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SN2; Episode 2: Building Melvin’s - Flora Mutahi and the Birth of the Flavored Teas We Love & More

14 Apr 2026 · 58 min · S2 E2

Did you know that the Melvin Marsh company didn’t start as a tea brand—it started by solving a practical everyday problem through Kenya’s first free-flowing salt?

In today`s episode, we sit down with the Founder & CEO of Melvin Marsh International as she shares her journey into building this well celebrated tea brand that has become a household name across boarders.

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