• Red Sea Shipping Attacks Paused | Carlsberg Acquires UK Bottler Britvic | Kidney Mortality Rates Lower for Tea Drinkers Consuming Oxidized Tea

    Shipping firms are cautiously optimistic that a Gaza truce will enable safe passage through the Suez Canal. The 14-month Red Sea trade route disruption has cost tea companies millions of dollars by forcing all European-bound tea from Asia, South Asia, and Africa to transit South Africa, adding the cost of 10 – 12 days in transit. Drewery’s World Container Index decreased 11% this week to $3,445 per 40ft container, but shipping insurance premiums remain high. Yemen-based Houthis left open the possibility of resuming attacks. | Carlsberg UK Holdings has acquired Britvic, a leading international soft beverage manufacturer and distributor with a portfolio that includes soft drinks, energy drinks, plant milks, bottled juices, sparkling water, mixers, canned coffee, and ready-to-drink tea. Britvic’s annual turnover was £1.899 billion (about USD 2.3 billion) for the fiscal year ending September 2024. During that same period, Carlsberg reported a yearly turnover of 75 billion Danish Kroner (about USD 10.5 billion). | A study published in January in the peer-reviewed journal Renal Failure found that drinking up to four cups of tea daily was significantly associated with reduced deaths in patients with early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) and that oxidized tea has a particularly protective effect. | Singpho chief Duwa Bisa Nat Nong has passed at 71. He was cremated with full state honors by the government in Assam. Chief Nong was the great-great-grandson of the Singpho chief who introduced British explorers to the Assamica bush 180 years ago.

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    Carlsen Acquires Britvic
    Carlsberg Group Acquires UK Bottler Britvic

    Carlsberg Acquires UK Beverage Bottler Britvic for $4.28 Billion

    By Dan Bolton

    Carlsberg UK Holdings has acquired Britvic, a leading international soft beverage manufacturer and distributor with a portfolio that includes soft drinks, energy drinks, plant milks, bottled juices, sparkling water, mixers, canned coffee, and ready-to-drink tea.

    Britvic’s annual turnover was £1.899 (about USD $2.3 billion) for the fiscal year ending September 2024. During that same period, Carlsberg reported an annual turnover of DKK 75 billion (about USD $10.5 billion).

    Britvic produces and distributes Lipton Ice Tea among several brands, including Pepsi Max, Gatorade, 7-UP, and Mountain Dew, under an exclusive licensing agreement with PepsiCo in Great Britain and Ireland.

    With this acquisition, Carlsberg strengthens its relationship with PepsiCo, becoming its largest bottling partner in Europe.

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  • Hot Tea Gains Marketing Momentum | FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 | Argentine Tea  Awarded GI Status

    The celebration of Hot Tea Month has been steadily gaining steam (pun intended). Marketers have invested in building momentum in recent years, coinciding with growing interest in wellness and healthy lifestyle habits. Many consumers, particularly in Western markets, are increasingly aware of these benefits and incorporating tea into their daily routines. | Cherry red erythrosine (known commercially as Red Dye No. 3) is widely used to color beverages, snack foods, and candy but is not commonly used to color tea. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned Red Dye No. 3 in cosmetics and personal care products out of concern for health risks. On Jan. 15, the FDA extended the ban to include food products, beverages, and ingested drugs. | Argentine tea produced in Misiones and northern Corrientes has been awarded a Geographical Indication (GI) from the European Union (EU). Tea from these provinces is the southernmost tea produced on the planet.

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    Marketers Add Momentum to Hot Tea Sales

    By Dan Bolton

    The celebration of Hot Tea Month has been steadily gaining steam (pun intended). Marketers have invested in building momentum in recent years, coinciding with growing interest in wellness and healthy lifestyle habits. Many consumers, particularly in Western markets, are increasingly aware of these benefits and incorporating tea into their daily routines.

    Hot Tea Month has highlighted traditional black and green herbal teas in the past decade and newer and trendy varieties such as matcha, chai, and bubble tea. The month has become a time for people to explore new types of tea and experiment with different brewing methods and innovations to enhance tea’s cultural and health aspects.

