What is Brooke Bond?
'''Brooke Bond''' is a [[brand]] of tea owned by [[Lipton|Lipton Teas]] and Infusions. It used to be an independent tea-trading and [[manufacturing]] company in the United Kingdom, known for its [[PG Tips]] brand and its Brooke Bond [[tea cards.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC - Manchester - Entertainment - PG Tips: A Manchester brew|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2005/03/01/pg_tips_75th_anniversary_feature.shtml|access-date=2023-08-03|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> It was started in [[Manchester]] by Arthur Brooke from [[Ashton-under-Lyne]], Lancashire, England, in 1869. By 1957, Brooke Bond was probably the largest tea company in the world, with one third share of both the British and Indian tea markets.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PG Tips History|url=https://www.englishteastore.com/pgtips-history.html|access-date=2023-08-03|website=www.englishteastore.com}}</ref> It merged with [[Liebig]] in 1968, becoming '''Brooke Bond Liebig.''' This was bought by [[Unilever]] in 1984. The Brooke Bond factory is in [[Trafford Park]] near Manchester. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Companies based in Greater Manchester]] [[Category:1869 establishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Tea]]