In 1958, the state-owned company Balírny Obchodu Praha founded a food and tea packaging plant in Jemnice. Its name "JEMČA" originated from the abbreviation for „jemnický čaj“ which means „tea from Jemnice“. In 2006, Jemča was acquired by a large global player in the beverage market - the British number one tea company Tetley. As a company of Tata Global Beverages Czech, Jemča has earned many awards on the Czech market. Probably the most important was the Golden Seal of the Family, which was earned and kept for three years in a row. Jemča was also ranked among the 100 best Czech companies in the food industry. The production plant meets the highest quality requirements and is certified according to the IFS High Level , BIOkont and RFA / UTZ