The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
Month: November 2018
Month: November 2018
Rimpocha: A Global Opportunity for Sustainable Tea
Rajah Banerjee (Photo courtesy of T’Classic) There are a few remaining places still unclaimed, but no one owns the earth. It is a gift to humanity, offering treasures to those willing to learn. During his 47-year stewardship as the Raj of Makaibari Tea Estate, one of India’s oldest and most celebrated tea habitats, Rajah Banerjee,
DAVIDsTEA Celebrates 10 Years of Tea
DAVIDsTEA (photo courtesy of GLS Design) Since its inception ten years ago DAVIDsTEA, now the largest tea chain in North America, has popularized the herbal category and continuously introduced merchandising innovations that greatly influenced tea retail. David Segal, then in his 20s and his elder cousin Herschel Segal, then in his 70s, opened their first
Harvest Apple Punch for Thanksgiving
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
New Green Tea Factory Opens in Rwanda
The newly opened organic green tea factory at Sorwathe Tea Estate is the largest in Rwanda, processing 300,000 kilos of tea per year. (Photo courtesy of Rohith Peiris, Sorwathe Tea Estate) KINIHIRA, Rwanda Forty years ago, Joseph Wertheim, founder of Connecticut-based Tea Importers, built the first private tea factory in Rwanda. This month his son,
California Wildfire Claims US Tea Farm
Michael Fritts at the Golden Feather Tea garden, which was lost Thursday in a fast-moving blaze that has since become the most devastating in California history. (Photo courtesy of Golden Feather Tea) CONCOW, Calif. The Golden Feather Tea farm owned by Michael Fritts was reduced to ashes during the deadly initial hours of the largest
Concerns About Quality Prompt India’s Tea Board to Close Tea Factories During Winter
(Photo/Adobe Stock) JORHAT, ASSAM To be tasty tea must be processed within a few hours of plucking. Since plucking in north-eastern India ends in December the Tea Board of India announced for the first time a mandatory closing of factories during the winter to prevent the processing of stale leaves. Gardens in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Arunachal Pradesh Brings to Market First Wild Harvest Purple Tea
Purple tea plants in Kenya (Photo courtesy of the Tocklai Tea Research Institute) JORHAT, Assam A unique purple tea, which has its origin in Assam, made a memorable debut in India at auction selling for INRs 24,501 ($335) per kilogram, far more than it brings in Kenya which is aggressively marketing a purple varietal. The
Chado Exhibit Showcases Tea History at Wesleyan University
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
Numi’s App Brings Customers Closer to Fair Trade Sourcing
(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.