Author: Elizabeth Dobos

Author: Elizabeth Dobos

UC Davis Tea Colloquium Covers Body, Mind and Spirit
January 2, 2019 News Elizabeth Dobos

The University of California, Davis will host the Global Tea Initiative’s 4th Annual Colloquium with the theme Body, Mind and Spirit: Issues Surrounding Tea and Health on Jan. 24, 2019 at the UC Davis Conference Center. Scholars will offer a set of interdisciplinary presentations covering the health, psychology, and spirituality surrounding tea. Admission is free. The

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5  Newby Teas Awarded at the Global Tea Championship
December 3, 2018 News Elizabeth Dobos

Newby Teas Chamomile (Photo courtesy of Newby Teas) was an outlier in the recent Global Tea Championship, winning awards for five of its teas in the Spring Hot Loose Leaf competition Sept. 29 in Boulder, Colorado. It is the only luxury international tea brand that has won 54 North American Tea Championship and Global Tea

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Harvest Apple Punch for Thanksgiving
November 19, 2018 News Elizabeth Dobos

This Harvest Apple Punch recipe by Tea Forte provides a fun and flavorful way to enhance any Thanksgiving gathering. It blends the Autumnal flavors of Tea Forte Harvest Apple Spice tea and apple cider with the bold flavor of aged rum and the eclectic mixture of Angostura bitters. This punch will create a Thanksgiving to

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Numi’s App Brings Customers Closer to Fair Trade Sourcing
November 5, 2018 News Elizabeth Dobos

(Photo courtesy of Numi Tea) Oakland, California-based just launched an app in Google Expeditions that takes viewers on a journey to the company’s Fair Trade growing partners in China. Organic and Fair Trade sourcing have always been the foundation of Numi Tea’s philosophy. Now customers can get an inside look at Numi’s sustainable sourcing practices.

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Chado Exhibit Showcases Tea History at Wesleyan University
November 5, 2018 News Elizabeth Dobos

Chado: The Way of Tea exhibit (Photo by Stephen Morrell) Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut is currently hosting an exhibit called through Nov. 30 in its College of East Asian Studies Gallery. The exhibit’s focus is on tea’s origins, the medieval period in China, Japan and Korea and how tea’s role evolved in East Asian

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Hawaii’s Indigenous Tea Can Be Enjoyed by Everyone
October 23, 2018 Knowledge Elizabeth Dobos

Mamaki (Photo courtesy of Shaka Tea) Hilo, Hawaii-based brings a native Hawaiian plant used in ancient Hawaiian medicine to modern consumers in a tasty, convenient ready-to-drink format. Mamaki is a small tree that is endemic to the Hawaiian islands where it thrives in the tropical rainforest ecosystem. Native Hawaiians used different parts of the plant

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Budding Products: Two Leaves and a Bud Has 3 New Blends
October 22, 2018 News Elizabeth Dobos

Basalt, Colorado-based tea company  announced via press release three new top-requested and trending tea blends, each with unique attributes and full of flavor. All of the new blends are packaged in boxes of 15 individually wrapped sachets. (Photo/Two Leaves and a Bud) Organic English Breakfast English Breakfast is a traditional tried-and-true favorite blend to start the

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Meet the Judges for the Global Tea Championship’s Spring Hot (Loose Leaf) Competition
September 27, 2018 Knowledge Elizabeth Dobos

The Global Tea Championship’s Spring Hot (Loose Leaf) competition took place in Boulder, Colorado, Sept. 29, 2018. These three tea industry experts brought specialized knowledge to the competition and evaluated each of the teas. Richard Endicott Richard Endicott grew up in England and consumed tea from an early age. He became a Trainee Tea Taster with

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Budding Products: Navy SEAL and Starbucks Offer Sugar-Free White Teas
September 24, 2018 News Elizabeth Dobos

Former Navy SEAL Launches Jocko White Tea Jocko Willink, a retired Navy SEAL officer, Co-Founder and CEO of leadership consultancy Echelon Front and author, launched in ready-to-drink and tea bag formats. Willink’s refreshing ready-to-drink blend combines pre-brewed organic white tea, organic hibiscus, organic lemongrass, organic dried pomegranate, and organic natural flavors. It comes in 16-ounce cans that

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DAVIDsTEA Second Quarter Earnings Call Outlines Turnaround
September 24, 2018 News Elizabeth Dobos

DAVIDsTEA During a second-quarter earnings call, DAVIDsTEA executive chairman and interim CEO Herschel Segal described the changes he believes will return the company to profitability following several quarters of declines. In the first quarter, DAVIDsTEA reported a $10 million net loss following board upheaval that led to a change in management. Sales declined 12 percent

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