Finlays / Products & Solutions / Tea Extracts and Aromas / The Wellbeing Collection Get The Best Out Of Tea, Naturally Combining deep agricultural know-how and the ability to extract from fresh tea leaf using water on the same day as harvesting, Finlays is ideally placed to help you capitalise on the emerging global mega-trend for healthy, natural and sustainable products. We do this through The Wellbeing Collection – our range of natural tea extracts which are rich in highly sought-after bioactive compounds i, and which add value to your product through consumer association with various wellness benefits ii. Discover The Wellbeing Collection by Finlays Finlays’ Unique Approach to Premium Tea Extraction Our unique approach helps us produce tea extracts that are rich in naturally-derived antioxidants, helping you unlock opportunities in the health and wellness mega-trend. Tea extracts in The Wellbeing Collection by Finlays are: Made from leaf tea with a naturally higher polyphenol content. Finlays only grows the tea cultivar Camellia sinensis var. assamica which has generally a higher polyphenol content then other species of the Camellia sinensis family iii. Can be harvested and extracted from fresh leaf on the same day. With the only tea extraction facility located on a tea farm in the whole of Africa, Finlays can harvest tea leaf and process it into extract within the same day. This prevents degradation of the valuable oxygen-sensitive ingredients. We believe this preserves the fresh flavour of tea and its natural composition. Sustainably sourced. Saosa, our tea extraction facility, sits at the heart of our tea farming community in Kericho and all extracts in the Wellbeing collection are 100% traceable and certified. James Finlay Kenya is more than a tea operation, it’s a thriving community, and when you partner with us for tea extract solutions, you share in our mission to create social, environmental and economic change. Allow clean labelling claims. Tea extracts in The Wellbeing Collection are free-from, preservatives, added chemicals, pesticides and non-aqueous solvents. Imbued with a powerful backstory. Our tea extract model is powered by the thousands of people who live and work in our tea farming community in Kericho. That means our premium extracts have an authentic human backstory. When you partner with Finlays, you become the vital link in sharing this story with your consumers, supporting your own sustainability aims. Explore the Collection Our unique approach helps us produce tea extracts that are rich in naturally-derived antioxidants, helping you unlock opportunities in the health and wellness mega-trend. Wellbeing Green+ Harness the Antioxidant Power of Tea with Fresh Green Leaf Tea Extracts, rich in Bioactive Compounds Wellbeing Green Lock in the Freshness with our Fresh Green Leaf Tea Extracts Wellbeing Black Tea - HWS Capture the Warm Richness of Black Tea, Naturally Wellbeing Black Tea - CWS Capture the Cool Complexity of Black Tea, Naturally Wellbeing White Create a Moment With a Delicate White Tea Extract Wellbeing Purple Unleash the Power of Purple with Purple Tea Extracts Wellbeing Aroma and Essence Enhanced sensory experience with premium Tea Aroma Wellbeing Organic Offer the true Organic experience with our Certified organic Tea Extracts Functional Food and Beverages, a Healthy Opportunity The rising trend for food and beverages that don’t just taste great but also meet a range of health and wellbeing needs shows no signs of slowing. $ 0 billion the annual value of healthy-eating, nutrition and weight-loss products within the total wellness economy iv. $ 0 billion the potential global value of healthy and functional beverages by 2024, according to Finlays' estimates v. 0 % the percentage of consumers are willing to pay more for beverages with an associated sustainability claim vi. Tea: The forgotten Nutraceutical Tea is the second most consumed beverage globally after water. Apart from its hydrating and comforting effect, there are many scientific publications that promote the health benefits of tea. The purported wellbeing benefits of tea are varied and include: Relaxation Understanding Antioxidants in Tea Of all the bioactive compounds in tea, phenolic compounds are the most compelling from a health and wellbeing point of view. The main phenolic compounds in different tea varieties are: Polyphenols Are Linked to a Wide Range of Health Benefits While only a handful of scientifically supported claims are permitted, there are many scientific studies that portray the benefits of consumption of tea-derived polyphenols and phytonutrients. Some of the benefits associated with these compounds include: Weight loss. Various research and studies have drawn a link between catechins such as EGCG that may lead to weight loss and BMI reduction x, xi. Welcome to Kericho Extracts in The Wellbeing Collection are created exclusively at Saosa facility situated on our own tea fields in Kericho Kenya. Saosa is one of the world’s only tea extraction facilities situated on a tea farm. Our operation in Kericho is about more than just tea farms. It’s a thriving community of thousands of individuals who share the aim of creating positive social, economic and environmental change. When you partner with Finlays, you join our community and play an important role in continuing this progress. Request a Brochure or Sample We’d love to hear from you. Please complete the form and one of the team will get back to you. You can also find the contact details of specific Finlays offices and locations by clicking here Name Organisation Email Phone number Mobile number Your location Your Job Title Which part of Finlays do you want to contact? Which part of Finlays do you want to contact? * Finlays Head Office / Corporate Asia Americas Middle East, Africa and CIS UK and Europe What is the nature of your enquiry? What is the nature of your enquiry? * I’m interested in buying Finlays’ products and services I’m an existing customer and have a question I have a media enquiry I have a general question about Finlays I would like to work for Finlays Your enquiry CAPTCHA Consent By proceeding, you agree to our Privacy Policy. To find out what personal data we collect and how we use it, please visit our Privacy Policy.* Notes and References i Bioactive compounds are primary and secondary metabolites of nutritive and non-nutritive natural components generating health benefits [Martirosyan 2018]. Examples of bioactive compounds in tea include Polyphenols, Catechins, Caffeine and Amino Acids. ii The associated wellness benefits are findings that were described by epidemiological, cohort or meta-data analysis of meaningful and well executed epidemiological- and cohort studies. The associations made are in reference to ingredients only, hence they do not refer to finished products and they may not comply with Regulation EC n. 1924/2006. iii Global Wellness Institute, 2018 iv GlobalData Plc, 2020 v Nielsen vi Choi, S. et al. 2015 Redox-linked effects of green tea on DNA damage and repair, and influence of microsatellite polymorphism in HMOX-1: results of a human intervention trial, Mutagenesis, Volume 30, Issue 1, , Pages 129–137, https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/geu022 vii Nagao et al. 2007 n=240 viii Nagao et al. 2007 n=240 ix Chen, I-Ju. et al. 2015. Therapeutic effect of high-dose green tea extract on weight reduction: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Clinical Nutrition. 35. 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.05.003. x Brown, AL. et al. 2009 Effects of dietary supplementation with the green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate on insulin resistance and associated metabolic risk factors: randomized controlled trial. Br J Nutr. 101(6):886-894. doi:10.1017/S0007114508047727 xi Basu, A. et al. 2013 Green tea supplementation increases glutathione and plasma antioxidant capacity in adults with the metabolic syndrome. Nutr Res.;33(3):180-187. doi:10.1016/j.nutres.2012.12.010 xii Brown et al. 2009 n=88 xiii Tounekti et al. 2013 ABOUT US PRIVACY POLICY CODE OF CONDUCT MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT LEGAL H&S POLICY GENDER PAY GAP Top © 2021 Finlays