Category: News

Tea Masters Cup Registration is Open
April 8, 2019 News Tony Gebely

For an introduction to Tea Masters Cup, . The purpose of this article is to give potential contestants the information they need to express interest in participation and to prepare for the competition itself. Tea Masters Cup (Photo courtesy of Tony Gebely) How to Participate Tea Masters Cup (TMC) includes competitions in four categories: Tea Preparation,

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Darjeeling Gloom Lowers Tea Yields Amid Weak Demand
April 8, 2019 News Aravinda Anantharaman

DARJEELING, West Bengal Darjeeling Gloom Lowers Tea Yields Amid Weak Demand (Photo courtesy of Teabox.com) “It’s the 4th of April but I am wearing a fleece jacket inside my house. Outside it’s gloomy and dark,” says Raju Lama of , when he answers a late-morning call. His weather report is an indication of what Darjeeling

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Lee’s Tea Brand Teas Recalled Due to Salmonella
April 2, 2019 News Press Release

Lee’s Tea Mint Chill (Photo/leesprovisions.com) OTTAWA, March 28, 2019 /CNW/ – The food recall warning issued on March 27, 2019 has been amended to correctly identify the affected products and updated to include additional product information. The corrections for these products are marked by an asterisk (*). This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety

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First Woman to Manage Assam Tea Estate
April 1, 2019 News Peter Keen

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

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New Tea Varietal Cultivated in the Netherlands
April 1, 2019 News Peter Keen

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

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The 12th China International Tea Merchants Convention and Songyang Silver Monkey Tea Festival Opened Successfully
March 28, 2019 CTMA News, News ctma

On the morning of March 27th, the 12th China International Tea Merchants convention and Songyang Silver Monkey Tea Festival, which is organized by China Tea Marketing Association, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and People ’s Government of Lishui city was held in Songyang County, Zhejiang province. At this convention, tea organizations and

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Harney & Sons Switches to a Fully Recyclable Stand-Up Pouch
March 26, 2019 News Dan Bolton

Multi-layer flexible packaging that sandwiches high density film between plastic layers does the best job of protecting the freshness of tea, but it is also the most difficult combination to recycle. found a solution to this dilemma by partnering with a team from TC Transcontinental Packaging, Dow Packaging and Charter NEX Films, to introduce the

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International Tea Importers to Market and Distribute Bitaco Tea
March 26, 2019 News Elizabeth Dobos

Agricola Himalaya workers plucking tea at Bitaco, Colombia’s only commercial tea estate Commerce City, California-based (ITI) recently formed a marketing partnership with the Colombia-based supplier , which since November 2016 has been promoting its flagship organic specialty brand . Through this co-marketing arrangement the companies agree to distribute a new specialty tea collection across the

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FDA Warns Dietary Supplement Makers: Be Safe and Legal
March 11, 2019 News Dan Bolton

Green tea pills (Getty Images/Alobeti) In February 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent letters to twelve dietary supplement companies warning them of their illegal marketing of products that claim to prevent or cure serious diseases, including Alzheimer’s, or provide substantial health benefits, especially in weight control. The letters and five online advisories the

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TEALEAVES Creates the Language of Aroma
March 11, 2019 News Peter Keen

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

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