TOKYO —

Unilever Japan KK said Wednesday that it will raise prices of its 24 Lipton and Brooke Bond brand tea products by up to 6.6% on Sept 1. The Japanese unit of British-Dutch consumer product giant Unilever will increase the prices for the first time since June 1998.

The price hikes reflect surging market prices of tea leaves due to the unseasonable weather and rising packaging material costs amid soaring crude oil prices. The company does not set recommended retail prices, but the shop price for its mainstay product, Lipton Yellow Label containing 25 tea bags, is likely to go up some 20 yen to around 335 yen.

JCN

4 Comments

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  Altria at 11:19 AM JST - 3rd July

  I predict a major revolt on the scale of the Boston Tea Party.

  You don't "#&$ with a man's tea.

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  electric2004 at 12:01 PM JST - 3rd July

  Unilever also makes soap products. Now I know where the taste of the tea comes from.

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  stanoue at 08:58 PM JST - 3rd July

  electric...Unilever 'makes' everything. So does P&G. Pretty sure not in the same factory, mate

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  electric2004 at 12:45 PM JST - 4th July

  Stanoue ... Of course I know. Still they might use some cleaning detergent for the tea factory. Sometimes the cleaning detergent is not removed completely by washing. It is a common problem in manufacturing food and drink products. So it sounded like a joke, but sometimes it (unfortunately) is not.

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