J Thomas & Co. Pvt. Ltd. is the largest and oldest existing tea auctioneers in the world,[1][2] handling about 200 million kg of tea annually. The genesis of J Thomas was in Calcutta, the centre of tea trade in British India. The company is headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, and has branches in Siliguri, Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Kochi, Coonoor, Coimbatore and Bengaluru.[3]
The company is owned by its employees.[4]
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- A tea time story The Hindu, 2012-01-27, retrieved 2023-10-23^
- World's Oldest Tea Auctioneers 2012-01-11, retrieved 2023-10-23^
- A taste of tea and tradition Last leap to laptop in 150th year of auctions TheTelegraph, retrieved 23 October 2023^
- River of Tea: from Bengal to Britain – in pictures The Guardian, 2021-05-31^