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Built on Beneficence
Romesh Walpola, CEO of Tea Smallholder Factories in Sri Lanka discusses how investing in smallholder training, wellness, and educational programs, including internships for second-generation farmers, earns the loyalty of thousands of small tea growers and top dollar for teas sold at auction.
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World Tea Academy Celebrates First Decade
The World Tea Academy is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The online resource offers comprehensive basic and advanced training for tea professionals and enthusiasts. Director Lisa Boalt Richardson joins us for a conversation about the resilience and relevance of the academy: “There’s always a market for good quality tea education,” she says.
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English Edition of El Té Gourmet Argentino Released
Author Horacio Bustos in July 2023 released an English-language version of of El Té Gourmet Argentino, an exhaustive analysis of the origin, customs, and practices of gourmet tea in Argentina.
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Iran and Sri Lanka Revive $250 Million Tea-for-Oil Barter
Iran and Sri Lanka Revive $250 Million Tea-for-Oil Barter | Decade Old Oil Debt to be Settled in $5 Million Monthly Installments of Tea | India Exporters Expect Iran to Resume Buying Tea Halted Since November | Israel Declares Wissotzky Tea a Monopoly | Rohit Jawa Takes Charge at Hindustan Unilever | PLUS Organizers of…
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India Reviews Raw Leaf Price-Sharing Formula
India Reviews Raw Leaf Price-Sharing Formula | Consultants BDO India has six months to complete an extensive report on cultivation and processing costs | US Fast-food Outlets Have Yet to Rollout Boba Nationally | The European Speciality Tea Association Offers Tea Barista Foundation Certificates to Coffee Shop Staff | PLUS The school teaches that knowledge…
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Thirst-Quenching Cold Brew Teas
As Temperatures Rise, Tea is Ideally Suited to Quench the World’s Thirst | Consumers favor boldly flavored, non-sweetened blends | Kenya’s Costly Tea Crisis | The Tea Association of India Lists Industry Concerns | PLUS The Smallholder Factories in Sri Lanka invest in training, wellness, and educational programs, including internships for second-generation farmers, to earn…
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How Technology Helps Build a Successful Teashop – Whether Starting Out or 5 Years In
Running a teahouse involves support systems that weren’t there even 10 years ago. Today, systems are better integrated to talk to each other or export reports to use in spreadsheets for analysis. Inventory in the point of sale (POS) system integrating with your online website is super helpful. There were several presentations at the World…
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Unpacking the Future of Tea
Saeed Al Suwaidi, Director of Agri Commodities at DMCC and a respected executive and technologist, shares his perspective on some of the issues to be addressed during the DMCC Global Tea Forum April 25-27.
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World Tea Expo Announces Tea Tycoon Competitors and “Best of Award” Finalists
Tea Tycoon Competitors Announced | Teaware Manufacturers Adopt Consumer to Manufacturer (C2M) Business Model Pioneered by Fast-Fashion | Study Suggests an EGCG-based Therapy for Treating Alzheimer’s | PLUS Entrepreneurs Three-Minute Meditation with Tea | Episode 107 |
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Pakistan’s Economic Crisis Threatens Mombasa-based Tea Trade
Pakistan offers to barter rice to resolve tea import impasse that has stranded 300 containers at Karachi Port | Asahi Launches SOU, its First New Tea Brand in Decades | Tatcha Unveils Virtual Forest Bathing and Meditation Experience | PLUS Tea Processing Reimagined: Extruded Tea | Episode 106 |
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Logistics Companies Invest to Right the Ship
Logistics Companies Invest to Right the Ship | Newly Elected KTDA Board Ousts Executives | Hain Celestial Streamlines Tea Selections | PLUS Alicia Gentili on the challenges of establishing a new tea garden in the English Channel and Dorje Tea targets India’s domestic market in an attempt to revive Darjeeling’s Selim Hill | Episode 25…
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Tonnes of Tea Stranded in Karachi
Pakistan Offers to Barter Rice to Resolve Tea Import Impasse Containers of tea from Africa have been piling up at the port of Karachi since December, with more on the way. Ships are unloading briskly for the first time in months, but the government needs $1 billion immediately and $8.5 billion to pay its fuel…
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Tea Processing Reimagined: Extruded Tea
Tea manufacturing has a rich history and 150-year tradition, but must embrace a new approach to stay relevant and competitive. Since the 1960s innovation has been limited to the development of machines that deliver economic efficiency, packaging, convenient formats, and flavors. It is time to explore new processing techniques.
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Sinna Dorais Bungalows Balance Comfort and Old World Charm
Tea tourism continues to build momentum in 2023. The assistant manager’s bungalows have been converted for tourist accommodations at three estates owned by the Murugappa Group, in Sakleshpur (Karnataka), Valparai, and the Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu).
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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.
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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…
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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.
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Q|A Sandip Thapa
CuppaTrade Founder Sandip Thapa says the newly launched B2B platform offers the expanding segment of small tea growers access to a diverse and global base of tea buyers. The platform exploits new-age tech, including AI (artificial intelligence) and VR (virtual reality), to connect tea producers directly to buyers worldwide.