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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Ep 176 | Yes, Tea is Getting Pricy | Lipton Partners with Cranfield U to Lower Tea Emissions | Judge Rules Bigelow’s “Manufactured in the USA” Claims are False 12.07.2024

HEADLINES – 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 Dr. Keerthi M. Mohotti, Ph. D., Chair, National Mirror Committee of Sri Lanka Standards Institution and International Standards Organization (ISO) Delegate PLUS |...

SPOTLIGHT | Revitalizing Kumaon 05.07.2024

SPOTLIGHT | Revitalizing Kumaon In the Himalayas of northern India, Kumaon Tea has opened its first farmer-owned and managed factory in a trailblazing partnership with US-based Young Mountain Tea. The region was one of the earliest to be planted by the British in the 1860s. A century ago, these high-mountain estates were abandoned, and the formerly productive tea fields lay fallow until an enterpr...

India Tea News | 5 July 2024 05.07.2024

Nepal Consul General Meets Indian Growers to Quell Crisis | Assam Experiencing Very Heavy Rainfall Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tea News Recap | 5 July 2024 05.07.2024

Lindsay Lohan TV Ad Advocates Office Tea Breaks | Suez Shipping Disruptions Intensify | Botanists Identify the Cause of Tea Leaf Droopiness Signup www.tea-biz.com "Think of us as a digital caravan of storytellers, bringing authentic, authoritative, and exclusive stories to you weekly from the tea lands.” – Dan Bolton Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https:...

Ep 175 | Lindsay Lohan Champions Tea Breaks | Suez Disruptions Intensify | Botanists Find What Causes Tea Leaf Droopiness 05.07.2024

HEADLINES – Lindsay Lohan TV Ad Advocates Office Tea Breaks | Suez Shipping Disruptions Intensify | Botanists Identify the Cause of Tea Leaf Droopiness INDIA TEA NEWS – Nepal Consul General Meets Indian Growers to Quell Crisis | Assam Experiencing Very Heavy Rainfall Signup www.tea-biz.com Raj Vable, Founder of Marquette, Mich.-based Young Mountain Tea SPOTLIGHT | Revitalizing Kumaon In the Himala...

SPOTLIGHT | Purpose-Driven Marketing 28.06.2024

Dozens of teas and tisanes were displayed at the 68th Summer Fancy Food Show in New York. Healthful, functional, and sustainably produced plant-based beverages with clean labels were in the spotlight—along with purpose-driven brands aligned with consumers’ desire for authenticity and social responsibility. Ethical Food and Beverage Marketer Gillian Christie, CEO of Christie & Co. in Santa Barb...

India Tea News | 28 June 2024 28.06.2024

Assam Small Tea Growers Pledge To Grow Clean Tea | North India Tea Production Lower by 60% Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tea News Recap | 28 June 2024 28.06.2024

Consumer Sentiment Sags | Researchers Describe How to Boost Tea Consumption in China | Ceylon Planters Call for a Tea Stakeholders Summit: Debt Relief Brightens Outlook Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ep 174 | Consumer Sentiment Sags | How to Boost Tea Consumption in China | Ceylon Planters Call for a Tea Stakeholders Summit 28.06.2024

HEADLINES – Consumer Sentiment Sags | Researchers Describe How to Boost Tea Consumption in China | Ceylon Planters Call for a Tea Stakeholders Summit: Debt Relief Brightens Outlook INDIA TEA NEWS – Assam Small Tea Growers Pledge To Grow Clean Tea | North India Tea Production Lower by 60% Signup www.tea-biz.com Ethical Food and Beverage Marketer Gillian Christie, CEO of Christie & Co. in Santa...

SPOTLIGHT | Assessing Tea Digitally 21.06.2024

SPOTLIGHT | Assessing Tea Digitally A half dozen critical tea supply chain handoffs require quality control assessments By producers and processors, traders, wholesale buyers, and retailers. Ascertaining and predicting tea quality at each step is time-sensitive, laborious, and expensive. Newly developed cloud-based predictive and prescriptive profilers powered by artificial intelligence are redefi...

India Tea News | BBTC's Singampatti Group Ceases Operations at Oothu, Manjolai, Manimuttar Estates | ABLTMA Launches Mobile Testing Lab | New Tea Disease Discovered in Assam 21.06.2024

BBTC's Singampatti Group Ceases Operations at Oothu, Manjolai, Manimuttar Estates | ABLTMA Launches Mobile Testing Lab | New Tea Disease Discovered in Assam Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tea News Recap | 21 June 2024 21.06.2024

Summer is Off to an Extreme Start | British Authorities Recall Insect-Tainted Organic Infusion | Northwest Tea Festival will Host its 14th Edition in September Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ep 173 | Summer is Off to an Extreme Start | British Recall Insect-Tainted Organic Infusion | Northwest Tea Festival will Host its 14th Edition in September 21.06.2024

HEADLINES – Summer is Off to an Extreme Start | British Authorities Recall Insect-Tainted Organic Infusion | Northwest Tea Festival will Host its 14th Edition in September INDIA TEA NEWS – BBTC's Singampatti Group Ceases Operations at Oothu, Manjolai, Manimuttar Estates | ABLTMA Launches Mobile Testing Lab | New Tea Disease Discovered in Assam Signup www.tea-biz.com GUESTS – Sherman Ho, Chief...

