4 ▁the ▁company ▁extended ▁its ▁activities ▁to ▁Germany , ▁France , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Canada . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁ ▁W iss ot z ky ▁established ▁the ▁Ang lo - A si atic ▁company ▁with ▁its ▁head ▁offices ▁in ▁London , ▁managed ▁by ▁Ah ad ▁Ha ' am , ▁a ▁ren owned ▁Jewish ▁writer ▁and ▁phil os opher . ▁He ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁on ▁his ▁res ignation ▁as ▁editor ▁of ▁Ha - Sh ilo ach , ▁a ▁Z ion ist ▁journal . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁acquired ▁plant ations ▁in ▁both ▁India ▁and ▁C ey lon ▁( present ▁Sri ▁L anka ). ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁through ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁W iss ot z ky ▁Te a ▁Company ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁tea ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Following ▁the ▁B ols he vik ▁Revolution , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁all ▁private ▁business es ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁emp ire ▁were ▁immediately ▁national ized ▁by ▁the ▁government , ▁yet ▁it ▁took ▁two ▁more ▁years ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁take over ▁of ▁W iss ot z ky ▁Te a . ▁This ▁is ▁mostly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁social ▁benefits ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁their ▁many ▁employees . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁the ▁company ▁gradually ▁ceased ▁its ▁operations ▁in ▁Russia , ▁and ▁the ▁W iss ot z ky ▁family ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁U . S ▁and ▁Europe , ▁opening ▁branches ▁in ▁Italy ,