The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
Category: News
Category: News
Indian Tea Industry Demands Government Bailout from Looming Financial Crisis
Assam in red (Getty Images/kishore kumar) The Indian tea industry is struggling with low prices, high labor costs, vagaries of the weather and with every passing year, the problems are both recurring and amplifying. It was a desperate measure on their side to launch a newspaper advertising campaign on August 1 to draw the government’s
Arizona Beverages Enters Licensing Agreement with Cannabis Company
(Photo courtesy of Arizona Beverages) A licensing deal between bottled tea giant . and . is the brightest green light to date signaling a future for marijuana-infused teas. Arizona is the No. 1 iced tea brand by volume in the U.S. Dixie, a Denver-based cannabis company that markets a line of elixirs containing 100 miligrams
Fashion Inspires Afternoon Tea
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
Avocado Leaf Tea Made a Strong Debut
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
China’s Newly Launched Xiaolu Tea Delivers
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
US League of Tea Growers Pioneers Collaborate for Industry Success
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,
China Mobile Commissions BBC Studios TV Series: ‘One Cup, A Thousand Stories’
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
Extreme Weather Threatens Australia’s Coast Hugging Tea Farms
Nerada Tea, the largest producer of Australian-grown tea, is just one of several farms experiencing weather extremes as preparations for Australia’s tea harvest begin. It is winter in the Southern Hemisphere and the Bureau of Meteorology reports an unusually fierce and damaging frost. A July storm brought winds of 125 kilometers per hour, the result
United Nations Initiative Supports Woman-Owned Tea Business in Kenya
Eldo Tea (Photo courtesy of Caroline Turmoi) In November 2018, the International Trade Centre implemented an initiative to support women-owned businesses in Africa expand into international commerce. Nairobi, Kenya-based has already grown its market beyond Kenya’s borders as a result of this initiative. The International Trade Centre (ITC) in Geneva, Switzerland is a joint agency
Darjeeling Prices Decline as Flood Waters Rise in Assam
Tea workers near Jorhat, Assam float their plucked leaves to a nearby factory on high ground. (Photo by Pullock Dutta) Two tea damaging trends are converging in Northern India. Heavy monsoon rains this week and last led to unusually widespread flooding in Assam while northern reaches of the country are experiencing unusually cool, wet weather.