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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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Regenerative Agriculture
Can a world that has already eroded a third of the planet’s soils feed a population of 10 billion without intensive agricultural practices that rely on heavy inputs of fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides that sustain monoculture farming?
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Tea Leaf Cuisine
Fermented tea leaf, known as laphet, is used to make a Burmese salad called laphet thoke or mixed with rice.
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Tea Biz Podcast | Episode 32
Afghan Tea Market Concerns as Taliban Conquers Kabul | Foodservice Recovery Rates Vary Widely by Sector | Researchers Confirm Heart Healthy Aspects of Tea | PLUS Anshuman Kanoria new owner of Jungpana and Goomtee estates on India’s unrealized potential in tea.
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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
By Lisa See
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Q|A Anshuman Kanoria
The Indian tea market has potential, there is no doubt about it. I think the pandemic has given an opportunity as well. We need to somehow combine the platform of health, great taste, and a lifestyle and build that story around tea.
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A Gastronomic Tea Contest
Deadline for entries is Sept. 15
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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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Wild Tea Hunter
Author: J.T. Hunter Illustrator: Shana Zhang The allure of China stimulates author J.T. Hunter’s sense of adventure as he takes readers off the beaten path into the major tea producing regions in search of uncultivated tea. He writes with a sensitive appreciation of ancient Chinese tea culture. His respect for the tea growers and tea…
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The Future of Tea
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — The North American Tea Conference annually hosts an Industry Breakfast to consider difficult issues by engaging stakeholders from all sectors of the supply chain in a Q & A session. Organizer John Snell with Mother Parkers Coffee & Tea writes “this year was exceptional with the various representations from all sectors, including…
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Need To Know (Sept. 30, 2013)
What you need to start the week. Future of Tea Tea Mechanization The future is not an inheritance; it is an opportunity and an obligation. – Bill Clinton SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda – While the setting was idyllic, confronting the obstacles that lie ahead for the tea industry is the hard work undertaken last week by delegates…
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Gold Medal Tea Competition Winners
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — The North American Tea Conference annually recognizes producing countries for excellence in tea. The Gold Medal Tea Competition groups entries by country regardless of type. This is unusual as oolong and green teas, for example, are quite different in characteristics. This is why judges are asked to rate the teas for qualities…
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Tea Association Farewell to Joe Simrany
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Retiring President of the Tea Association of the USA Joseph P. Simrany on Wednesday basked in the warm wishes of a global tea industry he has served for nearly 23 years. Simrany, with wife Carol and his adult children, told the audience he is recovering from a recent heart attack and praised…
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Tea in the Triangle: Plotting Tea’s Future
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — MGVK Bhanu, chairman of the India Tea Board, on Tuesday hosted a calypso evening for 150 tea executives vested in the North American market. The three-day North American Tea Conference, jointly sponsored by the Tea Association of the USA and the Tea Association of Canada, is focused on the future of tea.…
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Need to Know (Sept. 23, 2013)
What you need to start the week. Tea research points to memory benefits Price stable for India’s orthodox teas Tea Conference attendees consider future of tea Tea Health Medical researchers in China report that a cup of green tea improves memory, cognitive abilities and spatial awareness. The study, published in the journal Molecular Nutrition &…
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Investors Bet $1 Billion on Tea Retail
Retail News LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Investments, mergers and acquisitions fueling tea retail during the past 18 months reached an unprecedented $1 billion. Remarkably, investments in coffee retail during this same period top $10 billion. The latest move is a sizable (but undisclosed) investment in California-based Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. The deal was disclosed…
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Need to Know (Sept. 16, 2013)
What you need to start the week. Big Investment Consortium Backs Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf World Tea Expo | Healthy Beverage Expo Move to Long Beach in May 2014. India Green Leaf Price Minimums a Pittance Retail News LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Investments, mergers and acquisitions fueling tea retail during the past 18 months…
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Friday Roundtable: Caffeine Questions
My regular readers know that caffeine is a topic of particular interest to me. Tea drinkers are often in search of information about caffeine content in their cup and, unfortunately, the information disseminated is often based on rumor and tradition versus current research and science. We covered some of the myth and lore of caffeine…
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Need to Know (Sept. 9, 2013)
What you need to know to start the week. Unilever buys T2, Australia’s $50 million market leading tea retailer. Retail News COLLINGWOOD, Victoria – Unilever kicked off their retail shop game with a Lipton store 15 years ago but later fumbled the ball in Belgium and stumbled with Bru World Cafes in India. Last week’s…
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How much of a premium does it take to make premium tea special?
What is the threshold price for premium tea? From a retailer’s perspective it is tea that grosses at least $300 per kilo. A 50-gram pouch of specialty tea that sells for $15 puts 30-cents a gram into the retailer’s till compared to between 2.5- and 5-cents per gram for commodity tea.* Specialty Tea Pricing Benchmark…
