The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
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Miro Tea Merges Chinese History with Modern America
Miro Tea; photo by Jeannie Liu in Seattle’s metropolitan area brings a traditional Chinese teahouse into modern America. Owner Jeannie Liu said, “I wanted to create a space that was not like your typical quiet Zen teahouse, or fall into any kind of stereotypes that people believed about teahouses.” Her father spoke of teahouses in
The Spice & Tea Exchange Infuses Arizona with Plans to Open 15 New Franchises
(PRNewsfoto/The Spice & Tea Exchange) Millennials and the country as a whole are cooking with more unique and natural spices and drinking more loose leaf tea than ever before – and Arizona is no exception. Savoring an opportunity for growth in the state, a gourmet, experience-based spice and tea retail franchise, has announced plans to
Rocky Mountain Tea Festival Turns 20
Photo courtesy of Sara Martinelli This year marks the ’s 20th anniversary and as one of the United States’ longest running tea festivals, it exemplifies the impact such a festival can have on tea industry professionals and the public. The Colorado-based event takes place July 28-29 at the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse, one of the preeminent
3 New Matcha Blends from World Tea Expo
Photo by Elizabeth Dobos Three top tea companies debuted innovative matcha blends at the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas June 12 to 14. showcased the newest addition to its ready-to-drink Matcha LOVE line: . With a light, smooth, refreshing flavor and no bitter aftertaste, this grab-and-sip beverage is made with finely milled organic Japanese
Interim Wage Hike Quiets Assam but Darjeeling Remains Unsettled
Assam tea workers The government of Assam just awarded tea workers wage increases of INRs30 ($0.45) per day through 2019 as an interim step in the ongoing negotiations to achieve wage parity in the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Meanwhile in West Bengal tensions are rising with the announcement of a three-day strike late this
Budding products: Refreshing Summertime Teas
ITO EN Launched Oi Ocha RTD Tea Photo: ITO EN introduced its new organic Oi Ocha ready-to-drink tea to the United States market at the Summer Fancy Food Show June 29-July 2 in New York City. The refreshing tea is made from USDA-certified organic whole green tea leaves, purified water and natural vitamin C
Black Tea Earns Endorsement from European Food Safety Authority
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has awarded a positive opinion on its heath claim that black tea improves people’s attention span. The EFSA is a first involving tea. The head of Unilever R&D and lead scientist, Dr. Amelia Jarman said the claim is based on company research involving human trials. Unilever conducted three human
How These Professional Football Players Kicked Off NYA TEA
Kai Oredugba, Chuva Featherstone and David Oredugba; photo courtesy of David Oredugba Brothers Kai and David Oredugba built upon their experiences as professional football players when forming their tea company, . NYA TEA stands for “Not Your Average Tea.” Nya also means “new” in Swedish. Here is why the name fits. After playing college football
American Specialty Tea Alliance is Open for Business
Tony Gebley The American Specialty Tea Alliance () is a newly registered non-profit founded to champion the tea industry’s small business segment. Its mission “is to grow interest in specialty tea, in both the tea industry and the public, through education and community, by facilitating collaboration between our members, by bolstering the quality and tenability
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Returns To New York
(PRNewsfoto/The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf) LOS ANGELES, June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ® announced it is returning to New York City through its new franchisee, Hudson River Coffee & Tea, a venture of operators, developers and real estate professionals. Hudson River Coffee & Tea will open 100 franchise locations of The Coffee Bean & Tea