Year: 2019

Year: 2019

Fashion Inspires Afternoon Tea
August 26, 2019 News Aravinda Anantharaman

Taking inspiration in haute couture and fashion trends, luxe hotels are now pairing with designer houses because what better way to showcase a fashion line than to lovers of fanfare and fashion chic. More 21st century but retaining the fuss and fancy. It’s less scones and clotted cream and in its place is chocolate foam

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Registration for Seattle’s Northwest Tea Festival Opens Sept. 1
August 20, 2019 Knowledge Dan Shryock

(Image courtesy of Julee Rosenoff) Tea aficionados from across the Pacific Northwest will meet in late September for the 12th annual Northwest Tea Festival, a two-day event in Seattle, Wash. The festival, scheduled for Sept. 28-29, brings tea experts from around the world to lead a variety of presentations, workshops and tea tastings. The event

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Avocado Leaf Tea Made a Strong Debut
August 20, 2019 News Elizabeth Dobos

TEMECULA, CALIF. made a strong debut earlier this year. The new company won a bronze medal in the competition in Feb. 2019 in the Single Serve/Herbal category, and then went on to win first place in its category in the People’s Tea Choice Awards at the in Las Vegas in June. Co-Owner Sharon Colona delved

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China’s Newly Launched Xiaolu Tea Delivers
August 19, 2019 News Dan Bolton

China’s Luckin may prove to be the pioneer in tea delivery. In the United States, takeaway tea is lucrative—McDonald’s sells —but largely confined to iced blends. Luckin has opened 3,000 locations since 2017 and is now the largest domestic coffee chain in China. Building on its successful coffee delivery model, in July the company launched

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Brian Keating Scholarship Open for Submissions
August 12, 2019 Knowledge Elizabeth Dobos

Brian Keating is introducing the Brian Keating Gratitude Scholarship. One scholarship will be awarded annually and can be applied towards seven World Tea Academy courses taken in 2020. Applications will be accepted Aug. 12 through Sept. 30 and the winner will be announced Nov. 1. “To express our gratitude for all that he contributed to

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US League of Tea Growers Pioneers Collaborate for Industry Success
August 12, 2019 News Dan Shryock

Elizabeth Miller at Minto Island Tea Company (Photo by Dan Shryock) Elizabeth Miller leads more than 25 fellow tea growers into her small nursery, pointing out young plants in various stages of development. She explains the successes and setbacks she has experienced growing tea in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The audience is captivated because, like Miller,

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What we do
August 5, 2019 what we do ctma

Undertaking functions and offering suggestions China Tea Marketing Association actively performs the functions of intermediary organizations in the tea industry and strives for the functions entrusted by the government, such as National Development and Reform Commission, General Administration of Customs, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, State Administration of

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Our story
August 5, 2019 Our story ctma

Introduction of China Tea Marketing Association China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992. It is a national 5A level(highest level)association in China. And it’s a National Advanced Social Organization, and a Model Organization of National Unity and Progress. For a long time, CTMA has adhered to the purpose of “giving play to the

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China Mobile Commissions BBC Studios TV Series: ‘One Cup, A Thousand Stories’
August 2, 2019 News ctma

In a first for BBC Studios, China Mobile recently commissioned a six-part TV documentary on tea. The fact-based documentary One Cup, A Thousand Stories is funded by Migu, the digital content subsidiary of China Mobile. It is the BBC’s first fully-funded production in China. It will be produced in Scotland and distributed internationally by BBC Studios. In

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