Author: Dan Bolton

Editor | Publisher | Podcaster | Consultant | Journalist Dan is the founder of Tea Journey Magazine, the Tea Biz Podcast and Blog, and a contributing editor at STiR coffee and tea. He is the former editor and publisher of Tea Magazine, former editor and publisher of World Tea News, and former editor-in-chief at Specialty Coffee Retailer, then headquartered in San Francisco. Dan has traveled the tea lands, speaking on retail beverage trends in Canada and the United States and at conferences in Europe, China, India, Australia, the Middle East, South America, and Africa.

by Dan Bolton January 27, 2023 0

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USDA Strengthens Organics Enforcement

Stronger organic controls include improvements in the verification of farm-to-market traceability and fraud prevention procedures. | World Tea Expo Early Registration Deadline Nears | Kenya Exports Fall to Five-Year Low | PLUS “Peace Elyse” Petersen has spent her days live streaming about her life in tea for the past two years on POCOCHA, a novel, non-commercial Japanese marketing app.

by Dan Bolton January 20, 2023 0

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Argentine Tea Centennial | 2022 Global Tea News Recap | Toronto Tea Festival Returns

The New Year Brings Predictions of a Global Recession | World’s top economists predict global economic weakness in 2023 | Argentina Celebrates its Tea Centennial | The Toronto Tea Festival Returns | PLUS The Tea Biz 2022 Global News Recap

by Dan Bolton January 17, 2023 1

Brands New Products

Fresh Thinking for a New Era in Tea

Open up your imagination, don’t be bound by the past. Take our old drink and modernize it and just do fun things with tea, says Brook37 founder Mou Dasgupta. The new era of tea is not just introducing tea it’s also explaining how you consume the tea.

by Dan Bolton January 13, 2023 0

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Ekaterra Rebrands as LIPTON Teas and Infusions

Ekaterra Rebrands as LIPTON Teas and Infusions | CEO Nathalie Roos says rebranding will strengthen the company’s position as the world’s number one tea business | The First of Seven Agriculture-Focused Satellites is Safely in Orbit | The Specialty Tea Institute (STI) Ceases Operations | PLUS Mou Dasgupta, founder of Brook37 Thé Atelier describes a new era in tea.

by Dan Bolton January 11, 2023 0

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Brew Good: Grace Farms Seeks to End Forced Labor

Grace Farms Foods is a newly created public benefits subsidiary of Grace Farms Foundation that recently introduced a line of ethically and sustainably sourced teas and herbal infusions. CEO Adam Thatcher says the company will give back 100% of profits from selling its signature coffee and tea to help end forced labor worldwide – forever.