The famous tea giant is withdrawing from the Turkish market! 39 years of production activities have come to a halt.

The famous tea giant is withdrawing from the Turkish market! 39 years of production activities have come to a halt.

03.10.2025 17:24

The UK-based tea brand Lipton has ended its operations in Turkey. In a statement from Lipton, which has transferred its production facilities to Özgür Çay, it was stated, "We have also transferred our tea fields, fresh tea purchasing, and processing facilities in different markets."

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One of the world's leading tea producers, the UK-based Lipton, is ending its production in Turkey after 39 years of operation. The company announced that the ownership of its two processing facilities in Rize will be transferred to Özgür Çay.

COMPETITION AUTHORITY DECISION AWAITED

In a statement regarding the transfer process, the company said, "An agreement has been reached in the negotiations for the transfer of the shares of 'Lipton Tea Production Inc.', which owns the fresh tea processing facilities located in Rize Pazar and Fındıklı, to Öz-Gür Çay A.Ş. The matter has been submitted to the Competition Authority for evaluation and approval as required by legal process."

"WE SOLD OUR TWO FACTORIES"

According to the news from Patronlar Dünyası, the statement continued with the following expressions:

"Our operations in Turkey continue under our current identity as 'Lipton Food and Tea Industry and Trade Inc.' as they have until now. We will continue to purchase tea in accordance with our quality, sustainability, and safety standards by working with our supplier partners. Our new innovation, tea blending, and packaging facility, which we established with an investment of 30 million Euros in Sakarya in 2025, will continue to serve as the heart of our operations in Turkey, where we have proudly and strongly committed for 39 years."



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