With over 26 years of experience in tea production and export, Future Generation Co., Ltd is the leading loose leaf black tea bulk supplier in Vietnam. If you are looking for a reputable wholesale black tea manufacturer, you will find all information in this article valuable.

Introduction

Black tea is a fully fermented tea that is more oxidized than oolong, yellow, white, and green teas. Black tea is enjoyed by millions of drinkers worldwide, making it the most-consumed tea in the world. The demand for black tea has never declined since it was introduced in China for the first time. This post will be helpful to you if you are looking for a prestigious supplier of loose leaf black tea bulk.

Future Generation Co., Ltd overview- General Information about the leading supplier of loose leaf black tea bulk in Vietnam

FGC has experience in the tea field for over 26 years

A tea factory of Future Generation Co., Ltd in Phu Tho Province
A tea factory of Future Generation Co., Ltd in Phu Tho Province

Founded in 1996, Future Generation Co., Ltd has worked in the tea field for over 26 years. Nowadays, the company is known as the leading tea manufacturer and exporter. In 2021, FGC reached 20 thousands metric tons in the annual loose tea export volume, which makes it the second-largest tea exporter in Vietnam by turnover.

FGC Vietnam-tea has exported tea to more than 60 countries, with millions of clients from enterprises, supermarket chains, distributing companies, etc. 

Through the development journey, FGC has made efforts to bring the best products to clients that meet many demands in prices, tastes, and flavors.

FGC owns high-grown and low-grown vast tea farms located mostly in the north of Vietnam

FGC's vast tea gardens
FGC’s vast tea gardens

To provide sufficient tea supply for both internal and external markets, FGC focuses on the sustainability of the tea sources. As a result, they are from many different regions of the countries, including high-grown regions (Ha Giang Province, Yen Bai Province, Moc Chau Province, Lai Chau Province, etc.) and low grown (Thai Nguyen Province, Phu Tho Province, Tuyen Quang Province, etc.)

In particular, some tea farms are at an altitude of roughly 1000 meters over sea level. With such an ideal height, the tea leaves compose of the intensity of nutrients, freshness, typical flavors, and even the attractive appearance of tea products.

FGC’s factories have been equipped with modern production lines

TetraPak- the most cutting-edge filling and packaging tea technology applied by FGC's factory
TetraPak- the most cutting-edge filling and packaging tea technology applied by FGC’s factory

Apart from the outstanding number of factories (15 tea factories with many manufacturing and processing plants), the company also invests in technology in production. Many machine lines are imported from Japan, Italy, Spain, Germany, etc.

Such cutting-edge production technologies ensure the high and stable production capacity of the factories. As a result, FGC is worth being the leading supplier of loose leaf black tea bulk from Vietnam.

FGC provides clients with various black tea grades

Black tea from FGC is graded based on processing methods, leaf size, and grown regions. Each tea grade comes in typical features, prices, and liquor hue. 

FGC manages the quality of the products well

All products produced by FGC are well-controlled from “ farm to table” to ensure that their quality is safe and healthy to consume.

FGC’s international certifications
FGC’s international certifications

Black Tea Grades from FGC

Processing methods

Black tea Orthodox Black tea CTC
Selecting freshest green tea leaves – Withering – Grinding tea – Fermentation – Drying – Sorting and classifying tea grades – Packing and storing

Black tea Orthodox
Black tea Orthodox
Selecting freshest green tea leaves – Withering – Grinding tea – Fermentation – Drying – Crushing & Tearing – Curling – Sorting and classifying tea grades – Packing and storing

Black Tea CTC
Black Tea CTC

Leaf size

Orthodox
High Grades

 

OPA

 

 

Appearance: long, bold, slightly twisted leaves.

Liquor & taste: strong golden red-brown liquor, brighter hue than other grades, sweet aftertaste

  • Has the unique aroma of a high-grade black tea

OPA tea grade is produced from fresh tea leaves from high-grown regions such as Ha Giang, and Yen Bai=> the tea is 100% organic and free-chemical.

OP

Black Tea OP long
Black Tea OP long

 

Appearance: wiry and twisted leaves and buds (can contain some white tips)

Liquor & taste: strong golden red-brown liquor, darker than OPA, sweet aftertaste

Long leaf size OP The longest size leaf grade within the OP grades

Stalk rate must be under 1%

 

Medium leaf size OP (curly shape leaf OP) Curved and twisted leaves

Stalk rate must be under 1%

Short leaf size OP The shortest and youngest leaf grade within the OP grades

Contain many young white tips

Stalk rate must be under 1%

BOP

Black Tea Orthodox BOP

Appearance: Wiry, curved, young, and natural black tea leaves (can contain many silvery tips)

Liquor & taste: strong golden red-brown liquor, darker than OP, strong taste and sweet aftertaste

Large leaf size BOP Wiry, curved, and young tea leaves

Natural black

Contain some white tips

Stalk rate must be under 1%

Small leaf size BOP Smaller and younger leaf than the large leaf size BOP

Stronger taste and sweet aftertaste

Contain many silvery tips

FBOP

Black Tea Orthodox FBOP
Black Tea Orthodox FBOP
Appearance: Short, slightly wiry, less twisted broken leaves (can contain many silvery tips)

Liquor & taste: strong golden red-brown liquor, darker than BOP, strong taste and sweet aftertaste

  • Contains many silvery tips
  • Has a strong golden red-brown liquor
  • Comes in short, slightly wiry, less twisted broken leaves 
Pekoe Appearance: curly round leaves (made of young tender tea leaves and buds, only 5-8% of tea leaf grades is Pekoe)

Liquor & taste: light golden red-brown liquor, fantastic taste and sweet aftertaste

