The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
Month: June 2019
Month: June 2019
A Euphoric Tasting of Rare Tea
Rare Teas Tasting (Photo courtesy of Camellia Sinensis) Dining alone, the French gourmand unwrapped a broad white linen scarf that he draped over his head as the main course arrived. The scarf nearly touched the table but did not interfere with his meal. Onlookers surmised it reduced the everyday distractions of even a fine restaurant,
Premium Instant Tea Company Gets $2.5 Million Financial Boost
(Photo by Cusa Tea) Investors recently provided a $2.5 million boost to expand distribution and development of Boulder, Colo.-based Cusa Tea. The Series A round, led by Break Trail Ventures and S Cap, brings total financing to $3.6 million. Cusa organic tea uses real fruit and spices to cold-steep tea before it is transformed into
Chinese Tea Quality Director Explains “Zero-Growth” Action Plan for Pesticides and Fertilizer
Ecological Tea Garden (Photo courtesy of Zheng Goujian) The director of China’s tea quality control programs describes an industry in transition with a goal of uniformly clean tea. Zheng Guojian, director of China’s National Tea Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, told World Tea News that 7% of China’s tea acreage now meets all export requirements for organic
World Bank Funds Carbon Emissions Reduction in Africa’s Tea Farming Communities
Lake of the Aruba Dam, on the Voi River, located next to the Ashnill Aruba Lodge (in the background), as viewed from the east during the evening, in the Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. (By Christopher T Cooper, CC BY 3.0/commons.wikimedia.org) In mid-March 2019, the with Kenya’s Tea Development Agency Power Company Ltd. This is
3 Companies Introduce New RTD Teas in Time for Iced Tea Month
These creative new teas can be enjoyed straight from their containers or poured over ice. The Granny Squibb Company Launches 3 RTD Teas Granny Squibb Iced Tea 12 ounce cans (Photo/grannysquibb.com) The Providence, Rhode Island-based debuted three organic ready-to-drink iced teas in 12-ounce cans just in time for iced tea month. These teas carry on
Japanese Tea and Silk Colony Celebrates 150th Anniversary
PLACERVILLE, Calif. The American River Conservancy is hosting the 150th Anniversary celebration of the first Japanese colony in America—the Wakamatsu Tea & Silk Farm Colony in Placerville, California. Wakamatsu is the only known settlement of samurai outside Japan. The legacy of these 22 warriors lives on as descendants of Japanese settlers and in the modern