Year: 2019

Year: 2019

Chinese Tea Quality Director Explains “Zero-Growth” Action Plan for Pesticides and Fertilizer
June 18, 2019 News Dan Bolton

Ecological Tea Garden (Photo courtesy of Zheng Goujian) The director of China’s tea quality control programs describes an industry in transition with a goal of uniformly clean tea. Zheng Guojian, director of China’s National Tea Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, told World Tea News that 7% of China’s tea acreage now meets all export requirements for organic

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World Bank Funds Carbon Emissions Reduction in Africa’s Tea Farming Communities
June 11, 2019 News Peter Keen

Lake of the Aruba Dam, on the Voi River, located next to the Ashnill Aruba Lodge (in the background), as viewed from the east during the evening, in the Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. (By Christopher T Cooper, CC BY 3.0/commons.wikimedia.org) In mid-March 2019, the with Kenya’s Tea Development Agency Power Company Ltd. This is

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3 Companies Introduce New RTD Teas in Time for Iced Tea Month
June 11, 2019 News Elizabeth Dobos

These creative new teas can be enjoyed straight from their containers or poured over ice. The Granny Squibb Company Launches 3 RTD Teas Granny Squibb Iced Tea 12 ounce cans (Photo/grannysquibb.com) The Providence, Rhode Island-based debuted three organic ready-to-drink iced teas in 12-ounce cans just in time for iced tea month. These teas carry on

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Japanese Tea and Silk Colony Celebrates 150th Anniversary
June 3, 2019 News Dan Bolton

PLACERVILLE, Calif. The American River Conservancy is hosting the 150th Anniversary celebration of the first Japanese colony in America—the Wakamatsu Tea & Silk Farm Colony in Placerville, California. Wakamatsu is the only known settlement of samurai outside Japan. The legacy of these 22 warriors lives on as descendants of Japanese settlers and in the modern

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5 Special Events at World Tea Expo
May 28, 2019 Knowledge Elizabeth Dobos

Japanese tea ceremony at the World Tea Expo has new special events as well as traditional favorites that will enrich attendees’ conference experience. Here are five special events attendees will love. Tea Master’s Cup Tuesday June 11 & Wednesday June 12, Exhibit Hall floor, end of Aisle 200 The Tea Master’s Cup is the largest

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Milo’s Tea Announces Major Expansion in Oklahoma
May 28, 2019 News Peter Keen

Milo’s Tea Published reports on state it is the largest seller of refrigerated tea in the United States, serving  more than . These figures point to a rapid expansion from . Sales topped $125 million in grocery and multi-outlet locations in 2018, according to Chicago-based market research firm IRI. The company’s recent announcement that in

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The Grand Old Man of Indian Tea
May 28, 2019 News Pullock Dutta

KOOMTAI, Assam Sagar Mehta Forty years ago executives of Goodricke Group, which had just split from Duncan Brothers & Company Ltd., sent one of their best estate managers to Koomtai Tea Estate, a company-owned garden in Assam’s Golaghat district. His mission was to assess whether to sell off the sick property or revive it. The

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China Tea Marketing Association was invited to participate the 2019 World O-cha(Tea) Festival and research the Japanese and Korean tea markets
May 20, 2019 CTMA News, News ctma

In response to the implementation of the “One Belt, One Road” strategic deployment and promote the common prosperity of the global tea industry,  China Tea Marketing Association was invited to participated the “2019 World O-cha(Tea) Festival “by Japanese and Korean tea organizations on May 8th 2019, visit the tea associations and key tea companies, investigate and understand the latest

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Tea Transparency: An Opportunity for Growth
May 20, 2019 Knowledge Tony Gebely

Tony Gebely Editor’s Note: This article is from the new World Tea Expo 2019 white paper, “The Next Wave in Tea: Trends, Issues & Opportunities.” The complimentary report offers valuable insights and advice from some of the top experts and leaders in specialty tea. To download the free white paper, visit . Connoisseurs in any

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Dr. Andrew Weil Revealed Himself as Co-Founder of MatchaKari
May 20, 2019 News Press Release

With years of wellness category expertise, Dr. Weil is now positioned to showcase his lifestyle and health vision for the thousand year old Matcha beverage tradition MatchaKari Founders Dr. Andrew Weil and Andre Fasciola (Photo/Matcha.com) In January, Dr. Andrew Weil announced his founding of the e-commerce Japanese tea company MatchaKari to further showcase the myriad

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