From selling corilla bush for tea in England 25 years ago, founder of Dalgety Teas, Mark Dalgety, 57, now has 36 lines of herbal teas, some eight families of teas, all sold in cities in the United Kingdom, United States of America, Nigeria and in some Asian markets as he continues to expands his business globally.
Dalgety Teas, which moved from one-ounce packets to tea bags and then to instant tea, was recently one of five winners of £100,000 worth of free advertising on the UK’s Channel 4 in a ‘Black in Business’ competition. Over 1,000 entries were submitted. Channel 4 is one of the UK’s largest TV stations with over 49 million viewers.
