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Dan Bolton, Editor and Producer, Tea Journey And Tea Biz
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Q|A Ian Gibbs
International Tea Committee Chairman Ian Gibbs describes the immediate and potentially long-term impacts on the global tea trade stemming from the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
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Sri Lanka Responds to Tea Market Turmoil
Anil Cooke, managing director and CEO of Asia Siyaka Commodities, one of Sri Lanka’s top tea brokerages, shares insights amid a fast-changing Ukrainian crisis that has halted shipments to Russia and disturbed global harmony in tea.
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A Taste of Modern Tea
Tea taster extraordinaire Mike Bunston recently visited the Tea History Collection in Banbury, Oxfordshire, to videotape a tasting of modern teas including milk tea, a Jasmine-mango fruit tea, and his first taste of bubble tea. Charlie Shortt, co-founder of the Tea History Collection organized the tasting and narrates this exchange.
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A Living Wage Roadmap
A sustainable future in tea depends on a shared responsibility among stakeholders to assure living wages (for workers) and a living income for smallholders.
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BRU Debuts at CES
BRU co-founder Bogdan Krinitchko describes the Consumer Electronics Show debut of the award-winning specialty tea maker that launched on Kickstarter in November. The IoT device will be on display March 5-7 at the Inspired Home Show in Chicago.
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Consumer Identity and Popular Beverages
From the start of the colonial period in the Americas in the 16th century, commercialization attempts were made to position yerba matte, yaupon, and guayusa as caffeinated drinks that could compete on the world stage with coffee and tea.
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Future-Proof Your Tea Business
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Dan Bolton Editor and Producer, Tea Journey and Tea Biz
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A Good Omen for Specialty Tea – Need to Know
A Good Omen for Specialty Tea Strip away all the legal filings and investment analysis and what you see in the DAVIDsTEA Initial Public Offering (IPO) today is a positive and persuasive vision of the future of specialty tea retail. DAVIDsTEA is the latest example of a home-grown venture where the founders, inspired by a…
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Book Review: Modern Tea by Lisa Boalt Richardson
Over the past ten years some new and groundbreaking tea books have hit the market and become instant industry classics. “The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide” by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert Heiss was released and took its place as a veritable textbook for tea enthusiasts. It was nominated for a…
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Media Frothing Over Matcha – Need to Know
Starbucks weathered an unprecedented technical failure Friday… Matcha Madness coast-to-coast. POS Failure Thousands of company-operated Starbucks locations in the U.S. and Canada experienced a catastrophic POS (point of sale) crash Friday that tested the coffee giant’s spirit of generosity. A momentary outage can be frustrating but with no word on when the system would be…
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Tazo Transition – Need to Know
Complaints mount as the Tazo transition to Teavana creates shortages… a $600,000 Pu-erh… Cold tea territory… Kumaon tea project funded … U.S. Tea Growers update…. Tazo Transition Several news reports confirm what online discussion groups have noted for months: the transition from Tazo to Teavana has been bumpy. Grumpy Tazo fans complain they can no longer…
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The U.S. League of Tea Growers – Need to Know
The U.S. League of Tea Growers is growing… Tea in uncharted territory… a new book on culinary tea… The U.S. League of Tea Growers The League is hosting their annual meeting this week beginning today at the Great Mississippi Tea Company in Brookhaven, Miss. Membership has grown and the organization is electing new officers. The…
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Tea Day – Need to Know
What tea professionals need to start the week of Dec. 15, 2014 — Today is International Tea Day… What’s in a name? In Hong Kong TWG is fighting not to lose its identity… Specialty Food Trends for 2015 reports its: Tea’s Time… Shapely Scotch jigger or teacup? Turks take offense at whisky peddler’s attempt to…
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A Call for Standards – Need to Know
What tea professionals need to start the week of Dec. 8, 2014 — A Call for Standards By Austin Hodge The last decade has seen a boom in what the industry calls ‘Specialty Tea’, but if you ask for a definition you will come away confused. What is so special about ‘Specialty Tea’? Not much.…
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Tea Apps and Crowdfunding – Need to Know
What tea professionals need to start the week of Dec. 3, 2014 — Connected smallholders… Qi Teamaker… Crowdfunding tea ventures… Many faces of Vietnam… “chai if by land, tea if by sea.” Tocklai Tea Research Institute App No matter how deep you travel into tea country, India’s 900 million cell phones are readily visible. Whether…
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Confederation of Tea Smallholders — Need to Know
What tea professionals need to start the week of Nov. 24, 2014 — ABC’s terrific tea tally… consider a Confederation of Tea Smallholders… Unilever’s first T2 opens in New York shop…. Guinness awards certificate for biggest tea bag… elegant teapot design updates ancient Chinese masterpieces. ABC Tea Market Report Everyone in tea will want to study the…
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Oprah Can Sure Sell Chai — Need to Know
What tea professionals need to start the week of Oct. 20, 2014 — Oprah Winfrey sure can sell tea… Mighty good match… Starbucks will test a pre-order app and Apple Pay starts today… Sensient announces a promising tea flavoring technology… Which do you prefer: Milk or Tea In First? Starbucks Donates $2 Million from Chai…
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Capsule Tea Makes Big Gains — Need to Know
What tea professionals need to start the week of Sept. 22, 2014 — North American Tea Conference trends and impressions… Tony Gebely leaves Chicago to fly with an extraordinary Phoenix in San Francisco… IRI Worldwide data indicates capsule tea is making big gains. Troubling Tea Trends The North American Tea Conference annually brings together industry executives,…
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Impact of Climate Change on Tea — Need to Know
What tea professionals need to start the week of Sept. 15, 2014 — Honest Tea in Keurig K-Cups… the North American Tea Conference beings Tuesday… the fast-growing bottled water market in China… this month’s HerbalGram features the research of Dr. Selena Ahmed who is studying the impact of climate change on tea. Honest Tea in…
