In the UK, the brand’s core brew was called D (originally Dividend), and was advertised on 1980s TV with the jingle “I could do with a D”.

try out one of the many postal auctions, internet auctions or even attend a live auction in person. Survey Card 1999 / 1 (survey to ask if customers wanted Brooke Bond to keep issuing sets of cards or not) From 1954 to 1999, shortly before the UK demise of the Brooke Bond name, boxes contained illustrated ‘tea cards’ that could be collected into themed sets, typically of 50 cards each. The first was Wild Birds, while the final proper set comprised heat-reacting cards that revealed a ‘prediction’ when held over a cuppa. Brooke Bond Taj Mahal tea leaves are grown in estates of Upper Assam, Darjeeling and Tripura. It grows on the northern banks of Brahmaputra, which floods its banks every monsoon, creating a rich, humid soil. There is plentiful rain in the monsoon and humidity lasts through the year. The soil and weather together give Assam Tea its ' terroir' – a dark red brew, a strong malty flavor and deep body. Martin Lewis: What the Autumn Statement means for you – including wages, benefits, pensions, ISAs, national insurance and moreLaojee affirms position as No.1 selling brand of tea in Sri Lanka - Business News | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk . Retrieved 23 October 2023. The company merged with Liebig in 1968, becoming Brooke Bond Liebig, which was acquired by Unilever in 1984. The Brooke Bond name was significantly decreased by Unilever, however, the Brooke Bond tea brand was reintroduced on sale in 2019 in the UK after a 20 year absence. B57 Oracle Cards 1999 / 19 (no album; cards were held over a hot cup of tea, the heat revealed a 'prediction')

Both employees and self-employed workers will pay less in National Insurance from next year, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced in today's Autumn Statement. In North America Brooke Bond's primary product was Red Rose Tea. Red Rose is still sold by Ekaterra in Canada, but in the United States is now marketed by Redco Foods. Autumn Statement: Workers to pay less in national insurance – but rate cuts don't offset the freezing of personal tax thresholds

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Brooke Bond & Company was founded by Arthur Brooke, who was born at 6 George Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, in 1845. In 1869, he opened his first teahouse at 23 Market Street, Manchester. [2] Brooke chose the business name because it was his 'bond' to his customers to provide quality teas, hence Brooke Bond. The firm expanded into wholesale tea sales in the 1870s. [2] Global Tea & Commodities Ltd". Globaltea.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2009 . Retrieved 6 January 2010.