Flora Mutahi is the founder of Melvin Marsh International, the Kenyan-based family business that first began in 1995. Kenya’s first flavored teas were launched under the company’s renowned brand – Melvins Teas. Today, Melvins Teas serves millions of cups of tea a year. The product base has expanded to include not only flavored teas but herbal and fruit infusions.
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Flora Mutahi, founder & CEO of Melvin Marsh International (Kenya)
“If we are to realize our development goals, we must stop hurtling down this import path towards being a consumer nation; we must produce.”
Flora Mutahi, founder & CEO of Melvin Marsh International (Kenya)
Read moreKenya’s Flora Mutahi, founder of Melvin’s Tea wins top manufacturing award
Flora Mutahi, founder of Melvin’s Tea (Kenya)
Award Winner
The results of Kenya’s Top 100 Mid-Sized Companies Survey, an initiative of KPMG Kenya and Nation Media Group, have just been announced. The survey identified the country’s fastest growing, medium sized companies in order to showcase business excellence and highlight some of the country’s most successful entrepreneurship stories. Flora Mutahi, founder of Melvin’s Tea, was awarded with the prestigious Top Manufacturing Award at a special ceremony on 5 December.
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Flora Mutahi, founder & CEO of Melvin Marsh International (Kenya)
“If in your heart you know that this is what you want to do, please do it despite all the pressure from society.”
Flora Mutahi, founder & CEO of Melvin Marsh International (Kenya)
Read moreKenya’s Flora Mutahi, Founder and CEO of Melvin Marsh International takes up two influential new global roles
Flora Mutahi, founder and ceo of Melvin Marsh International (Kenya)
This month saw leading Kenyan woman entrepreneur, Flora Mutahi, founder and ceo of Melvin Marsh International, founder of the popular Melvin’s tea brand, taking up two influential global roles. She has been appointed to the board of the United Nations Global Compact by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres where she will be using the platform to support responsible business practices in Kenya and the continent through the integration of the UN Global Compact in business. She has also stepped down from her Chairperson’s role at the Kenya Association of Manufacturers to take up a new role as Head of the Anti-Counterfeit Agency in the country.
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