  • This grade accounts for only 5-8% of tea leaf grades
  • Made of young tender tea leaves and buds. => Leaves of this grade are shorter, curly, and not much wiry.
  • The most attractive and stunning appearance (curly round leaves)
  • Has light golden red-brown liquor
P Appearance: Wiry and natural black, larger in size and older in leaf, compared to FBOP

Liquor & taste: red-brown, lighter than FBOP

  • Made from the young veins of tea leaves
  • Wiry and natural black
  • Larger in size and older in leaf, compared to FBOP
  • Liquor: red-brown, lighter than FBOP
High-grade black teas from FGC are mostly high-grown tea sources planted and harvested by minority ethnic groups in Ha Giang, Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang, Moc Chau, etc. The tea sources are 100% organic and unique in hue( a little golden dark), authentic in aroma and rich in health benefits.
Medium Grades PS
  • A flaky leaf grade with a neat appearance. 
  • Consists of leaves that are slightly curly but fully open.
BPS
  • A smaller grade just after PS.
F
  • Finely broken pieces of tea leaf that still have a coarse texture. 
  • The smallest pieces of tea that are left over after sieving other bigger leaf grades
Dust
  • A fine powder tea, much finer than fanning grades. 
  • Tea leftover from producing other higher tea grades.

=> Used in producing filter tea bags.

Medium-grade black teas from FGC have strong golden red-brown liquor, but a little darker than the high-grade ones. 

 

CTC
BOP

Black Tea CTC -BOP
Black Tea CTC -BOP
  • The largest size of CTC tea with a dimension of about 3 mm. 

=> Blackish in appearance, light in aroma, and sweet in the aftertaste.

BP

Black Tea CTC BP
Black Tea CTC BP
  • Round and black-brown in color with a size is about 2mm.

=> Bright and fragrant in aroma, strong in taste, and sweet in the aftertaste.

PF

Black Tea CTC PF
Black Tea CTC PF
  • The grade comes from the young leaves, with a round appearance and the size being about 1 mm.

=> It has a dark brown color, typical aroma, rich acrid taste, and a sweet aftertaste.

PD

Black Tea CTC PD
Black Tea CTC PD
  • A broken part of CTC Black teas with size being just about 0.5mm. 
  • Dark brown in color, typical in aroma, rich acrid in taste, and sweet in after taste. 

=> Appropriate for producing filter tea bags.

Black tea normally has a strong golden red-brown liquor. Source: pinterest.com
Black tea normally has a strong golden red-brown liquor. Source: pinterest.com

Liquor hue and taste can depend on the tea leaf size, the larger the tea leaf size is, the lighter color of its liquor and its taste.

Apart from the above primary grades, FGC provides you with a wide choice of specific grades (blended from many grades, sources, or types, based on your expected cost, liquor, taste, and appearance).

All tea grades meet international and regional standards for plantation, processing, packaging, and product quality. 

Grown regions

High-grown Low-grown
Regions Nghia Lo-Yen Bai 

Ha Giang 

Bao Loc- Lam Dong

Moc Chau

Lai Chau

Tuyen Quang

Thai Nguyen

Phu Tho 

Nghe An

Thai Nguyen

Tuyen Quang

Descriptions Tea plants are naturally grown in high granite mountains or plateaus at the altitude of 1600 meters over sea level

Planted and harvested uniquely by minority ethnic groups

100% organic (no chemical is used)

Unique tea cultivars, age of many tea plants can be up to hundreds or even thousands.

=> High-grown teas are the most premium and authentic tea products. The teas are the harmony among people, environment, minority culture, and tea types. 

=> Contains more silvery tips

=> Tea from Bao Ngoc, Lam Dong Central Highland can be the best alternative to Ceylon tea due to the special soil for tea plantations there

=> The average prices for these teas are higher than other teas.

Tea plants are planted by skilled farmers in the hills and midland areas at the altitude of 600-900 meters over sea level

Organic and well-controlled quality

=> Low-grown teas don’t refer to the low tea grades.

Tea characteristics Taste: Mild, gently sweet aftertaste( Tea from Ha Giang can be a little bitter) Taste: Stronger than high-grown tea
Tea leaf hue: golden dark or natural dark(especially teas from Ha Giang and Yen Bai has golden dark as characteristics color) Tea leaf hue: natural dark
Liquor hue: golden red-brown Liquor hue: golden red-brown

For more information about our Black Tea grades and blends, please contact our tea experts via info@vietnam-tea.com to be consulted.

Take a journey to our factory in Phu Tho province through the post below:

A tour of FGC’s tea factory in Phu Tho province- See what attracts you most?

Conclusion

Future Generation Co., Ltd is proud to be the leading tea manufacturer and exporter due to the attractions above. If you want more information about loose-leaf black tea bulk, please contact us via info@vietnam-tea.com or https://www.facebook.com/fgcvietnamtea!

Source:

1/ https://vietnam-tea.com/tea-news/the-difference-between-black-ctc-and-orthodox-tea.html

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4/ https://vietnam-tea.com/tea-news/how-to-make-a-good-cup-of-tea-with-loose-leaf.html

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If you are tea distributors, tea importers, teashop managers, or even tea lovers, we are committed to being your prestigious tea source supplier in Vietnam!

Contact:

Address: R4 building, Office Quarter 02, Royal City, 72A Nguyen Trai St., Thanh Xuan Dist., Hanoi.

Phone: +84 24 73 000 125/ +84 24 6664 7788

Mail: info@vietnam-tea.com

Website: https://vietnam-tea.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fgcvietnamtea 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fgcvietnamtea/ 

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