Dan Bolton

Tea Biz

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The Voice of Origin The Tea Biz Portal is a global resource for sharing commercial data and science-based insights. The portal combines weekly news that most impacts the tea industry from the Tea Biz Podcast and  Blog with Tea Journey, a magazine for tea enthusiasts filled with nuanced articles about the places and people who passionately live a life of tea.  Tea is a fascinating and intricate topic… far more complex than one person can master. Our expertise resides in professionals who know the tea lands from birth and speak the native tongue. We believe that transparency is grounded in authe...

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Dan Bolton

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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Spotlight | Northwest Tea Festival Nears 23.08.2024

Tea festivals are enjoying a resurgence, basking in the renewed enthusiasm of health-conscious consumers and the joy of imbibing quality tea. The 14th Annual Northwest Tea Festival draws tea enthusiasts to Seattle for two educational and fun days at the Seattle Convention Center on September 28th and 29th. The Northwest Tea Fest has a rich history in tea, evolving from a small local event to becom...

India Tea News | 23 August 2024 23.08.2024

Assam Tea Estates Get Tourism Support | Sanjay Singhal Appointed Wagh Bakri CEO | Auction Prices High In Sale 33 Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tea News Recap | 23 August 2024 23.08.2024

China Launches Global Tea Marketing Initiative | Kenya Suspends Auction Price Minimums on Old Tea | AI Models Predict Local Weather on a Planetary Scale Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ep 182 | China’s New Tea Marketing Initiative | Kenya Suspends Price Minimums | AI Models Predict Local Weather on a Planetary Scale 23.08.2024

China Launches Global Tea Marketing Initiative | Kenya Suspends Auction Price Minimums on Old Tea | AI Models Predict Local Weather on a Planetary Scale India Tea News | Assam Tea Estates Get Tourism Support | Sanjay Singhal Appointed Wagh Bakri CEO | Auction Prices High In Sale 33 Signup www.tea-biz.com NEWSMAKERS – Northwest Tea Festival Co-Founder Julee Rosanoff and Doug Livingston PLUS | North...

Spotlight | AVPA Teas of the World Contest 16.08.2024

The September 30 deadline is nearing for tea and botanical growers and brands to submit entries in the annual "Teas of the World" Contest organized by AVPA, the France-based Agency for the Valorization of Agricultural Products – there are two distinct parts: · Monovarietal teas (camelia sinensis), with many categories depending on the method of preparation of the leaves. · Herbal teas (inf...

When Tea Became Chai 16.08.2024

If you are like me and imagine that Chai was part of our traditional kitchens, that sweet, milky, boiled concoction was handed down like a well-loved legend, you’d be surprised to know that chai is very much a 20th-century creation. Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tea News Recap | 16 August 2024 16.08.2024

Inflation Eases Yet Grocery Prices Remain High | Starbucks Names Chipotle Executive Brian Niccol CEO | Kenya Regulators Approve Acquisition of Lipton’s Tea Estates Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ep 181 | Inflation Eases Yet Grocery Prices Remain High | Starbucks Names Chipotle Executive Brian Niccol CEO | Kenya Regulators Approve Acquisition of Lipton’s Tea Estates 16.08.2024

Inflation Eases Yet Grocery Prices Remain High | Starbucks Names Chipotle Executive Brian Niccol CEO | Kenya Regulators Approve Acquisition of Lipton’s Tea Estates An Indian Independence Day Tribute to Chai, by Aravinda Anantharaman Signup www.tea-biz.com GUEST – Ksenia Hleap is responsible for communication and development at AVPA. PLUS | AVPA Teas of the World Contest The September 30 deadline i...

Spotlight | The World of Tea 09.08.2024

The International Wine & Food Society chose tea for its annual beverage monograph this year and selected tea expert Will Battle to author the pocket-sized 102-page The World of Tea, published in May. “Why tea?” writes Andrea Warren for the IWFS International Secretariat, QUOTE: “Tea needs further exploration as it increasingly becomes part of the gastronomic scene, along with its diversity of...

India Tea News | 9 August 2024 09.08.2024

Wayanad Rescue Update | Tea Board Officials Visit North Bengal Gardens | Trustea Issues First Version 3 Certification Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tea News Recap | 9 August 2024 09.08.2024

Kenya May be Forced to Borrow Billions to Pay Grower Bonus | China and Vietnam Tea Exports Rebound in 2024 | Turkish Agronomists Seek Drought-resistant Black Sea Tea Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ep 180 | Kenya May be Forced to Borrow Billions to Pay Grower Bonus | China and Vietnam Tea Exports Rebound in 2024 | Turkish Agronomists Seek Drought-resistant Black Sea Tea 09.08.2024

Kenya May be Forced to Borrow Billions to Pay Grower Bonus | China and Vietnam Tea Exports Rebound in 2024 | Turkish Agronomists Seek Drought-resistant Black Sea Tea INDIA TEA NEWS – Wayanad Rescue Update | Tea Board Officials Visit North Bengal Gardens | Trustea Issues First Version 3 Certification Signup www.tea-biz.com GUEST – Author Will Battle, Founder Fine Tea Merchants, Ltd. PLUS | The Worl...

