Milestones

1994 - A new location

U San Maung relocates to Mandalay to expand the business. He visits local farmers around Zayan Village, Namsan Township and Northern Shan State to buy and sell raw tea leaves, before selling to tea merchants in the city.

2013 - The next generation

After a decade working along his father, U San Maung, Myo Win Aung takes over the running of the business and promises to take the company to the next level.

2016 - Organic growth

We launch our new product brand known as Paline, a premium brand born from a desire to provide an EU and USDA certified organic range of Myanmar products to respond to the demands of more discerning customers.

2016 - Going global

This is also the year that we become the first Myanmar fermented tea company to export our products to the US, Korea, Taiwan, the UK, Malaysia, and Singapore.

2018 - Contract farming project

We launch the Fermented Tea Contract Farming Project in Ywangan, Southern Shan State - a first in Myanmar. It involves the active participation of over 250 farmers from four villages, imparting training in organic farming methods.

2020 - A thriving business

We now have 183 organic tea farmers and 292 acres of tea plantations across four villages in the southern Shan State. In collaboration with local farmers, we’ve also established organic tea factories in Myazedi and Allal Chaung villages in the Ywangan Township. To expand our offering, we collaborate with 23 sesame farmers to produce raw organic sesame seeds for our sesame-based wet tea.