Tea plantations in Kenya continue to underpin Wemyss Development Company, the Scottish family business tracing its roots back 450 years, according to its latest accounts just lodged at Companies House.
Tea plantations in Kenya continue to underpin Wemyss Development Company, the Scottish family business tracing its roots back 450 years, according to its latest accounts just lodged at Companies House.
Tea TOTAL: Wemyss has interests in two plantations in Kenya, both of which contributed substantially to the group's turnover. Picture: Getty Images
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The group, which has three members of the Wemyss family on the board including chairman William and managing director Andrew, has its head office in Edinburgh but its origins in Fife. One of Scotland's most historic private companies, it has interests in French vineyards and Australian sheep farming, as well as whisky distilling and property development closer to home.
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