The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
Year: 2018
Year: 2018
TeaSource Celebrates 20 Years
Bill Waddington invites a customer to take in the fragrance of tea. Photo courtesy of TeaSource. Twenty years ago Bill Waddington brought a grocery lesson to tea retailing that holds true today. “I used to say to grocery retailers, ‘The only thing you can do better than the big chains is you can have better
Twinings Transparency May Become Industry Norm
Twinings sources its tea from different regions in India: Assam and Darjeeling in the North East and Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the South. The plantation model, with large number of workers living on the estate with their family is predominant, but there is a growing smallholder sector. On the plantation, workers and their families
Sustainability of Assam’s Tea Industry Questioned
Prabhat Bezboruah, India Tea Board Chair Stagnant prices lead industry captains to question the long-term sustainability of the tea industry in Assam. Speaking at the general meeting of the Assam Tea Planters’ Association (ATPA), the oldest body of ethnic tea planters in the Brahmaputra Valley, India Tea Board Chairman Prabhat Kamal Bezboruah last month cautioned
First LEED Certified Tea Factory Opens in Oregon
Yogi Tea ribbon cutting ceremony with CEO Giancarlo Marcaccini; photo courtesy of Yogi Tea celebrated the grand opening of its new LEED certified factory in Eugene, Oregon, August 11. “[LEED certification] was a natural fit for us and what that company stands for and believes in,” said Giancarlo Marcaccini, CEO of Yogi Tea. “It’s a
Tea Bag Art Beautifully Embodies Intricacy and Simplicity
Photos courtesy of Ruby Silvious Artist repurposes used tea bags as her canvases, turning material that people often discard into beautiful works of art. The tea bag art includes a broad range of subjects—all depicted in colorful, intricate detail. Ruby Silvious; photo by Elizabeth Dobos Silvious, who was born and raised in Tacloban City in
DAVIDsTEA Investment Partners Sue to Remove Executive Chairman
Shares of DAVIDsTEA fell to a 12-month low of $2.30 last week following a proxy fight, board resignations and a shareholder’s lawsuit seeking to remove co-founder Herschel Segal as executive chair. The company operates 240 tea shops in the U.S. and Canada. Shares were $30 when the company went public in 2015 and were trading
West Bengal Tea Planters Appeal to Workers to Accept Wage Compromise
WEST BENGAL, India Tea workers in India A three-day strike last week by more than 400,000 tea workers from Darjeeling to the Dooars and Terai tea growing regions halted production at hundreds of tea gardens leading to a loss in volume and quality according to planters. The region is “in no position to bear any
Budding Products: Creative Kombuchas
Taste GT’s Unity Kombucha #GTsUnity Bottle (PRNewsfoto/GT’s Living Foods) Beverly Hills, California-based introduced its limited-edition Unity kombucha for the summer. Two hands clasping in unity distinguishes its package design. The Unity kombucha flavor is a blend of cherry, coconut and lemongrass. It is available through Aug. 31. GT’s also is promoting its “Unity” Spotify playlist
Local Governments in Kenya Seek to Repossess Tea Lands from Multinationals
With a high altitude and virtually daily rains, Kericho is the centre of Kenya’s large tea industry. Some of the largest tea companies including Unilever Kenya (here on the photo), James Finlay and Williamson tea are based here. Photo: GettyImages.com As the expiry date nears on 99-year tea estate leases, local counties in Kenya are
Meet Eliot Jordan, Global Tea Championship Judge
Eliot Jordan Eliot Jordan’s career in the tea industry began at Peet’s Coffee & Tea store in Berkeley, California, where he went from being a part-time employee to being a trainer and subsequently a tea purchaser, blender and buyer. During his tenure at Peet’s he introduced new teas and blends, such as Pride of the