Camellia is the world's largest private grower of tea. As a group Camellia grows tea in India, Bangladesh, Kenya and Malawi with an output of 76.1 mkg per year. Operating 68 tea estates Camellia produces both whole leaf and CTC black teas together with a small amount of green tea.
Camellia has historical roots in Kolkata, Malawi and Kenya. The Camellia name was first used in 1964. Camellia Public Limited Company (Camellia PLC) is an agricultural group of companies, incorporated as a public limited company, with seat in Linton, Kent in the United Kingdom. Camellia produces core crops like macadamia, avocados and tea and specialty crops like wine grapes and blueberries. The company has over 78,000 employees.
It listed on AIM in 1996 under the ticker CAM.