Stubborn Inflation Nudges US Economy Toward Cliff

Tea News for the week ending September 16

Tea brands should brace for a downturn as core inflation increased this month, undermining consumer confidence.

| Starbucks Announces a Retail Renaissance
| Orthodox Tea Exports Fall Short of Demand
| PLUS Hayleys MD Roshan Rajadurai discusses how Sri Lankan plantations adapted and continue to produce tea during the country’s worst economic crisis.
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Caption: At left, Dr. Roshan Rajadurai, managing director Hayleys, agents for Kelani Valley, Tallawakelle, and Horona plantations, sits with Tea Biz correspondent Dananjaya Silva, MD PMD Tea.

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Editor | Publisher | Podcaster | Consultant | Journalist Dan is the founder of Tea Journey Magazine, the Tea Biz Podcast and Blog, and a contributing editor at STiR coffee and tea. He is the former editor and publisher of Tea Magazine, former editor and publisher of World Tea News, and former editor-in-chief at Specialty Coffee Retailer, then headquartered in San Francisco. Dan has traveled the tea lands, speaking on retail beverage trends in Canada and the United States and at conferences in Europe, China, India, Australia, the Middle East, South America, and Africa.
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