Category: News

Fatal Assault on Tea Estate Physician Prompts Legislation to Protect Healthcare Workers
September 9, 2019 News Pullock Dutta

Indian medical association chief Santanu Sen with the family members of Dr Deben Dutta, who was killed by laborers at Teok Tea Estate in Assam Jorhat district. (Photo by Nirmalendu Pathak) In June doctors across India protested a brutal attack on one of their colleagues by the relatives of a patient who died during treatment

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Assam at a Crossroads, Grants Workers the Maximum Holiday Bonus
September 9, 2019 News Pullock Dutta

Durga Puja is an annual 10-day Hindu festival that reveres the goddess Durga. Ceremonies begin Oct. 4. (Photo by Tarikul Raana for Unsplash) JORHAT, Assam Earlier this month, the crisis-ridden Assam tea industry averted a showdown with several hundred thousand workers with the approval of a 20% holiday bonus, but tensions remain high. The (ATTSA),

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3 Mountain Mel’s Herbal Teas Recalled
September 6, 2019 News Elizabeth Dobos

On Aug. 29, the (FDA) announced that , has recalled three of its teas because of possible Salmonella contamination. The Welches, Oregon-based company produces organic herbal teas, lip balm, hand sanitizer and salve. The Milk Lady’s blend (Photo credit: MountainMels.com) The three teas were formulated and marketed for the purposes of increasing milk flow in

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Taste of Maple Arrives at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
September 6, 2019 News Press Release

Maple Rooibos Tea Latte (Photo credit: CoffeeBean.com) LOS ANGELES – ®, one of the world’s leading roasters and retailers of specialty coffee and tea, announced that it has launched its fall seasonal menu with new and returning beverages and baked goods. The seasonal menu additions include an all-new, limited-edition Maple Latte and Maple Rooibos Tea Latte. Additionally, the company announced

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Indian Tea Industry Demands Government Bailout from Looming Financial Crisis
September 3, 2019 News Aravinda Anantharaman

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

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Celestial Seasonings and HeadCount Release Limited-Edition Tea
September 3, 2019 News Press Release

BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Back by popular demand, Grateful Dead fans can settle down easy with the release of Ramble on Rose, a limited-edition black tea blend from Celestial Seasonings in partnership with nonprofit HeadCount. For the first time ever, this exclusive blend will be available online at no cost. How’s that for a miracle?

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Emergency Declared in Central China Due to Drought
September 3, 2019 News Dan Bolton

Tea garden in Hubei, China (Photo by Dan Bolton) Tea growing regions across a wide expanse of China, including Yunnan Province, qualified for emergency government relief this week due to a severe drought. The China National Commission for Disaster Reduction and the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) Hubei Province at a level IV emergency due

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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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Arizona Beverages Enters Licensing Agreement with Cannabis Company
August 26, 2019 News Dan Bolton

(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

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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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