Month: May 2019

Month: May 2019

5 Special Events at World Tea Expo
May 28, 2019 Knowledge Elizabeth Dobos

Japanese tea ceremony at the World Tea Expo has new special events as well as traditional favorites that will enrich attendees’ conference experience. Here are five special events attendees will love. Tea Master’s Cup Tuesday June 11 & Wednesday June 12, Exhibit Hall floor, end of Aisle 200 The Tea Master’s Cup is the largest

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Milo’s Tea Announces Major Expansion in Oklahoma
May 28, 2019 News Peter Keen

Milo’s Tea Published reports on state it is the largest seller of refrigerated tea in the United States, serving  more than . These figures point to a rapid expansion from . Sales topped $125 million in grocery and multi-outlet locations in 2018, according to Chicago-based market research firm IRI. The company’s recent announcement that in

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The Grand Old Man of Indian Tea
May 28, 2019 News Pullock Dutta

KOOMTAI, Assam Sagar Mehta Forty years ago executives of Goodricke Group, which had just split from Duncan Brothers & Company Ltd., sent one of their best estate managers to Koomtai Tea Estate, a company-owned garden in Assam’s Golaghat district. His mission was to assess whether to sell off the sick property or revive it. The

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China Tea Marketing Association was invited to participate the 2019 World O-cha(Tea) Festival and research the Japanese and Korean tea markets
May 20, 2019 CTMA News, News ctma

In response to the implementation of the “One Belt, One Road” strategic deployment and promote the common prosperity of the global tea industry,  China Tea Marketing Association was invited to participated the “2019 World O-cha(Tea) Festival “by Japanese and Korean tea organizations on May 8th 2019, visit the tea associations and key tea companies, investigate and understand the latest

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Tea Transparency: An Opportunity for Growth
May 20, 2019 Knowledge Tony Gebely

Tony Gebely Editor’s Note: This article is from the new World Tea Expo 2019 white paper, “The Next Wave in Tea: Trends, Issues & Opportunities.” The complimentary report offers valuable insights and advice from some of the top experts and leaders in specialty tea. To download the free white paper, visit . Connoisseurs in any

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Dr. Andrew Weil Revealed Himself as Co-Founder of MatchaKari
May 20, 2019 News Press Release

With years of wellness category expertise, Dr. Weil is now positioned to showcase his lifestyle and health vision for the thousand year old Matcha beverage tradition MatchaKari Founders Dr. Andrew Weil and Andre Fasciola (Photo/Matcha.com) In January, Dr. Andrew Weil announced his founding of the e-commerce Japanese tea company MatchaKari to further showcase the myriad

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QTrade Founder Started Fresh at 50
May 14, 2019 News Dan Bolton

Manik Jayakumar Manik Jayakumar was a storied rugby captain in his youth, a retired lieutenant colonel, regiment commander and a decorated combat veteran in his middle years; and he had managed several award-winning tea estates and helped pioneer organic tea farming in Sri Lanka by the time he was 50. As it turns out, he

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Lipton Opens Tea Packaging Factory in Qatar
May 13, 2019 News Aravinda Anantharaman

Qatar (Photo courtesy of the National Tourism Council) In April, Unilever opened two new tea factories in Doha, Qatar, with sufficient capacity to supply growing local markets. The Middle East is not far behind Asia Pacific in tea consumption leading Unilever to expand its capacity in Qatar. Regionally Turkey, Kuwait, Iran and the United Arab

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The Asian Tea Alliance: The New Co-opetition
May 7, 2019 News Peter Keen

Tamil woman plucking tea leaves near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka (Ceylon). (Getty Images/hadynyah) The Asian Tea Alliance (ATA) in a memorandum of understanding (MOU), an agreement to act rather than a formal plan, between the main industry and policy organizations in five tea-growing countries: Indian Tea Association, China Tea Marketing Association, Indonesian Tea Marketing Association,

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Encouraging the New Tea Wave with a Change in Attitude
May 6, 2019 Knowledge Andres Jurado

Editor’s Note: This article is from the new World Tea Expo 2019 white paper, “The Next Wave in Tea: Trends, Issues & Opportunities.” The complimentary report offers valuable insights and advice from some of the top experts and leaders in specialty tea. To download the free white paper, visit . Andres Jurado Tea, as with

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