KDHP names Mathew Abraham CMD, Amir Abbas Khan ED to drive Ripple Tea, Chai Bazaar push

South India's largest tea plantation and Tata Consumer associate has refreshed its top deck. New CMD Mathew Abraham is tasked with accelerating B2C expansion through Ripple Tea and Chai Bazaar retail store formats, alongside specialty tea value addition.

— Source publishedWed, 20 May, 2026, 11:47 IST·First seen Wed, 20 May, 2026, 11:56 IST·Source The Hindu BusinessLine

What happened

Kanan Devan Hills Plantations · KDHP, South India's largest tea plantation and Tata Consumer associate, named Mathew Abraham CMD and Amir Abbas Khan ED & CEO.

Why this matters

A CMD explicitly tasked with B2C retail expansion makes KDHP a more interesting partnership or co-branding target in specialty tea, particularly for players seeking South India distribution or plantation-backed provenance stories.

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