Tea Biz

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Resilient Turkish Tea Culture Offers Comfort | “Keyif” is a Turkish word describing the pleasure and enjoyment of tea. After last week’s catastrophic quakes, Keyif takes on new meaning as hundreds of ad hoc groups organize to support the homeless and hungry. | Vietnam Reports a Surge in Tea Exports | Pukka Tea Joins Canopy’s Pack4Good Initiative | GUEST – Poorvi Chordia, co-fo...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – T2 Closes its US and UK Retail Locations | Stores in both countries close on Feb. 19. Online sales end on Feb. 22. The Australian company announced it would focus on markets closer to home.| Turkey’s Tea Growing Region Spared During Massive Twin Quakes. | Tea Comforts Quake Victims. | The Global Iced Tea Market is projected to Double in Value by 2030 | GUEST – Tea Book Club fo...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Tea Lies Safely Dormant as Temperatures Plummet to Record Lows Across Asia | Growers in China, Japan, South Korea, and India are coping with a polar vortex that caused record lows in the tea lands. | A Free Webinar Monday by the Colombo Tea Traders Association Will Explain the National Plan to Make Sri Lanka’s Tea Industry More Resilient | The FDA Will Not Regulate CBD as a Fo...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – USDA National Organic Program Strengthens Enforcement | The revised NOP rules, published Jan. 19, expand certification requirements to brokers and traders at critical links in the organic supply chain. | World Tea Expo announced its lineup of Speakers | Early discount deadline is Jan. 31 | Kenya Tea Production Falls to Five-Year Low | NEWSMAKER – Elyse Petersen, Founder, and C...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – The New Year Brings Predictions of a Global Recession | Two-thirds of the world’s top economists predict economic weakness globally in 2023, according to the World Economic Forum, meeting this week in Davos, Switzerland. | Argentina Celebrates its Tea Centennial | Toronto Tea Festival Returns | NEWSMAKER – Dan Bolton, Founding Editor/Publisher Tea Biz Blog | Podcast | FEATURE...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Ekaterra Rebrands as LIPTON Teas and Infusions | CEO Nathalie Roos says rebranding will strengthen the company’s position as the world’s number one tea business | The First of Several Agriculture-Focused Satellites is Safely in Orbit | The Specialty Tea Institute Ceases Operations | NEWSMAKER – Mou Dasgupta, founder of Brook37 Thé Atelier | FEATURE INTRO – This week, Tea Biz t...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Easing COVID Restrictions Leads to Uncertainty in China’s Tea Industry | Millions of urban Chinese will return to their ancestral homes in rural China for the Lunar New Year, raising concerns about outbreaks and possible labor shortages in tea regions as the spring harvest begins. | The World’s Top Black Tea Producers Experience Export Declines in 2022 | Speakers at the Januar...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – EU Bans Imports that Drive Deforestation Including Coffee and Cocoa | tea on forest land cleared after 2020 cannot be imported | Hindustan Unilever Shortlists Two Potential Chief Executives | Falling Yields Hold Down Kenya Tea Prices | NEWSMAKER – Sandip Thapa, founder and CEO CuppaTrade | FEATURE INTRO – This week, Tea Biz travels to Kolkata, India, a global hub for tea comme...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Iran Has Suddenly Stopped Importing Indian Tea and Rice. The abrupt halt remains unexplained | A World Bank Report Predicts Unbearable Heat for India | China Eases COVID Restrictions | NEWSMAKER – Sabita Banerji, Founder, and CEO of THIRST | FEATURE INTRO – THIRST has completed its initial assessment of human rights in the global tea sector and is now seeking to understand the...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Black Friday Lives Up to its Name | US shoppers set in-store and online sales records | UNESCO Inscribes Two Tea Traditions on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | Australian Study Shows Elderly Women Benefit from Tea Flavonoids | NEWSMAKER – Andrew McNeill, Business Development Director Seven Cups Fine Chinese Tea | GUEST – TeaBookClub Founder Kyle Whittingt...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – The Tea Industry Welcomes The Climate Summit’s Damage and Loss Fund as wealthy nations agree to pay to repair monumental damage | Solidaridad Asia Hosts India’s First International Small Tea Grower Convention | Japan Expands the Reach of its National World O-CHA Festival | NEWSMAKER – Rudra Chatterjee, Managing Director, Luxmi Estates | FEATURE INTRO – Rudra Chatterjee, the dy...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – India Tea Exports Rise as Sri Lanka’s Decline | Comparisons of export data through the first eight months of the year reveal a significant shift in the global market for orthodox processed black tea | Extreme Heat Concerns are Raised at the Ongoing COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt | Founder Sandip Thapa Explains the Cuppa Trade Tea eMarketplace | NEWSMAKER – Seth Goldman, CEO of...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Funding Initiatives at the UN Climate Summit are Vital to Tea as prevention gives way to funding repairs | Bangladesh Production Rebounds After Strike | New Tea Tourism Handbook Elevates Immersive Travel  | NEWSMAKER – Michael D. Ham, co-founder and company president of Wild Orchard | FEATURE INTRO – This week, Tea Biz explores the exotic Jeju Island off the coast of South Kor...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Pricing Tea in a Slogging Economy | Indicators suggest a recession is imminent | The International Tea Academy “Leafies” are Awarded | Sales of Herbal Infusions are Expected to Double this Decade | NEWSMAKER – Professor Sylvain Charlebois, senior director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia | FEATURE INTRO – Canadian Economist Sylvain...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Sri Lanka’s Tea Sector Opposes Doubling Corporate Tax | IMF bailout forces bankrupt government to collect more revenue | Vietnamese Tea Exports Experience Slow Decline | Kenya Expands its Orthodox Tea Capability | NEWSMAKER – Joydeep Phukan, the Principal Officer and Secretary of India’s Tea Research Association | FEATURE INTRO – Joydeep Phukan, the Principal Officer and Secre...

