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Dan Bolton, Editor and Producer, Tea Journey And Tea Biz
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Maritime Security Worsens in The Red Sea
Shipping company executives see no sign of improvement for vessels transiting the Red Sea, leading UK retailers and tea companies to take steps to minimize shortages. As shipping costs surge, suppliers in Kenya and India face a more daunting challenge. Rates from Asia to Europe are up nearly five-fold, rising to $5,000 per 20-foot container.
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India Tea News: State Budgets Include Tea Worker Housing Funds | Iran Remains a Lost Market for Indian Tea | New Study Reveals New Traits in the Assamica Plant
State Budgets Include Tea Worker Housing Funds | Iran Remains be a Lost Market for Indian Tea | New Study Reveals New Traits in the Assamica Plant | Ep 156 |
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Accelerating Sustainability
Liam Brody, the new Committee on Sustainability Assessment CEO, explains COSA’s role in intelligence-gathering and developing strategic tools that advance sustainable practices with “good business” underpinnings. He also shares his vision of how artificial intelligence will revolutionize and influence consumer behavior and perception of sustainable practices. | Episode 155 |
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India Tea News: Nilgiris Small Farmers Seek Government Corpus | Assam’s Kaziranga Park Offers Tea Tourism Option | North Bengal Tea Worker Allegedly Starves to Death
Nilgiris Small Farmers Seek Government Corpus | Assam’s Kaziranga Park Offers Tea Tourism Option | North Bengal Tea Worker Allegedly Starves to Death | Episode 155 |
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The Confederation of Tea Smallholders Will Relocate to India | Iran Tea Imports Plunge by 62% | Economists Describe Stable Soft Commodity Prices in 2024
The UN FAO IGG Confederation of Tea Smallholders Will Relocate its Headquarters from China to India for the Next Four Years | Iran Tea Imports Plunge by 62% | Economists Forecast Higher but Stable Prices for Beverage Soft Commodities in 2024 | PLUS UN FAO IGG Delegate Peter Goggi Discusses The Economics of Oversupply |…
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Observations on Oversupply
Peter Goggi, the UN FAO IGG TEA delegate representing the US in his role as President of the Tea Association of the USA, discusses #TeaPower, a new health and wellness campaign, FAO’s ongoing support of smallholders, and the economics of oversupply. | Episode 154 |
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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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CVC May Sell Kericho Tea Estates | Dunkin’ Launches Hard Iced Tea and Coffee
CVC Capital Partners Exploring Sale of Kericho Tea Gardens: Unilever Brands Not for Sale | Dunkin’ Will Soon Begin Selling Hard Tea at Select US Locations in 12 States | A Study Using UK Biobank Data Shows Tea Flavonoids May Lower the Risk of Gout | PLUS Phil Rushworth loves adventure camping, canoeing, climbing, and…
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JDE Peet’s Will Withdraw Global Tea and Coffee Brands from Russian Market
Sustainable Practices are Correlated to Brand Loyalty: Age and income influence consumer loyalty, healthy brand attributes help | JDE Peet’s Will Halt Sales of its Best-Known Tea and Coffee Brands in Russia | The UN Global Peace Council Honors WomenServe Founder Nioma Narissa Sadler | PLUS | The recently concluded International Plantations Sustainability Summit hosted…
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Trustea Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Kenya’s KTDA Chair Resigns Following Tea Reforms Conference | David Ichoho later Withdrew a Lawsuit Alleging His Resignation was Forced | Nestle Announces Cost-Effective Sugar Reduction Technology | AriZona Unveils a Hard Iced Tea – Monster is next | PLUS Trustea was launched in 2013 by tea industry stakeholders, and producers determined to elevate the…
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India’s Holistic Tea Sustainability Code
Since its was founded a decade ago India’s trustea sustainability code has expanded to 65% of domestic tea production covering the supply chain from the fields where the tea is picked up through manufacturing and the dispatch from the factory. “We look at sustainability in a holistic way, we think that environment, livelihood, and safety…
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TeaFit: Unsweetened Iced Tea and Herbal Goodness
There are many herbal recipes from our own Ayurveda. We selected tea as a base to make the blends flavorful and light on the palate and not douse everything with loud flavor and sugar. So that’s where it came from, a very personal place, but I’m glad it found resonance in the larger customer base. -…
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Unrelenting Heat is Lowering Tea Yields
Unrelenting Heat is Lowering Tea Yields | Global average air temperatures reach a new high | Herbal Tea Market Growth is Accelerating | Dilmah Tea Founder Merrill J Fernando Passes | PLUS Pradeep Kumar Sacitharan, CEO of London-based Donsfield discusses the critical role of data in defining consumer demand | Episode 126
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Built on Beneficence
Romesh Walpola, CEO of Tea Smallholder Factories in Sri Lanka discusses how investing in smallholder training, wellness, and educational programs, including internships for second-generation farmers, earns the loyalty of thousands of small tea growers and top dollar for teas sold at auction.
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World Tea Academy Celebrates First Decade
The World Tea Academy is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The online resource offers comprehensive basic and advanced training for tea professionals and enthusiasts. Director Lisa Boalt Richardson joins us for a conversation about the resilience and relevance of the academy: “There’s always a market for good quality tea education,” she says.
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English Edition of El Té Gourmet Argentino Released
Author Horacio Bustos in July 2023 released an English-language version of of El Té Gourmet Argentino, an exhaustive analysis of the origin, customs, and practices of gourmet tea in Argentina.
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Iran and Sri Lanka Revive $250 Million Tea-for-Oil Barter
Iran and Sri Lanka Revive $250 Million Tea-for-Oil Barter | Decade Old Oil Debt to be Settled in $5 Million Monthly Installments of Tea | India Exporters Expect Iran to Resume Buying Tea Halted Since November | Israel Declares Wissotzky Tea a Monopoly | Rohit Jawa Takes Charge at Hindustan Unilever | PLUS Organizers of…
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India Reviews Raw Leaf Price-Sharing Formula
India Reviews Raw Leaf Price-Sharing Formula | Consultants BDO India has six months to complete an extensive report on cultivation and processing costs | US Fast-food Outlets Have Yet to Rollout Boba Nationally | The European Speciality Tea Association Offers Tea Barista Foundation Certificates to Coffee Shop Staff | PLUS The school teaches that knowledge…
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Thirst-Quenching Cold Brew Teas
As Temperatures Rise, Tea is Ideally Suited to Quench the World’s Thirst | Consumers favor boldly flavored, non-sweetened blends | Kenya’s Costly Tea Crisis | The Tea Association of India Lists Industry Concerns | PLUS The Smallholder Factories in Sri Lanka invest in training, wellness, and educational programs, including internships for second-generation farmers, to earn…
