The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
Year: 2018
Year: 2018
Budding Products: Navy SEAL and Starbucks Offer Sugar-Free White Teas
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
DAVIDsTEA Second Quarter Earnings Call Outlines Turnaround
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
McLeod Russel Continues to Divest Assam Estates
McLeod Russell Ltd. garden There is no status quo for Assam’s tea industry. Signals of change are everywhere, mainly centered on financial restructuring. One of the most visible is McLeod Russel’s series of divestments of 14 of its 48 gardens in Assam. This is a flashing red light that multinationals do not see a path
Amazon Assists India Tea Sellers in Marketing Globally
There are now 37,000 India firms offering more than 120 million made-in-India products for sale on Amazon globally, why not tea? Two weeks ago the Confederation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CMSME) and members of the Northeast Chapter of the Fair Labor Organization (FLO) FICCI Ladies Organization were joined by the chief minister of
Brian Keating Memorial at the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse
Brian R. Keating, who made countless contributions to the tea industry and passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 2, will be honored with a memorial at the . The Celebration of Oolong honoring Brian, will take place at the teahouse on October 7, 2018 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. Several types of Oolong, which was Keating’s favorite tea, will
The Cultured Cup Takes Customers on a Tea Adventure
The Cultured Cup Tasting Room; photo courtesy of Kyle Stewart provides metropolitan Dallas with an enriching tea experience, both for the palate and the mind. The tea and coffee shop recently relocated to a new space in Farmers Branch, Texas, north of Dallas, where it will continue to encourage people to “taste the adventure.” The
Upstart Chaayos Upends Chai Retail
is one of the upstart companies enlivening the Indian tea market. It’s a relative minnow, with sales of just $2 million, but has attracted investors and growing press coverage. In September it announced $12 million of additional funding, following a $2 million infusion last October and $5 million in 2015. “Upstarts” are ventures with a
Smallholders Gain Ground in Specialty Tea Segment
Tea Smallholders Assam India Jungpana Estate In August tea auctioneers celebrated a specialty golden tea grown in Assam that sold for a record $537 per kilogram. Perhaps more impressive is that the tea, produced by Manohari Tea Estate in the Dibrugarh District, was purchased by Guwahati-based Saurabh Tea Traders for local tea retailers in New
Mudslides Destroy Tea Gardens as Monsoon Displaces a Million People in India
Locals cross foolded water on route to the Chengannur on Aug. 20 in Kerala, India. Authorities say 493 people died in the southern Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu after weeks of monsoon rains which caused the worst flooding in nearly a century. Officials said more than 1 million people have been displaced
Blueberry White Tea Wins Gold
Irving, Texas-based ’s Blueberry White Tea stood out in the recent Global Tea Championship’s Iced Tea Competition in Montebello, California. The tea was awarded a gold medal in the Flavored White Iced Tea category with a score of 90 on a 100-point scale. Samantha Hamilton, director and sales manager at La Crème, and the owner’s