Dhunseri Tea & Industries

What Dhunseri Tea & Industries does

Dhunseri Tea & Industries Limited (DTIL, NSE: DTIL, BSE: 538902) is a Kolkata-headquartered, publicly listed tea manufacturer with six decades of cultivation and processing experience. The company operates 9 tea estates in Assam (India) and 2 estates in Malawi (Africa), spanning approximately 12,000 hectares of tea and macadamia plantations, with a combined annual production capacity of roughly 11 million kilograms of tea in India and 9 million kilograms of tea plus 400 tonnes of macadamia in Africa. DTIL produces black tea in both CTC and Orthodox variants and holds multiple internationally recognized certifications (ISO 22000:2005, Trustea, Fairtrade, USFDA, Rainforest Alliance, HACCP, PPC, FSSAI), with 14 Tea Board Zonal Awards and 3 All India Awards to its credit for yield and realization performance.

The company sells the bulk of its output through B2B wholesale channels to tea traders, exporters and industrial buyers, supplemented by the Chhotelal consumer tea brand sold via the company's own e-commerce storefront. Revenue is generated from one-time sales of manufactured tea and macadamia inventory; pricing is not publicly disclosed and tracks commodity auction benchmarks (e.g., North Indian / Mombasa auction realizations). The Dhanuka family controls the company through promoters holding ~68.90% of share capital, and DTIL operates international assets through a wholly-owned Singapore/Mauritius holding entity (Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Pte Ltd) that owns the Malawi operating subsidiaries.

Recent activity shows a portfolio-rebalancing cycle: sales of Deohall Tea Estate (disclosed 22.05.2025 / 01.09.2025) and Balijan (North) Tea Estate (disclosed 14.11.2025 / 31.03.2026), the strike-off of a step-down subsidiary (Dec 2025), and the February 2025 resignation of Mrigank Dhanuka as Director and Non-Executive Vice Chairman. Q3 FY2026 (Dec 2025 quarter) sales rose 15.32% YoY to Rs 141.21 crore but the company reported a widened net loss of Rs 7.12 crore against a Rs 0.96 crore loss a year earlier, indicating margin pressure despite top-line growth.

Name

Dhunseri Tea & Industries

Legal name

Dhunseri Tea & Industries Limited

Website

https://dhunseritea.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Dhunseri Tea & Industries is a publicly listed Indian tea manufacturer operating nine Assam estates and two Malawi estates spanning 12,000 hectares, producing black CTC and Orthodox tea for B2B wholesale buyers and the Chhotelal consumer brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tea Manufacturing

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Tea (Leaf, Bagged, Instant, Concentrates) (CRADAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tea, Coffee & Cocoa Farming (Beverage Specialty Crops) (AFAGAGAG), Specialty Coffee & Tea (Single-Origin, Micro-lot, Premium) Processing (AFAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Tea manufacturing
• Black tea production
• Tea plantation
• CTC orthodox tea
• Macadamia nuts

Headquarters

HQ city

Kolkata

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tea Manufacturing and Sale: Dhunseri Tea & Industries Limited (DTIL) is engaged in manufacture and sale of tea. The company has 9 Tea Estates in Assam and 2 Tea Estates in Malawi where plantation of Tea and Macadamia are being undertaken.

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Dhunseri Tea & Industries Limited (DTIL) manufactures and sells tea across 9 tea estates in Assam, India and 2 estates in Malawi, Africa. The company produces black tea in both CTC and Orthodox varieties, with cumulative production capacity of approximately 11 million kilograms in India and 9 million kilograms in Africa. It also produces Macadamia nuts from its Malawi operations (~400 tonnes). Products are sold wholesale to tea traders, exporters and retailers, and through the consumer brand Chhotelal.

Product overview

Dhunseri Tea & Industries Limited (DTIL) is a tea manufacturing company with 9 tea estates in Assam and 2 estates in Malawi, spanning 12,000 hectares of plantations. The company produces black tea in both CTC and Orthodox varieties with an annual production capacity of approximately 11 million kilograms from Indian estates and 9 million kilograms from African estates. DTIL operates under a platform-plus-products model, with tea manufacturing as the core business, supported by consumer brands like Chhotelal, and diversification into Macadamia nut production at its African operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chhotelal: Tea brand marketed by the company

Products and services

• Black Tea (CTC and Orthodox)

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,585 Kg per hectare yield achieved by Hatijan Tea Estate
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Pte LtdcoreOthersWholly Owned Subsidiary of DTIL. The company operates as the holding company for Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Pte Ltd which further holds subsidiaries including Makandi Tea & Coffee Estates Ltd, Kawalazi Estate Company Ltd, Ntimabi Estate Ltd, Chiwale Estate Management Services Ltd, and A.M. Henderson & Sons Ltd.
• DTDCminorOthersDomestic deliveries are undertaken through Desk to Desk Courier & Cargo (DTDC) for product shipments to customers

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Camellia Plc: UK-listed holding company with tea and other agricultural plantations in India, Kenya, Bangladesh and Malawi — a broad incumbent with overlapping Indian and African tea exposure to DTIL.
• James Finlay (Swire group): Historic UK-based tea plantation and trading group with major Kenya and Sri Lanka operations; a broad incumbent that overlaps with DTIL on bulk tea supply and African estate exposure.

Direct peers

• AV Thomas Group: Major South India–based tea and coffee plantation company with branded and bulk operations; comparable in scale and integrated plantation-to-export model.
• McLeod Russel India: One of the largest tea plantation companies in the world with extensive Assam estates and substantial production capacity — a direct comparator for DTIL's Indian tea estate footprint.
• Tata Consumer Products: India's largest packaged tea company (Tata Tea, Tetley, Chakra Gold) with integrated plantation-to-brand operations; competes directly with DTIL on CTC/Orthodox tea and on consumer-facing tea brands.
• Harrisons Malayalam: Listed Indian plantation company with tea and rubber estates across South India; comparable as a publicly traded integrated tea plantation operator facing similar commodity cycles.
• Goodricke Group: Long-established Indian bulk tea producer with estates in Assam and Bengal; closest direct peer in terms of black tea focus and B2B auction-style sales model.
• Kanan Devan Hills Plantations (KDHP): Large Indian tea plantation company operating in Munnar (Kerala); comparable as a publicly held integrated tea grower with worker cooperative ownership structure.
• Wagh Bakri Tea: One of India's largest packaged tea brands with growing own-estate sourcing; comparable to DTIL's Chhotelal push into branded retail tea.

Regional players

• Sasini Tea (Kenya): Kenya-listed integrated tea and coffee plantation company; comparable to DTIL's African operations in terms of crop mix and scale, though operating in a different East African geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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