Tea Biz Year in Review

The following podcast episodes were listener favorites in 2021. They are ranked from 1 to 10 based on the number of podcast streams and downloads.

Each week Tea Biz correspondents, based in the tea lands, reported news and features with the greatest impact on the global tea industry. This exceptional TEAm sought experts with timely information who generously shared their expertise and insights ? content paired with the more inclusive Tea Biz Blog and Tea Journey Magazine.

In 2021 the Tea Biz Blog saw a 350% increase over 2020 rising to 50,000 views. Readers in India, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and China visited the blog most frequently, followed by tea professionals in Sri Lanka, Germany, Australia, Japan, France, The Netherlands, and Kenya. Tea Biz finished the year with at least 10 fans in 74 countries and with more than 1000 fans in six countries.

In December Word Press named Tea Biz the Outstanding Podcast among those beginning in 2021. On behalf of the writers, editors, segment producers, and guests, we wish to thank all of our listeners. We pledge, with your support, to do even better in the New Year.

Dan Bolton Signature
Editor/Publisher and host of the Tea Biz Podcast and Blog

Episode 40: Sri Lanka Abandons Fertilizer Ban

Tea news for the week ending Oct. 22
| Sri Lanka Abandons Fertilizer Ban for Tea
| Kenya’s KTDA Sets a Minimum Price for Auctioned Tea
| AVPA Announces Teas of the World Winners

Hear the Headlines | Seven-Minute Tea News Recap

Tea news for the week ending Nov. 5
| A New Theory on How Green Tea Promotes Longevity
| Globally the Bubble Tea Business is Frothing
| Assam Smallholder Collective Launches National Tea Brand

Hear the Headlines | Seven-Minute Tea News Recap

Tea News for the week ending Nov. 12
| Ekaterra Tea Pledges to be Net Zero at the UN Convention on Climate Change
| Grocery Shoppers Say They Will Pay More for Sustainably Produced Foods
| Inflation Demonstrates a Troubling Persistence

Hear the Headlines | Seven-Minute Tea News Recap

Episode 1: Global Tea Colloquium

Tea news for the week ending January 22
| UC Davis Tea Colloquium
| Sales Declined 24% at US Coffee Shops
| Survey Finds Consumes Feel “Centered” Drinking Tea
| Kenyan Parliament Re-Establishes Tea Board

Hear the Headlines | Seven-minute Tea News Recap

Tea news for the week ending Oct. 29
| Fairtrade International Predicts Climate-Related Financial Disaster
| Chemical Fertilizer Supplies Disrupted
| Holiday Helpers Are in Short Supply
| Will Battle on the Cost of Producing Specialty Tea

Hear the Headlines | Seven-Minute Tea News Recap

Episode 38: India Announces Tea Industry Reforms

Tea news for the week ending Oct. 8
| India Announces Tea Industry Reforms
| US Considers Granting Exemptions to Chinese Tariffs
| A Tribute to Nepal Teamaker Morris Orchard

Hear the Headlines | Seven-Minute Tea News Recap

Episode 14: Earth Day Takes on New Urgency

Tea news for the week ending April 23
| Earth Day Takes on New Urgency
| Restaurants are Rebounding
| World Tea Expo Co-Locates with The Nightclub & Bar Show in Las Vegas
| Bubble Tea Boba is Languishing at Sea

Hear the Headlines | Seven-minute Tea News Recap

Episode 13: Afternoon Tea Re-Imagined

Tea news for the week ending April 16
| India Surpasses Brazil as the World’s COVID Hotspot
| The Global Tea Initiative at UC Davis Hosts its Second Virtual Colloquium
| Tea Imports Spike in Pakistan
| Tea Masters Cup Names Champions in Moscow

Hear the Headlines | Seven-minute Tea News Recap

Episode 35: Bidders Line Up for Unilever Tea Portfolio

Tea news for the week ending Sept. 17
| Advent International Will Bid $4 Billion for Unilever’s Tea Portfolio
| India Considers Halting Imports of Nepal Tea
| US Sales of Herbal Supplements Reached Record $10 Billion in 2020

Hear the Headlines | Seven-minute Tea News Recap

Episode 37: Producing Organic Tea at Scale

Tea news for the week ending Oct. 1
| Kenya Exports Saturate the Black Tea Market
| COVID Depresses Japanese Tea Business in Unique Ways
| Unilever Recognized as Top Food and Agricultural Benchmark

| PLUS Organic Production at Scale at Mozambique’s Cha de Magoma

Hear the Headlines | Seven-minute Tea News Recap

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