Year: 2019

Year: 2019

Cold Snap Seriously Damages Tea Gardens in South India
January 14, 2019 News Dan Bolton

Heavy frost Jan. 6 at the Kanan Devan Hills Plantations at Devikulam, near Munnar, India. Photos by Dr. Anjay Thomas The New Year brought chilling temperatures to India that have not eased in 10 days, causing damage to tea gardens, killing more than 100 people, and stranding motorists unfamiliar with traversing snow drifts and biting

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DAVIDsTEA 3rd Quarter Earnings Call Focused on E-Commerce and Sachet Expansion
January 7, 2019 Knowledge Elizabeth Dobos

Montreal, Canada-based DAVIDsTEA held its 3rd Quarter Earnings Call on Dec. 13, 2018. Executives reviewed what precipitated the company’s losses and outlined plans for increasing profitability, which include expanding e-commerce and tea sachet sales. Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer Herschal Segal began the call by introducing the new CFO, Frank Zitella. He also

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Peet’s Coffee Acquired Majority Stake in Revive Kombucha
January 3, 2019 News Press Release

(PRNewsfoto/Peet’s Coffee) Latest Investment by Craft Coffee Brand Paves the Way to Scale Operations and Reach of Revive Kombucha Ready-to-Drink and On Tap Craft Brewed Beverages EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ —  announced that it has acquired a majority stake in , a craft brewery based in Petaluma, California. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Revive offers

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UC Davis Tea Colloquium Covers Body, Mind and Spirit
January 2, 2019 News Elizabeth Dobos

The University of California, Davis will host the Global Tea Initiative’s 4th Annual Colloquium with the theme Body, Mind and Spirit: Issues Surrounding Tea and Health on Jan. 24, 2019 at the UC Davis Conference Center. Scholars will offer a set of interdisciplinary presentations covering the health, psychology, and spirituality surrounding tea. Admission is free. The

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India Establishes a Firm Date for First Pluck
January 2, 2019 News Dan Bolton

(Newly sprouted tea leaves. Photo/Adobe Stock) The Tea Board of India has for the first time established a start date for plucking tea. Mandating a period of dormancy in winter to improve quality, the Tea Board subsequently determined that Feb. 11, 2019 is the earliest tea can be plucked for the first flush. The order

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5 Ways to Celebrate National Hot Tea Month
January 2, 2019 News Elizabeth Dobos

Hot tea (Photo/Adobe Stock) January is National Hot Tea Month in the United States and Canada, and January 12 marks the fourth annual National Hot Tea Day. The United States remains the third largest tea importer in the world, according to International Tea Committee statistics. Russia and Pakistan are first and second. It is appropriate

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Show Us Your IndividualiTEA for a Chance to Win $500 and a Year’s Supply of Tea
January 2, 2019 News Press Release

Tea Council of the USA Launches Third Annual Photo Sharing Sweepstakes to Celebrate Hot Tea Month NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — There is always time for tea – and with over 159 million Americans sipping it on any given day, The Tea Council of the USA is kicking off their third annual  to learn more about the stories

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