Pukka Herbs Ltd

Infobox Company
company_name = Pukka Herbs Ltd
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foundation = 2001
location = Bristol, England
key_people = Sebastian Pole and Tim Westwell, (establisher)
industry = Manufacturing
products = organic herbal teas; bodycare oils; ayurvedic supplements and formulas.
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company_slogan =
homepage = http://www.pukkaherbs.com

Pukka Herbs Ltd, is the the largest supplier of ayurvedic herbs in the United Kingdom. [cite web
title =Ayurveda: got the time?
url =http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article554530.ece
accessdate =2007-10-03 ] . The company based in Bristol, England, was founded in 2001, by Sebastian Pole and Tim Westwell. The company provides organic ayurvedic herbal remedies and teas.

History

Pukka Herbs Ltd was founded in 2001 by Sebastian Pole, an Ayurvedic practitioner, and Tim Westwell, formerly in business development for the IT industry. Their aim was to provide 100% organic Ayurvedic herbal remedies and teas, certified by the Soil Association [cite web
title =Pukka herb remedies
url =http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article403408.ece
accessdate =2007-10-03 ] .

The farms

The farms are co-operatives located in India and Sri Lanka. The company has a fair trade policy. It works directly with over 500 families that organically grow over 1,000,000 plants and trees per year [cite web
title =The farmers, the herbs and what we're all about...
url =http://www.pukkaherbs.com/file/555ab37c01e03c8063e80dd3552caaf8/about-us.html
accessdate =2007-10-03 ] .

Charities

Currently the company is helping rebuilding and developing a non-government funded rundown secondary school in a remote area of western Karnataka, India. The company also rise money for the project [http://www.walkthewalk.org Walk the Walk] ; a charity who works to the awareness for breast cancer, research and cancer care. [cite web
title =Passion for Life - Pukka supports Walk the Walk
url =http://www.pukkaherbs.com/file/6bd917a1c8d68c008fa00b7d3790fd9c/fair-trade--charities.html
accessdate =2007-10-03 ]

Awards and mentions

The company won a gold Great Taste Awards 2007, in the category of Herbal tea / Infusion. with four of their blends: Revitalise, Refresh, Clarity and Relax. [cite web
title =The Great Taste Awards 2007
url =http://www.finefoodworld.co.uk/ffwawards.asp?AwardID=51
accessdate =2007-10-03 ] [cite web
title =Pukka wins gold Great Taste Awards
url =http://www.pukkaherbs.com/file/974578736de0f456baca086ffcca9954/pukka-wins-gold-great-taste-awards.html
accessdate =2007-10-03 ] Some of their products have been made reference on Timesonline, in their section "Life & Style" on Complementary Medicine, such as giving help managing stress [cite web
title =Head lice; managing stress; urinary incontinence.
url =http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/complementary_medicine/article1657192.ece
accessdate =2007-10-03 ] ; or helping to overcome night sweats [cite web
title =Health: Susan Clarke: What's the alternative?
url =http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/newspapers/sunday_times/style/article858350.ece
accessdate =2007-10-03 ] .

ee also

*List of herbs and minerals in Ayurveda
*Glossary of alternative medicine
*Astrogenetics
*Vegetarianism
*List of diets

External links

* [http://www.pukkaherbs.com] - Official site
* [http://www.plantlife.org.uk/international/plantlife-med-plants-projects-industry-pukkaherbs.htm Plantlife: Industry roles in medicinal plant conservation - the case of Pukka Herbs]

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