PLUS | Browns Plantations: Aspiring to be Both Biggest and Best 02.08.2024

The executive chairman of Browns Plantations, soon to be the world's largest single-company producer of black tea, joins the Tea Biz Podcast to discuss the challenge of large-scale quality improvements at massive gardens on two continents. Pradeep Uluwaduge currently oversees three leading plantation companies that manage 49 tea gardens in Sri Lanka as a single brand. The parent company’s acqu...

India Tea News | 2 August 2024 02.08.2024

Wayanad Landslides See High Death Toll | Kangra Tea Sees Low Production And Prices | Tea Board Announces Winter Closure Dates Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tea News Recap | 2 August 2024 02.08.2024

Devastating Monsoon Mudslides Kill Hundreds of Indian Tea Workers | Kenya Estimates 20 Million Kilos of Last Year’s Harvest Remains Unsold | Traditional Medicinals Names New CEO Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ep 179 | Devastating Monsoon Mudslides Kill Hundreds of Indian Tea Workers | Kenya Estimates 20 Million Kilos of Last Year’s Harvest Remains Unsold | Traditional Medicinals Names New CEO 02.08.2024

HEADLINES – Devastating Monsoon Mudslides Kill Hundreds of Indian Tea Workers | Kenya Estimates 20 Million Kilos of Last Year’s Harvest Remains Unsold | Traditional Medicinals Names New CEO INDIA TEA NEWS – Wayanad Landslides See High Death Toll | Kangra Tea Sees Low Production And Prices | Tea Board Announces Winter Closure Dates Signup www.tea-biz.com NEWSMAKER-Pradeep Uluwaduge, Chairman Browns...

SPOTLIGHT | Sri Lanka’s Agro Business Transformation 26.07.2024

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe described several policy and strategic changes for the tea industry in remarks during the opening session of the Colombo International Tea Convention on July 25. He said plantations inherited from the colonial age should transition to agro-businesses integrating land use and factory production in a sustainable sector that employs millions to produce clean,...

Tea News Recap | 26 July 2024 26.07.2024

Sri Lanka Pledges Adherence to Tea Sustainability | Outcry Tea Auction Raises Rs.46 Million Rupees for Charity | A Billionaire Investor Increases Stake In Williamson Tea Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ep 178 | Sri Lanka Pledges Adherence to Tea Sustainability | Outcry Tea Auction Raises Rs.46 Million Rupees for Charity | A Billionaire Investor Increases Stake In Williamson Tea 26.07.2024

HEADLINES – Sri Lanka Pledges Adherence to Tea Sustainability | Outcry Tea Auction Raises Rs.46 Million Rupees for Charity | A Billionaire Investor Increases Stake In Williamson Tea Signup www.tea-biz.com NEWSMAKER – Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe PLUS | Sri Lanka’s Agro Business Transformation – Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe described several policy and strategic changes for...

SPOTLIGHT | Relocating to Expand and Enhance Lives 19.07.2024

QTrade Teas & Botanicals, one of the biggest tea blenders and packers in the United States, is relocating from Cerritos, California, to Houston, Texas, a port city on the Gulf of Mexico. Construction of a state-of-the-art facility in Brookshire is underway, with a move-in date in September. The new facility will double the company’s temperature-controlled manufacturing space and warehouse up t...

India Tea News | 19 July 2024 19.07.2024

ITO EN Plans India Entry | Tea Prices Rise in India | Pesticide Detection Tool Testing Underway Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tea News Recap | 19 July 2024 19.07.2024

Sri Lanka is Advancing from Ozone-Friendly to Zero-Carbon Tea | Kenyan Judge Orders Review of Sale of Lipton and James Finlay Tea Estates | Starbucks Rolls Out Siren Craft System Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ep 177 | Sri Lanka is Advancing from Ozone-Friendly to Zero-Carbon Tea | Kenyan Judge Orders Review of Sale of Lipton and James Finlay Tea Estates | Starbucks Rolls Out Siren Craft System 19.07.2024

HEADLINES – Sri Lanka is Advancing from Ozone-Friendly to Zero-Carbon Tea | Kenyan Judge Orders Review of Sale of Lipton and James Finlay Tea Estates | Starbucks Rolls Out Siren Craft System INDIA TEA NEWS – ITO EN Plans India Entry | Tea Prices Rise in India | Pesticide Detection Tool Testing Underway Signup www.tea-biz.com NEWSMAKER – QTrade Teas & Botanicals CEO Manjiv Jayakumar PLUS | Relo...

SPOTLIGHT | ISO Tea Techs Convene in Sri Lanka 12.07.2024

The Sri Lanka Standards Institutitution will host the International Standards Organization’s 34th/Plenary Meeting on Tea on July 23 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The one-day event will convene delegates from 18 nations. ISO is an independent federation of national standards bodies from more than 160 countries. It is a non-governmental organization that convenes experts to agree on the best way of doing t...

Tea News Recap | 12 July 2024 12.07.2024

Yes, Tea is Getting More Expensive | Lipton Tea & Infusions Partners with Cranfield University to Lower Tea Emissions | US Federal Judge Rules RC Bigelow’s “Manufactured in the USA” Claims Are False Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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