The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
Author: Peter Keen
Author: Peter Keen
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
Milo’s Tea Announces Major Expansion in Oklahoma
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
The Asian Tea Alliance: The New Co-opetition
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,
New Tea Varietal Cultivated in the Netherlands
ZUNDERT, The Netherlands Johan Jansen (Photo courtesy of Special Plant Zundert) Camellia sinensis Hardy SPZ is a that produces green teas of high quality, is ideally suited to local conditions and is noted for its beautiful appearance. It is an excellent base for home adoption. Within its first two years of production, it has won
First Woman to Manage Assam Tea Estate
Manju Baruah (Photo courtesy of Apeejay) The appointment of in Assam is news. It is unique news, too, in that she is the first woman to hold this position in the nearly 200-year history of tea growing in the state that produces around half of India’s tea. The national press and social media coverage of
TEALEAVES Creates the Language of Aroma
Ritz Carlton lounge, Singapore. (Photo/commons.wikimedia.org) TEALEAVES is a blender that provides luxury teas and training in the art of tea to five-star hotels and Michelin ranked restaurants, such as the Four Seasons and the Mandarin Oriental. The descriptions of the teas it offers are marked by a focus on the connoisseur, their matching the discriminations
European Joint Venture Will Invigorate Turkish Tea Exports
Tea in Turkey is marked by a vibrant culture, limited industry and weak identity. These may all be invigorated by the joint venture announced at the end of September between the Dutch-based Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) and Ofçay, one of Turkey’s leading tea producers. The two will mesh operations under one organizational umbrella. The partners
McLeod Russel Continues to Divest Assam Estates
McLeod Russell Ltd. garden There is no status quo for Assam’s tea industry. Signals of change are everywhere, mainly centered on financial restructuring. One of the most visible is McLeod Russel’s series of divestments of 14 of its 48 gardens in Assam. This is a flashing red light that multinationals do not see a path
Upstart Chaayos Upends Chai Retail
is one of the upstart companies enlivening the Indian tea market. It’s a relative minnow, with sales of just $2 million, but has attracted investors and growing press coverage. In September it announced $12 million of additional funding, following a $2 million infusion last October and $5 million in 2015. “Upstarts” are ventures with a
Zero Waste Initiative Converts Tea into Fertilizer
Nestlé’s that it is launching a zero waste, tea-based fertilizer initiative in Pakistan is a heartening addition to the circular economy. This is the evocative term for a regenerative approach to business in which leakage of resources, waste, emissions and energy are minimized. Key tools are innovations in design thinking and manufacturing, recycling, reuse, refurbishment,
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