies to improve cultivation methods• by  

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modernising production methods• by creatively diversifying its products in order to respond to market expectations and needs• by keeping up with international trends.
Corson is the second largest tea producer in Mauritius, with around fiftyfactory and field employees, an annual production of 450 000 kg of tea for 2.3 million leaves harvested. With a turnover of Rs 50 million, the company operates in conjunction with 425 small scale farmers and 33 tenant farmers.