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Understand The Tea Industry
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Dan Bolton, Editor and Producer, Tea Journey And Tea Biz
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The Life of Tea
By Michael Freeman and Timothy d’Offay
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Tea Biz Podcast | Episode 27
Tea Industry News for the week ending July 23 – New Criteria Proposed for Differentiating Specialty Tea | Walmart Tea is now 100% Rainforest Alliance Certified Sustainable | Kenya Sets KTDA Tea Auction Price Minimums | PLUS David Veal explains how the European Speciality Tea Association arrived at a new definition of specialty tea and…
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Beijing International Tea Expo 2021 Postponed
Organized by the China Tea Marketing Association, programming is closely tied to select tea origins. The 10th edition is Aug. 27-30 at the Beijing Exhibition Center.
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Defining Specialty Tea
David Veal, Executive Director of the European Speciality Tea Association, explains the association’s new approach to differentiating specialty tea and why it will prove helpful.
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La Gravitea Café
This northern India café offers a large selection of specialty teas, but what makes it special is that the staff of 10 is entirely hearing-impaired.
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Tea Biz Podcast | Episode 26
Tea Industry News for the week ending July 16 – Darjeeling Experiences a Severe Downturn | Researchers Discover Expanded Role for Microbes in Tea Making | Oxfam India Defines Living Wage for Assam Tea Workers | PLUS Carmién Tea founder Mientjie Mouton on the EU’s decision to commercially protect rooibos and word from the nine…
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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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Unraveling the Fibers of Silken Tea Bags
TWEET: Nylon versus corn-based PLA – Which tea sachet material will become the fiber of choice? In April 2013 The Atlantic published a story entitled “Are Tea Bags Turning Us Plastic?” examining the materials used in the increasingly popular “silken” tea sachets and pouches. It raised questions about the safety of these products for consumers.…
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Tea Planet
TWEET: List your tea shop or estate on Tea Planet. Imagine that you are flying to Reykjavik, Iceland and are thirsty for a quality cup of tea on arrival. I recommend you stop at Te og Kaffee at the Smáralind Mall, not because I’ve been there — I haven’t. I can recommend the tea shop…
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The Emerging US League of Tea Growers
TWEET: Can you imagine a time when the United States could become a major source of premium specialty tea? Ask most tea drinkers about their primary sources of tea and you are likely to hear mentions of China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, and other Asian and African destinations. Could you imagine a time when…
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Hans P. Theyer to Oversee Fairtrade America
TWEET: New Fairtrade America executive reasserts smallholders role. WASHINGTON, D.C. Hans P. Theyer was named executive director of Fairtrade America May 13 of the newly organized affiliate of the international Fairtrade system. He is charged with articulating the organization’s social mission after a schism invited major retailers to abandon Fairtrade certification in favor of a…
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How Much Caffeine Is Really in Your Cup?
TWEET: What you think you know about caffeine in tea might be all wrong. When the Wrigley Company pulled its Alert Energy Caffeine Gum from the market two weeks after launch, it was in no small part due to a newly announced investigation by the Food & Drug Administration into caffeine in our nation’s foods…
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Dan Bolton
Dan Bolton is pictured against a background of tea gardens in the town of Coonoor, located in the foothills of the Nilgiri Mountains in Tamil Nadu, India. Recent articles by Dan Bolton The Wait is Over; Tea’s Time is Now Specialty Coffee Retailer, November 14, 2013 Investors placed a $1 billion bet on tea retail…
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Rumor has it…
PASADENA, Calif. – Fifteen years ago rumors began circulating that a massive beverage corporation was launching a branded tea retail venture. Grocery and mass market CPG sales were solid and sales in the company’s food service and hotel channels were robust. It seemed the perfect time for this multi-billion dollar brand to break from the…
