Tea
Eastern Produce Kenya is one of the largest private producers of quality tea in Kenya. EPK owns five factories and seven estates and manages two client factories with three large associated estates.
Nandi Hills area, West of the Great Rift Valley
TEL: +254 722 205 342 / 0733 600 931
Own Factories
Estates
Client Factories
Renowned Garden Marks
EPK's Tea Gardens
The tea garden marks in the EPK group are sold under these names: Sokot, Chemomi, Kepchomo, Kipkoimet, Kamarya, Sitoi, Siret, and Kibwari. Siret and Kibwari are managed on behalf of various local producers. Each of these factories produces tea of distinctive quality and flavour making them unique amongst quality Kenyan teas.
1
Sokot
2
Chemomi
3
Kepchomo
4
Kipkoimet
5
Kamarya
6
Sitoi
7
Sitoi
8
Siret
9
Kibwari
1
Sokot
2
Chemomi
3
Kepchomo
4
Kipkoimet
5
Kamarya
6
Sitoi
Managed Clients
1
Siret
2
Kibwari
EPK's Commitment to Fairtrade and Community Partnerships
At EPK, supporting our partner growers is a key component of what we do. Economic empowerment for 14,000 growers by paying market related prices for their teas is part of our operating standards. Farmers are paid a first payment and then at the year end the bonus payment is calculated based on the market prices for their teas.
Our tea harvesting
The majority of our tea is hand-plucked. We are, however, investigating the opportunities to use new technology in all aspects of our business as that is important for our long-term sustainability. We recognize that the introduction of any new technology in any aspect of our global environment has both positive and negative impacts. Balancing affordability, efficiency, quality and social demands is important and one that we continuously reflect upon.
Our tea experts have borne this in mind as they have developed a hybrid tea harvesting system which uses people where they are more efficient and uses technology where efficiency gains can be obtained, and importantly, not creating gender barriers to employment.
We are undertaking an appraisal of this technology from its wider impact right through to the market acceptance of the final product. This is very much a work in progress.