Tosh Tea ( I ) Ltd.

Tosh Tea is over on Ananda Chatterjee Lane. We are at 1/4A, right in the Shyampukur area. It’s an old part of Kolkata with narrow streets and lots of history. Our building has been here for a long time. When you walk in, the smell of tea is the first thing you notice. It’s everywhere. We deal with bulk tea, so there are always sacks and boxes being moved around. It’s a bit of a workout sometimes. The staff here has been together for a while. We know the routine by heart. We check the quality of the leaves and get everything ready for distribution. The office part is just a couple of desks with old ledgers and some computers. It’s not a modern corporate office by any means. It’s a place of work. We have a small area where we taste the tea to make sure it’s okay. Most of the day is spent on the phone or talking to the delivery guys. Shyampukur can get very crowded, so getting things in and out takes some patience. We just take it one day at a time. It’s a steady business and we like the neighborhood. We don't have any big plans to change how we do things. We just focus on the tea and keep our paperwork in order as best as we can. It keeps us busy.