SPOTLIGHT | Locking Carbon Away 14.06.2024

SPOTLIGHT | Locking Carbon Away – Shrey Agarwal grew up in Darjeeling, where his family owns the Selim Hill Tea Estate. Last year, he graduated from the well-known Birla Institute of Technology and Science at Pilani, majoring in mechanical engineering and chemistry. He founded Alt Carbon to permanently remove 5 million tons of carbon dioxide annually. He focuses on the Indian tea industry alone, u...

India Tea News | 14 June 2024 14.06.2024

Assam CTC Fetches Record Price | Kochi Auction Sees Good Demand | TRA Tech Hackathon Winners Announced Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tea News Recap | 14 June 2024 14.06.2024

Iced Tea Demand Expands in Europe | Iran Shuns India for Sri Lankan Tea | Tea and the Stronger for Longer Dollar Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ep 172 | Iced Tea Demand Expands | Iran Shuns India for Sri Lankan Tea | Tea and the Strong Dollar 14.06.2024

HEADLINES – Iced Tea Demand Expands in Europe | Iran Shuns India for Sri Lankan Tea | Tea and the Stronger for Longer Dollar INDIA TEA NEWS – Assam CTC Fetches Record Price | Kochi Auction Sees Good Demand | TRA Tech Hackathon Winners Announced Signup www.tea-biz.com GUEST – Chemist and Mechanical Engineer Shrey Agarwal, founder Alt Carbon SPOTLIGHT | Locking Carbon Away – Shrey Agarwal grew up in...

SPOTLIGHT | Winners of India's Tech Brew Hackathon Announced 07.06.2024

India’s Tocklai Tea Research Institute in Jorhat announced the winners of a Tech Brew Hackathon competition hosted on International Tea Day. The winning students received 50,000 rupees for tackling their choice of five industry challenges. Teams from 20 universities participated, submitting projects addressing tea waste, marketing and promotion, and climate change. A panel of nine tea industry exp...

India Tea News | 7 June 2024 07.06.2024

Iran Halts Tea Imports From India | NETA Asks for Ban on Six Pesticides | Kangra Tea Seeks Interventions From State Government Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tea News Recap | 7 June 2024 07.06.2024

Good Riddance, El Niño, Beware La Niña | Tea Sales Globally Projected to Slow | African Tea Stakeholders Sign Pact to Combat Child Labor Signup www.tea-biz.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ep 171 | Beware La Niña | Tea Sales Slow | African Tea Stakeholders Sign Pact to Combat Child Labor 07.06.2024

Good Riddance, El Niño, Beware La Niña | Tea Sales Globally Projected to Slow | African Tea Stakeholders Sign Pact to Combat Child Labor INDIA TEA NEWS – Iran Halts Tea Imports From India | NETA Asks for Ban on Six Pesticides | Kangra Tea Seeks Interventions From State Government Signup www.tea-biz.com NEWSMAKER – Pragyan Sen Deka, student, Assam Science & Technology University, Jorhat, India...

SPOTLIGHT | Sensors and Food Safety 31.05.2024

SPOTLIGHT | Sensors and Food Safety – Packaged herbal infusions are generally safe to drink, but there are rare instances that highlight the importance of food safety procedures. One such incident occurred recently when Yogi Tea voluntarily recalled about 877,000 tea bags in 54,000 boxes containing echinacea in a certified organic herbal blend that did not include camellia sinensis. Food safety sc...

Tea News Recap | 31 May 2024 31.05.2024

Sri Lanka Boosts Tea Wages 70pct | Lipton Reformulates its Green Tea | Gene Research May Fortify Freezing Tea Plants Subscribe Podlink Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ep 170 Sri Lanka Boosts Tea Wages 70pct | Lipton Reformulates its Green Tea | Gene Research May Fortify Freezing Tea Plants 31.05.2024

HEADLINES – Sri Lanka Boosts Tea Wages 70pct | Lipton Reformulates its Green Tea | Gene Research May Fortify Freezing Tea Plants Subscribe Podlink GUEST – Food Scientist and Author Dr. Bryan Quoc Le SPOTLIGHT | Sensors and Food Safety – Packaged herbal infusions are generally safe to drink, but there are rare instances that highlight the importance of food safety procedures. One such incident occu...

Snapchill™ Hot Brewed Tea 24.05.2024

Tea’s enticing aroma dissipates so quickly after it is brewed that it prevents ready-to-drink (RTD) manufacturers from capturing one of the beverage’s most desirable characteristics. Oxidation then takes its toll, reducing shelf life and altering the tea’s flavor within the can. Kyle Bosshardt, director of business development, joins us today to explain why Snapchill™ , a Massachusetts-based techn...

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