The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
Year: 2018
Year: 2018
Pea Flower Tea: Sneaking Up on the Innovation Highway
Pea flower tea could be the next sneak up innovation in the beverage market, joining bubble tea, cheese tea, cold brew and kombucha and, perhaps even the SUI of the past decade, matcha. These came from outside the mainstream, relatively suddenly establishing a market base of enthusiastic customers. None seemed likely to become more than
American Specialty Tea Alliance is Open for Business
Tony Gebley The American Specialty Tea Alliance () is a newly registered non-profit founded to champion the tea industry’s small business segment. Its mission “is to grow interest in specialty tea, in both the tea industry and the public, through education and community, by facilitating collaboration between our members, by bolstering the quality and tenability
Coffee Chains Introduce New Retail Items
Starbucks rolls out packaged Teavana while Peet’s Coffee expands ready-to-drink presence Two coffeehouse chains have rolled out new retail items this week, with Starbucks rehabilitating its Teavana brand in packaged form and Peet’s Coffee expanding its national presence with a new line of shelf-stable ready-to-drink beverages. Seattle-based Starbucks has completed the closure of its more
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Returns To New York
(PRNewsfoto/The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf) LOS ANGELES, June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ® announced it is returning to New York City through its new franchisee, Hudson River Coffee & Tea, a venture of operators, developers and real estate professionals. Hudson River Coffee & Tea will open 100 franchise locations of The Coffee Bean & Tea
How These Professional Football Players Kicked Off NYA TEA
Kai Oredugba, Chuva Featherstone and David Oredugba; photo courtesy of David Oredugba Brothers Kai and David Oredugba built upon their experiences as professional football players when forming their tea company, . NYA TEA stands for “Not Your Average Tea.” Nya also means “new” in Swedish. Here is why the name fits. After playing college football
Assam Labor Abuse Inspires Public Awareness Campaign
Tea pickers harvesting tea leaves in Assam, India. GettyImages.com Assam’s largest tea estates have been cited in disturbing reports of labor abuse and child trafficking the past few years, tarnishing the reputation and marketability of one of the world’s best-known teas. Four years ago, the World Bank, university researchers, and NGOs investigating mistreatment led to
New Tea Appliances Impress at World Tea Expo
Sophisticated new multi-temperature brewers were exhibited recently at the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas and are now available to those who want extra care put into brewing their tea. Qi Aerista’s Smart Brewer and Bonavita’s 1.0L Variable Temperature Kettle are two to debut. Qi Aerista Smart Brewer Qi Aerista Smart Brewer, photo by Elizabeth
Teaware Shows Variety at World Tea Expo
VIVA Scandinavia A broad spectrum of teaware styles—modern, traditional and whimsical—were displayed at the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas, June 12-14. The perfect teapot exists for every type of tea enthusiast and here are a few that stood out. Advertisement Denmark-based showcased an array of modern tea sets made of porcelain and borosilicate,
Turmoil at DAVIDsTEA Leads to Missed Opportunity
MONTREAL, Quebec Joel Silver DAVIDsTEA President and CEO Joel Silver resigned this week after a vicious proxy battle that returned control of the public company to co-founder Herschel Segal. A block of investors, led by TDM Asset Management Director Benjamin Gisz, and supported by proxy consultants Glass, Lewis & Co., vigorously objected to a seven-member
Replenish Retail: The Refill Revolution
Home An Australian specialty tea company has developed compostable refill packaging and fill-your-own bulk dispensers in support of “.” Two million Australian consumers already have pledged to avoid single-use packaging, a national promotion that adds momentum to the “refill revolution.” Founder Anthia Koullouros says is one of the first Australian tea companies to embrace sustainable,