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Understand The Tea Industry
“Make better business decisions using our sophisticated market analysis.”
Dan Bolton, Editor and Producer, Tea Journey And Tea Biz
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Need to Know News
Bypassing Sanctions is Benefitting India’s Tea Industry | Indian Exports to the Russian Federation in April were up 19% | Reinvention is Routine at Starbucks | South Africa Rooibos Industry Makes First Payout to Indigenous Communities | PLUS Niraj de Mel, Sri Lanka’s newly appointed tea board chair, is rallying tea stakeholders in the face…
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Q|A Niraj de Mel
Newly appointed Sri Lanka Tea Board Chair Niraj de Mel is rallying tea stakeholders – growers, manufacturers, producers, brokers, and exporters – in the face of formidable challenges.
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Need to Know News
The Tea Industry’s Critical Role as Sri Lanka’s Reliable Source of Foreign Cash | India’s Monsoon Rainfall Exceed 2021 Year-to -Date Totals | Vancouver Hosts Canada’s Biggest Bubble Tea Festival July 22-23 | PLUS More than a Medal, the 5th Edition of the Teas of the World International Contest is Underway.
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AVPA: More than a Medal
During the past five years, AVPA has elevated the status of tea producers large and small, not only on the global stage but most importantly in their local markets. The deadline to enter the 5th Teas of the World International Contest is Aug. 1, 2022.
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Need to Know News
Ekaterra Names New Management Team | Nathalie Roos is Now CEO of the World’s Largest Tea Company | Coca-cola Launches a Bottled Herbal Tea Line in China | A Tea-Scented Perfume Wins Prestigious Art and Olfaction (A+OA) Award | PLUS Tea Book Club founder Kyle Whittington reviews The Teabowl: East and West, by ceramic artist…
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Need to Know News
China Eases Travel Restrictions | Mandatory Quarantine Reduced to 7 Days | Sri Lanka Crisis Worsens | Sustainability Survey Reveals the Tea Industry’s Cautious Optimism | PLUS Tea estate managers photograph wildlife to reduce human-animal conflict.
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Future-Proof Your Tea Business
“Use the right information to make wise long-term tea trading decisions.”
Dan Bolton Editor and Producer, Tea Journey and Tea Biz
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The Tea Relief Caravan
Five hundred miles south of the destruction caused by the tsunami and T?hoku quake, Yasuharu Matsumoto, vice president of the Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms, called for volunteers to travel north on a mission motivated by kindness.
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Women’s rights in tea with Sabita Banerji and Krishanti Dharmaraj
You can’t just break it down overnight and destroy the well being and the ability for tea communities and individuals to live. This is where the collective power of the government, the industry and the workers needs to come together.
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Tea Biz Podcast | Episode 7
Tea Industry News for the week of March 5.| Brand Relevance in Chaotic Times | Nepal Announces Tea Traceability Project | The Danish Tea Association Merges with The European Speciality Tea Association | YELP! Names a Tea House to its list of Top 100 Places to Eat in America
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Tea Biz Podcast | Episode 6
Tea Industry News for the week of February 26 | Retail Sales Thawed in January | Restaurant Reticence Persists | Kenya’s Tea Export Earnings Surged in 2020 | Assam Increases Daily Wages by 30 pct for Tea Workers
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The European Speciality Tea Association’s collaborative approach to tea training
A one-day Introduction to the tea industry’s newest professional certification program will be rolled out in March. Covid-19 restrictions mean that training initially will be delivered online. This enables students from anywhere in the world to enroll.
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Small Enterprise Marketing
No matter how compelling their brand story, growers rely on buyers sampling teas to seal the deal, but webinars that enable face-to-digital-face interaction and user engagement will likely continue long after the pandemic resides.
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T. Kettle: A tour of Canada’s newest tea retail chain
T. Kettle founder Doug Putman, a turnaround investor recently opened 45 tea retail locations in nine Canadian provinces and six U.S. states.
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Tea Biz Podcast | Episode 5
Tea Industry News for the week of February 19 | Sri Lanka Launches Expansive Ceylon Tea Promotion | Green Tea Cancer-Fighting Breakthrough | Lipton IPO Likely in 2021 | Tea Tourism Stirs from Pandemic Induced Slumber
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Tea Biz Podcast | Episode 4
Tea Industry News for the week of February 12 | Hard tea packs a punch | India earmarks worker subsidies for women and children | Beware of false claims, FDA warns companies to stop misleading consumers with products that claim to cure COVID-19
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Q|A Narendranath Dharmaraj
A discussion with Narendranath Dharmaraj about the viability of the Indian tea industry and in particular the outdated nature of the plantation model.
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Tea Biz Podcast | Episode 3
Tea Industry News for the week of February 5 | Shipping container shortage threatens timely tea deliveries | Kenya’s High Court has ruled against unions seeking to prevent mechanical harvesting of tea | Bombs Away… Tea bombs encased in confectionary get rave reviews online
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Tea Biz Podcast | Episode 1
Tea Industry News for the week of January 22 | UC Davis Tea Colloquium | Sales at US tea and coffee shops declined 24% | Survey respondents say they feel “centered” drinking tea | Kenya’s parliament re-establishes tea board
