Joonktollee Tea and Industries and United Nilgiri Tea Estates Company won five awards each, while Hittakkal Group won four.
Parry Agro Industries and Woodbriar Group won three awards each, while Darmona Tea Industry, Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company, Kodanad Estate and Tata Coffee won two awards each. Balanoor Plantations and Industries and Harrisons Malayalam won one award each.
TGLIA convenor V Unnikrishnan in a release said the final tasting session of the competition was held at Dubai, coinciding with the 6th Global Dubai Tea Forum 2016 from April 5 to 7.
Certificates to the winners were distributed by the jury members today, concluding day of the forum, Unnikrishnan said.