The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
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DAVIDsTEA Investment Partners Sue to Remove Executive Chairman
Shares of DAVIDsTEA fell to a 12-month low of $2.30 last week following a proxy fight, board resignations and a shareholder’s lawsuit seeking to remove co-founder Herschel Segal as executive chair. The company operates 240 tea shops in the U.S. and Canada. Shares were $30 when the company went public in 2015 and were trading
Tea Bag Art Beautifully Embodies Intricacy and Simplicity
Photos courtesy of Ruby Silvious Artist repurposes used tea bags as her canvases, turning material that people often discard into beautiful works of art. The tea bag art includes a broad range of subjects—all depicted in colorful, intricate detail. Ruby Silvious; photo by Elizabeth Dobos Silvious, who was born and raised in Tacloban City in
First LEED Certified Tea Factory Opens in Oregon
Yogi Tea ribbon cutting ceremony with CEO Giancarlo Marcaccini; photo courtesy of Yogi Tea celebrated the grand opening of its new LEED certified factory in Eugene, Oregon, August 11. “[LEED certification] was a natural fit for us and what that company stands for and believes in,” said Giancarlo Marcaccini, CEO of Yogi Tea. “It’s a
West Bengal Tea Planters Appeal to Workers to Accept Wage Compromise
WEST BENGAL, India Tea workers in India A three-day strike last week by more than 400,000 tea workers from Darjeeling to the Dooars and Terai tea growing regions halted production at hundreds of tea gardens leading to a loss in volume and quality according to planters. The region is “in no position to bear any
Sustainability of Assam’s Tea Industry Questioned
Prabhat Bezboruah, India Tea Board Chair Stagnant prices lead industry captains to question the long-term sustainability of the tea industry in Assam. Speaking at the general meeting of the Assam Tea Planters’ Association (ATPA), the oldest body of ethnic tea planters in the Brahmaputra Valley, India Tea Board Chairman Prabhat Kamal Bezboruah last month cautioned
Local Governments in Kenya Seek to Repossess Tea Lands from Multinationals
With a high altitude and virtually daily rains, Kericho is the centre of Kenya’s large tea industry. Some of the largest tea companies including Unilever Kenya (here on the photo), James Finlay and Williamson tea are based here. Photo: GettyImages.com As the expiry date nears on 99-year tea estate leases, local counties in Kenya are
Budding Products: Creative Kombuchas
Taste GT’s Unity Kombucha #GTsUnity Bottle (PRNewsfoto/GT’s Living Foods) Beverly Hills, California-based introduced its limited-edition Unity kombucha for the summer. Two hands clasping in unity distinguishes its package design. The Unity kombucha flavor is a blend of cherry, coconut and lemongrass. It is available through Aug. 31. GT’s also is promoting its “Unity” Spotify playlist
4 International Teas to Watch in U.S. Beverage Market
Moringa; photo: GettyImages.com ROCKVILLE, Maryland—The genie is out of the (ready-to-drink) bottle when it comes to a growing number of U.S. consumers willing to try beverages from all over the world. A slowdown in immigration might reduce the speed with which the trend takes place, but in the long run, the U.S. will remain a
Kenya Court Halts Unilever Voluntary Retirement Program
Workers harvest tea in Kenya. Photo: GettyImages.com Kenya is experiencing a tense transition as owners of colonial-era tea plantations abandon tightly held vertical supply chains in favor of less expensive and more agile options for sourcing and processing tea. Unilever’s Kericho tea operations, which date to 1924, include 20 estates spanning 21,500 acres (8,700 hectares)
San Francisco Straw Ban Prompts Boba Crisis
Iced milky bubble tea with tapioca pearls. Fruit and berry bubble tea variety. Raspberry, mango, lemon mint bubble tea. Photo: GettyImages.com 2018 is shaping up to be the Year of the Plastic Straw Ban: Seattle 2018, Santa Barbara 2019, Disney 2019, San Francisco 2020, Starbucks 2020, Taiwan 2030, plus Now and Soon and Sometime American