The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
Year: 2018
Year: 2018
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
Tea or Coffee Lover? The Answer is Written in Your Genes
DNA (Photo/Adobe Stock) People’s preference for either tea or coffee is rooted in their genes, according to a recent study. If you serve brussels sprouts as a vegetable side dish at dinner, you’re likely to get a quick sense of which of your guests are coffee drinkers and which are tea lovers. The ones who
Newly Discovered Ancient Tea Cultivar is Naturally Decaffeinated
A newly discovered tea cultivar in China’s Fujian Province is healthful and naturally caffeine free. (Photo courtesy of the American Chemical Society) A Chinese team of scientists discovered a wild varietal of naturally decaffeinated Camellia sinensis, called Hongyacha. They used advanced-performance liquid chromatography to isolate the active elements in the leaf and published their findings in
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
Smartphone App Educates and Informs India’s Tea Smallholders
Smallholders can use the new Chai Sahay smartphone app to identify plant diseases and pests as well as price their tea for market. (Photo/Adobe Stock) JORHAT, Assam Even the poorest of India’s tea growers has access to a smartphone, which is why the Tea Board of India will soon launch a multi-lingual app to educate
India’s Tea Exports are Out of Step with World Demand
Dry leaves of black tea close-up (Photo/Adobe Stock) India tea production is increasingly out of step with world demand. India set an export target of 300 million kilograms for 2020 but based on year-to-date production totals it is unlikely to meet this goal. In 2018 tea exports will again be closer to 255 million kilograms
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