When you make a cup of Typhoo, you’re enjoying the result of expertise, careful processes and a manufacturing operation designed around one simple goal: delivering a consistent, great-tasting brew every time.
Today, we’re taking you inside the Typhoo factory to show how our tea is blended, packed and prepared before it reaches your kitchen.
A factory built around quality and consistency
Our manufacturing facility is designed to balance efficiency with care. Tea is a natural product, and no two harvests are ever the same. That’s why consistency is at the heart of everything we do.
From the moment tea leaves arrive on site to the moment finished packs are sealed and dispatched, every stage is carefully controlled to ensure the same familiar Typhoo taste you know and trust.
From leaf to blend
Every batch of Typhoo tea starts with carefully selected tea leaves sourced from trusted Rainforest Alliance Certified growers around the world. These leaves are chosen for their flavour, strength and quality, then blended to create the balanced taste Typhoo is known for.
Blending is both an art and a science. Our expert tea supplier works to precise recipes, adjusting blends when needed to account for natural variations in tea crops. This ensures that no matter when or where you buy Typhoo, your cup tastes just right.
Precision packing, done efficiently
Once we’ve received our speciality tea blend, the leaves move to our packing lines. This is where technology plays a key role.
Our facility uses modern, efficient equipment designed to:
- Accurately dose tea into each bag
- Seal packs securely to protect quality
- Minimise waste and manual handling
Recent investments in automation have helped us improve efficiency while maintaining high quality standards. These improvements allow us to reduce unnecessary materials and focus on doing the job properly, rather than adding complexity where it isn’t needed.
Why our packaging choices matter
Manufacturing and packaging go hand in hand. Every packaging decision we make is considered not just for shelf appearance, but for how it performs in the factory and at home.
For example, moving away from foil inside our boxes (you can read more about this in our Packaging Blog here >) has allowed us to simplify our packing process without affecting tea quality. It reduces materials, energy use and complexity, all while delivering the same great cup of tea.
Our boxes and outer packaging are designed to be:
- Fit for purpose
- Easy to recycle
- Responsibly sourced
Sometimes the most responsible choice is the simplest one.
A focus on safety and standards
Food safety is non-negotiable. Our factory operates to strict food manufacturing standards, with procedures in place to protect both our people and our products.
Regular audits, training and equipment maintenance ensure that the environment remains clean, controlled and compliant - so you can feel confident in every cup.
Continuous improvement, not unnecessary complexity
At Typhoo, we believe manufacturing should evolve, but only where it genuinely adds value.
That means:
- Investing in smarter equipment
- Improving efficiency and reliability
- Reducing waste and unnecessary packaging
- Avoiding changes that don’t benefit the product
Our focus is on making tea well, not making it complicated.
Every box of Typhoo represents countless careful decisions made behind the scenes - from sourcing and blending to packing and distribution.
So, the next time you put the kettle on, you can be confident that your tea has been made with care, consistency and a clear purpose: delivering a proper brew, every time.