| HEAR THE HEADLINES – AVPA Names Teas of the World Winners | Contest entries increased by 21% to more than 300, including several from less well-known origins | India Lifts Tea Blending Ban to the Relief of Darjeeling Growers | Falling Green Leaf Prices Distress Assam Smallholders see Roopak Goswami’s in-depth report on the Tea Biz Blog. | NEWSMAKER – Nishchal Banskota, Founder Nepal Tea Collecti...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Dietary Recommendations Proposed for Flavanols found in Tea | The National Institutes of Health (NIH) to consider dietary recommendations for first bioactive compounds | Colombo Tea Auction Prices Reach an All-Time High | India Rolls Out a Digital Retail Network for Small Grocers  | NEWSMAKER – Raj Vable, founder of Young Mountain Tea | FEATURE INTRO – This week, Tea Biz trave...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Kenya Announces a National Tea Brand | President William Ruto makes value addition in tea exports a priority and announces new tea processing and packaging facility in Mombasa | Euromonitor Report Advises Targeting Customers by Type | Lipton to Launch a Hard Tea Brand in 2023 | NEWSMAKER – Peris Mudida, CEO Kenya Tea Board | FEATURE INTRO – Peris Mudida, chief executive office...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Tea Consumption Globally Increases to an Average 800 Grams Per Person | The International Tea Committee revised its per capita benchmark, noting a 113% increase in tea consumption during the past 20 years. | Parcel Carriers Hike Rates as Delivery Demand Declines | Tea Drinkers Experience Lower Risk of Diabetes This week Tea Biz travels to the North American Tea Conference on t...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – FAO Reports that Progress Toward Sustainable Agriculture has Stalled in Many Regions | Sustainability remains a priority and trending, but the implementation of the UN FAO’s Agriculture goals was hampered by war, COVID-19, and climate change | Tea Relief for Pakistan | Outsider Offers $157 Million to Buy McLeod Russel India | NEWSMAKER – Jami Lewchik, Head of TAZO and Portfoli...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Stubborn Inflation Nudges US Economy Toward Cliff | Tea brands brace for a downturn as core inflation remains high, undermining consumer confidence | Starbucks Announces a Retail Renaissance | Orthodox Tea Exports Fall Short of Demand | NEWSMAKER – Dr. Roshan Rajadurai, the Managing Director from Hayleys’ plantations, managing agents for Kelani Valley, Tallawakelle, and Horona...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – There’s Ample Tea for Sanctioned Russians: After six months of sanctions, the tea aisles in Russian grocery stores display few European brands, but the shelves are not bare | Kenya’s Tea Industry Suffers Collateral Damage Due to Sanctions | Tata Consumer Products is on the Hunt | NEWSMAKER – Kevin Gascoyne, partner Camellia Sinensis, Montreal, Canada | FEATURE INTRO – Tea Biz...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – China’s Heatwave Deadly to Tea and Man | Summer yields are expected to decline sharply, and autumn teas are in jeopardy | Bangladesh Tea Workers End Strike | Study Shows Tea Drinkers Live a Little Longer  | NEWSMAKER – Alan Lai, founder and CEO of ProfilePrint, Singapore | FEATURE INTRO – ProfilePrint is a digital food analyzer that distills sensory data from plant-based sampl...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – As Peak Retail Season Nears, Experts Anticipate Holiday eTailing to Top $1 Trillion | Bangladesh Tea Workers Strike Nationwide | Green Tea is Good for the Gut | NEWSMAKER – Darian Rodriguez Heyman, Executive Director of the Numi Foundation | FEATURE INTRO – The Numi Tea Foundation coordinates fundraising efforts to bring safe drinking water and life-saving essentials to Ukrain...

HEAR THE HEADLINES – TAZO Tea Embraces Regenerative Ag | Ingredients in Reformulations are Verified Regenerative | Tea Labor Unrest in Bangladesh | Canada Requires Front of Pack Nutrition Warning Labels | GUEST – Quentin Vennie, co-founder of Equitea, Baltimore, Maryland USA | FEATURE INTRO – Tea Biz this week travels to Baltimore, Maryland, to talk with Equitea co-founder Quentin Vennie about thr...