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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Typhoo Tea to call in administrators amid sales slump

A cup of tea next to a box of Typhoo Tea.
Britain’s oldest tea brand is more than £70m in debt. Photograph: John Keeble/Getty Images

Typhoo Tea is to call in administrators, as Britain’s oldest tea brand struggles with more than £70m in debt amid a sales slump in the highly competitive drinks market.

The 121-year-old company has filed a court notice to appoint administrators EY to explore rescue options, in a bid to give it some breathing space from creditors and to try to pay back its debts.

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