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Dan Bolton, Editor and Producer, Tea Journey And Tea Biz
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AVPA Gold Winners
Tea Biz called to congratulate two of this year’s AVPA Teas of the World gold medal winners, one a Taiwan high mountain oolong tea farm, and the second, a family grower producing Mountain Tea on the island Crete.
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Grassroots Tea
Tea entrepreneurs organize into collectives and supply raw leaf to mini factories operated by local Tea Producer Companies owned by growers.
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Tea Biz Podcast | Episode 41
Tea News for the Week of Oct. 29 – Fairtrade International Predicts Climate-Related Financial Disaster for Small Tea Farms | Chemical Fertilizer Supplies Disrupted | Holiday Helpers are in Short Supply | PLUS wholesaler Will Battle details the added costs of producing specialty tea.
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The Cost of Producing Specialty Tea
Is manufacturing specialty tea worth the effort? “Frequently it probably isn’t considering the amount that growers need to invest from a financial and human resources perspective to make the very best teas,” says tea wholesaler Will Battle.
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Tea Biz Podcast | Episode 40
Tea News for the Week of Oct. 22 – Sri Lanka Abandons Fertilizer Import Ban | Kenya’s KTDA Sets a Minimum Price for Auctioned Tea | AVPA Announces Teas of the World Winners | PLUS Harkirat Sidhu on Mechanical Tea Harvesting
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Mechanical Tea Harvesting
Mechanical harvesting is required today because we cannot complete plucking rounds frequently enough by hand. We need mechanical harvesting in addition to hand plucking, not to replace hand plucking.
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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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Need to Know (March 24, 2014)
What tea professionals need to start the week — New York Coffee & Tea Wraps Up…Tough week at the tea auctions… Third Street Chai breaks into Whole Foods in a big way…New book on Homegrown Tea New York Coffee & Tea Another Sold Out Success This past weekend New York Coffee & Tea Festival…
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Oprah Chai Tea
By Peggy Watt Starbucks has underscored Teavana’s role in the company by teaming with chai-loving icon Oprah Winfrey, who arrived to cheers at Starbucks’ annual shareholders meeting in Seattle March 19 to introduce Teavana Oprah Chai, a custom blend arriving in Teavana and Starbucks stores next month. A year and a half after Starbucks bought…
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Patent Persuasion – Need to Know
What tea professionals need to start the week — Single-serve lawsuits draw a line in the sand… growers of Honeybush in South Africa voice concern over rising demand… AriZona retains its position as the market leader in ready-to-drink tea in convenience stores… Numi introduces single serve tea in RealCups. Patent Persuasion Numi Organic Tea announced…
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Need to Know (March 10, 2014)
What tea professionals need to start the week — CBC reports pesticide residues greater than legal threshold… China tightens food safety rules leading tea gardens to reduce reliance on pesticides… “Be More Tea” generates plenty of social buzz… Harney & Sons introduce tea in K-Cup compatible capsules… Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf introduces tea granitas.…
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Popular Tea Brands Exceed Threshold for Pesticide Residue
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) aired an exclusive report backed by laboratory findings showing several popular tea brands contain pesticide residue exceeding the government mandated threshold. Test results from the CBC’s Marketplace Consumer Watchdog Blog can be viewed here. Responses from tea companies tested in the report can be viewed here. Authorities stressed that minute…
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Need to Know (March 3, 2014)
What tea professionals need to start the week — European restrictions on the import of Japanese tea ease April 1… Meet 700-year-old Chigusa … Credit markets are expected to be more active in 2014… Numi Organic Tea secures $4.75 million working capital… Jamba is juiced over Drink Green offerings… Zest high octane tea triples the…
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Tea Magazine Evolves…
— PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — Tea Magazine® a 20-year-old consumer publication for tea enthusiasts is replacing its bi-monthly print edition with a combined print +online content package for its readers, including a new book-style softcover guide to tea published annually. In mid-April ITEM Media will launch The Daily Tea (www.thedailytea.com) a subscription-based tea portal replacing www.teamag.com.…
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Need to Know (Feb. 24, 2014)
What tea professionals need to start the week — Whimsical teapots are the work of 50 artists celebrating the Fif-TEA Anniversary invitational of the Crafts Alliance in St. Louis, Mo….China and the U.S. make a climate change pledge against a backdrop of air pollution and a summer drought that damaged China’s most valuable tea growing…
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Teavana Founder Andy Mack Leaves Starbucks
ATLANTA, Ga. — In 1997 entrepreneur Andy Mack and his wife Nancy, a former Walt Disney World Resort customer service manager, opened their first Teavana storefront at Phipps Plaza (Lenox Square Mall). During the 10 years that followed he changed the name from Elephant Tea Co., perfected the format, acquired prime retail locations in some…
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Need to Know (Feb. 17, 2014)
What tea professionals need to start the week — Weathering the retail storm…Tea growers in Sochi share a cup with Olympic Winter Sports spectators and press… Art of Tea CEO Steve Schwartz sounds secure on CNBC… tea offers a welcome relief to snifflers during the latest cold snap… India sets production record in 2013 of…
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Tea for your Teeth
TEA & HEALTH — Drinking tea every day may bring happiness, but it can also lead to a less than stellar smile. Tea’s tannins can stain teeth, resulting in unpleasant discoloration over time. The acidity of tea can also cause porousness in the enamel, leading to staining below the surface as well. According to Colgate’s…
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Need to Know (Feb. 10, 2014)
What tea professionals need to start the week — Coca-Cola’s decision to collaborate with Keurig Green Mountain could put a soda fountain in every kitchen and divert billions of bottles from landfills. The combination presents a great opportunity for tea companies with concentrates… Cupid is torn this week between a desire for chocolate with tea…
