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Tea Biz Podcast | Episode 43
Tea News for the Week of Nov. 12 – The Desirability of Sustainability | Ekaterra Tea Pledges to Become Net-Zero | Grocery Shoppers Say they Will Pay More for Sustainable Food | Inflation Demonstrates a Troubling Persistence | PLUS Tea Board of India Chairman Prabhat Bezboruah explains the current situation and the economic and societal…
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Q|A Prabhat Bezboruah
India’s government is going to revamp the Tea Act. It’s going to be a wholesale revamp. The role of the Tea Board is also going to be redefined. That’s a work in progress and it’s already happening. Even the Plantation Labor Act is going to get subsumed once the code on wages and the occupational…
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Tea Biz Podcast | Episode 42
Tea News for the Week of Nov. 5 – A New Theory on How Green Tea Promotes Longevity | The Bubble Tea Business is Frothing Globally | Assam Smallholder Collective Debuts Equifarm Tea Brand | PLUS AVPA Gold Medalists Discuss their Winning Teas and SAMA Tea CEO Michael Parisi on how he used AI to…
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Peter G. W. Keen
(1941-2021)
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AVPA Gold Winners 2021
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 of Crete.
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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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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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Synchronized Real Time Tea Blending
SEATTLE, Wash. — Mixing tea ingredients is easy. Keeping them stable and evenly dispersed is not. “Inclusions” is the technical description for the flower petals and bits of fruits and nuts, rind shavings, spices, tiny peppers and candy added to modern tea blends. Sales of these specialty teas are brisk with marketing that invites consumers…
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Teaware Trends to Watch, Part 1
Whether we are buyers or sellers, the turn of the calendar to November puts holiday shopping firmly on our minds. Retailers are in the position of constantly trying to predict customer desires and to prepare for (or create) new trends. What are the items that tea business owners will be looking to put on their…
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Need to Know (Nov. 11, 2013)
What tea professionals need to know to start the week. Good Health News Grocery Tea Packaging Innovations Tea for the Troops Health NEW YORK, NY — Every tea retailer should acquire a copy of the December issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition as it contains a supplement with a dozen authoritative peer-reviewed articles on…
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Need to Know (Nov. 4, 2013)
What you need to start the week. Retail News Millennials who denounce McDonald’s stand in long lines for a Smashburger, which is one reason why the burger chain announced it will be the first fast-feeder in the country to freshly brew organic iced teas. Tea at a buck a pint has been a big draw…
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Teavana Fine Tea + Tea Bar Opens in NYC
MANHATTAN, New York — Starbucks unveiled a comfortable, tea-focused Teavana Fine Tea + Tea Bar that dazzled local and national press Wednesday night. The shop is a prototype for 1,000 North American locations, according to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. The Teavana tea bar is devoid of any Starbucks branding and does not serve coffee. However,…
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Need to Know (Oct. 21, 2013)
What you need to know to start the week. Canada Coffee & Tea Show World Tea East Retail News VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Canadian consumer demand for coffee and tea continues to climb as evidenced by market research and the enthusiasm of attendees at the Canadian Coffee & Tea Show. The show, managed by Fulcrum…
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Friday Roundtable: Ready for the Weekend?
Here in the U.S., many of us are heading into Columbus Day weekend. It has me thinking about how our tea drinking habits change from day to day. During the week, if you work in an office, your tea preparation facilities may be limited (or you have developed some innovative systems which we’ll have to…
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Q&A with John Smith, Chair Tea Association of the USA
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — John Smith, vice president at Henry P. Thomson tea importers, was recently named Chair of the Tea Association of the USA during the 4th Annual North American Tea Conference. Smith has been with New Jersey-based Thomson since May 1997. He is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese holds an MBA in Finance from…
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Northwest Tea Festival
SEATTLE, Wash. — The Northwest Tea Festival is in full swing today with an enthusiastic crowd at Seattle Center. The annual event includes workshops, tastings, exhibits and demonstrations. Emeric Harney with Harney & Sons open the program Sunday telling attendees how tea is made. Harney’s personal travels have taken him to Africa, Asia and India.…
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Friday Roundtable: Water, water everywhere
Welcome to the Friday Roundtable, where we want to hear about your tea experience. Each week we present a topic that affects us all as tea business owners and tea consumers. Let’s talk tea. This week we’re thinking about water. The importance of water cannot be underestimated when it comes to tea preparation. Too hot…
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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…
