The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
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Category: News
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
Teatulia Literary Tea Shop Opens in London’s Covent Garden
Teatulia UK Teabar Duke’s Diwan On Monday, Teatulia United Kingdom opened a tea shop, cocktail bar and comfy literary salon on Neal St. in London’s Covent Garden. The venture is the first retail expansion since the company established Colorado-based in 2005. The company plans to open several brick and mortar shops in the U.K. The
Weather and Weary Labor in Kenya Impact Tea Performance
NAIROBI, Kenya Tea growing in Kenya; photo credit: GettyImages.com The performance of Kenya’s tea sector is mixed as the effects of good rains at the beginning of the year fueled increased production and exports but pulled down earnings for both the country and farmers—partly because of the oversupply. The Kenyan government has identified four key
Tea Imports From China Unlikely to Face U.S. Levies
USA and China maps. Photo credit: GettyImages.com Tea was not among the 5,745 Chinese subject to a 10 percent U.S. tariff this week and is unlikely to be listed, but tea wholesalers are weighing their options. China promptly retaliated to the increase with additional levies of either 5 or 10 percent on $60 billion worth
Harris Tea Acquires Red Rose Brand
Red Rose, a famous Canadian tea brand dating back to 1894, and Salada Tea were acquired in October by New Jersey-based along with the tea manufacturing assets of Redco Foods which announced it will close its tea factory in Little Falls, N.Y. Harris Tea Company is a division of Harris Freeman & Co., which operates
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
DAVIDsTEA Second Quarter Earnings Call Outlines Turnaround
DAVIDsTEA During a second-quarter earnings call, DAVIDsTEA executive chairman and interim CEO Herschel Segal described the changes he believes will return the company to profitability following several quarters of declines. In the first quarter, DAVIDsTEA reported a $10 million net loss following board upheaval that led to a change in management. Sales declined 12 percent
Budding Products: Navy SEAL and Starbucks Offer Sugar-Free White Teas
Former Navy SEAL Launches Jocko White Tea Jocko Willink, a retired Navy SEAL officer, Co-Founder and CEO of leadership consultancy Echelon Front and author, launched in ready-to-drink and tea bag formats. Willink’s refreshing ready-to-drink blend combines pre-brewed organic white tea, organic hibiscus, organic lemongrass, organic dried pomegranate, and organic natural flavors. It comes in 16-ounce cans that
Amazon Assists India Tea Sellers in Marketing Globally
There are now 37,000 India firms offering more than 120 million made-in-India products for sale on Amazon globally, why not tea? Two weeks ago the Confederation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CMSME) and members of the Northeast Chapter of the Fair Labor Organization (FLO) FICCI Ladies Organization were joined by the chief minister of
The Cultured Cup Takes Customers on a Tea Adventure
The Cultured Cup Tasting Room; photo courtesy of Kyle Stewart provides metropolitan Dallas with an enriching tea experience, both for the palate and the mind. The tea and coffee shop recently relocated to a new space in Farmers Branch, Texas, north of Dallas, where it will continue to encourage people to “taste the adventure.” The