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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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Q|A Henrietta Lovell
Henrietta Lovell defines good tea as a beverage that tastes amazing and benefits both the people who craft tea and those who drink it.
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Tea Biz Podcast | Episode 33
Timely Tea Delivery Faces Troubled Waters | Tea is Thriving in the Convenience Channel | Iran Tea Production is Up 25 Percent | Plus Unilever publishes four principles of regenerative agriculture and Burmese laphet’s expanding presence in tea leaf cuisine.
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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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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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Tea Business Boot Camp
LAS VEGAS, Nev. Watching the New Business Boot Camp graduates eagerly autograph the class poster last week offers a glimpse of the future of tea retail. The 2013 class of 134 hailed from near and far. It was composed of more gals than guys and blended the young and the gray. Many came to study…
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Chambre De Sucre
Sweet! Dan Bolton Publisher Dan founded Tea Journey Magazine, the Tea Biz Podcast and Blog, and is a contributing editor at STiR Coffee and Tea. He is also the former editor and publisher of Tea Magazine (2012) World Tea News and the former editor-in-chief at Specialty Coffee Retailer, which was headquartered in San Francisco. Dan…
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Brewing in Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Nev. Late at night in a Las Vegas hotel room at the height of World Tea Expo, the essence of tea is evident. This gathering includes some of the most refined pallets in the world, explorers and passionate tea drinkers whose books, retail operations and opinions shape the American and Canadian consumer experience.…
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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…