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  • Top Buyer Cargill Exits the Mombasa Tea Auction after 40 Years | Tea Importers Oppose Pakistan’s Minimum Retail Price | Nonprofit True Pricing Releases Food and Beverage Report

    Top tea buyer Cargill Kenya has been winding down its annual 60,000 metric tons of tea purchases at the Mombasa Tea Auction for some time. A corporate memo laments the loss of Unilever and clients like Van Rees and recommends closing the trade desk and six warehouses after 40 years. It is a strategic move driven by lower commodity prices globally. With a $160 billion turnover, US-based Cargill reported a $17 billion decline in yearly sales in May. | Tea importers in Pakistan are resisting the imposition of a Minimum Retail Price as the base for payment of sales tax, which, at 18%, adds Rs 216 per kilo to the cost of bulk tea. Importers want the tax applied to the import value as a raw product. | The Netherlands-based nonprofit True Price Foundation released a food and beverage report for retail and food service, making the business case for calculating and transparently communicating the hidden costs to people and the environment for producing food.

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    Top Buyer Cargill Exits the Mombasa Tea Auction

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    Cargill Kenya, Ltd., the largest buyer at the Mombasa auction, announced it will cease trading tea after 40 years.

    The company purchases approximately 60,000 metric tons annually, which gives it a 15% to 20% market share at the weekly auction. The annual trade value ranges from $180 to $210 million. Sales have declined in the past year following the sale of Unilever’s tea properties to Lipton Teas & Infusions. Cargill also manages six Mombasa warehouses with a combined capacity of 20,000 metric tons.

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  • US Climate Commitment Questioned at COP29 | Argentina’s Tea Harvest is Off to a Good Start | FAO Food Outlook Reveals Rising Coffee and Tea Prices

    US Climate Commitment Questioned at COP29 | Argentina’s Tea Harvest is Off to a Good Start | FAO Food Outlook Reveals Rising Coffee and Tea Prices | PLUS | Kurush Bharucha is among the foremost tea tasters in the world and a brilliant teacher. He shares his tasting insights in the latest Tea Journey Taster’s Profile. Read more…

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    US Climate Commitment Questioned at COP29

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    US plans to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement were viewed as a setback this week as delegates assembled in Baku, Azerbaijan, to attend COP29.

    The annual gathering sponsored by the United Nations seeks to coordinate efforts to reduce global warming due to greenhouse gas emissions. The world is on track to once again set a record as the hottest on Earth in modern times. For the first time, average temperatures will exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming compared to pre-industrial times.

    According to the New York Times, scientists say nations must cut emissions by 40% by the end of this decade. Instead, global greenhouse gas emissions soared to a record 57 gigatons last year.

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  • Proposed: A Global Alliance to Creatively Constrain Tea Production | Luxmi Tea Acquires Rwanda’s Sorwathe Tea Estate | TikTok Sensation Inspires Sprite+Tea

    Proposed: A Global Alliance to Creatively Constrain Tea Production | Luxmi Tea Acquires Rwanda’s Sorwathe Tea Estate | TikTok Sensation Inspires Sprite+Tea | PLUS Brazil is a vast beverage market with a well-established tradition of tea and herbal infusions now valued at $14 billion. Growth is powered by evolving health and wellness trends that favor diverse and distant teas and blends. Editor Aravinda Anantharaman interviews veteran importer and retailer Elizeth van der Vorst. Her business, Amigos do Chá (Friends of Tea), is located near São Paulo, the hub of specialty tea, a market she has served for 30 years. Read more…

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    Proposed: A Global Alliance to Creatively Constrain Tea Production

    By Dan Bolton

    Africa’s tea stakeholders believe that actions, more than words, are needed to address the global challenges facing the tea industry. 

    East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA) Managing Director George Omuga said those attending the 6th African Tea Convention understand the need to reduce production to improve quality and raise profitability, which is essential to financing climate resilience and achieving sustainable cultivation at origins worldwide. 

    He said a key takeaway from the gathering is the need to establish a global alliance of tea-producing countries to enforce creative constraints on production. 

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