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Tea Biz — 474 episodes

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Tea Price Report | Week 21 | Ending 22 May 2026

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Spotlight | The Power of Feedback

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Tea News Recap | Sri Lanka Slumps, Assam Struggles, Türkiye Rises

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Ep 241 | Sri Lanka Slumps, Assam Struggles, Türkiye Rises

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Tea Price Report | Week 19 | Ending 15 May

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Spotlight | Regenerative Farming Begins by Doing Less

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Tea News Recap | Fertilizer Crisis | Tea Day | India Auction Mandate

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Fertilizer Crisis | Tea Day | India Auction Mandate

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Tea Price Report | Week 17 | Ending 24 April 2026

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Spotlight | RegenTea and the Economics of Soil

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Tea News Recap | Refund Rush, Tea Diplomacy, Tariff Reality

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Ep 239 | Refund Rush, Tea Diplomacy, Tariff Reality

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Tea Price Report | Week 15 | Ending 10 April 2026

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Spotlight | Regen Redefining Tea Quality

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Tea News Recap | War Costs Rise | China Tariffs Shift | US Tariff Refunds

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Ep 238 | War Costs Rise | China Tariffs Shift | US Tariff Refunds

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Tea Price Report | Week 13 | Ending 27 Month

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Spotlight | World Tea Expo - A Show Transformed

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Tea News Recap | Tariffs & EU MRL Crackdown Hit Global Tea Trade

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Ep 237 | Tariffs & EU MRL Crackdown Hit Global Tea Trade

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Tea Price Report | Week 11 | Ending 13 March 2026

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Spotlight | Tea Discovery Drives Retail Growth

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Tea News Recap | Hormuz Shock, India-U.S. Pact Reshape Tea Trade

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Ep 236 | Hormuz Shock, India-U.S. Pact Reshape Tea Trade

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Tea Price Report | Week 9 | Ending 06 March 2026

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Spotlight | Data Integrity at Scale

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Tea News Recap | Hormuz Crisis | Tariff Refunds | China Tea Export Surge

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Ep 235 | Hormuz Crisis | Tariff Refunds | China Tea Export Surge

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Tea Price Report | Week 7 | Ending 13 February 2026

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Spotlight | FarmerPower.ai

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Tea News Recap | China Sets $216B Tea Goal | Bangladesh-India Reset | Dementia and Tea

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Ep 234 | China Sets $216B Tea Goal | Bangladesh-India Reset | Dementia and Tea

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Tea Price Report | Week 5 | Ending 30 January 2026

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Spotlight | Chalu: Bringing the Tea Road to the Modern Table

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Tea News Recap | India-EU Trade Deal | Logistics Risk | Sustainability as Access

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Ep 233 | India-EU Trade Deal | Logistics Risk | Sustainability as Access

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Tea Price Report | Week 3 | Ending 19 Jan 2026

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Spotlight | The 2025 Leafies Awards

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Tea News Recap |Tea Logistics is Still Not Normal | Mombasa Opens Strong | Taiwan’s 7-Eleven Tea Bars Scale Up

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Ep 232 | Tea Logistics is Still Not Normal | Mombasa Opens Strong | Taiwan’s 7-Eleven Tea Bars Scale Up

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Tea Price Report | Week 2 | Ending 9 January 2026

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Spotlight | A Call for Collaboration

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Tea News Recap | India-linked Tea Risk Rising | Chagee Brand Expands | Unilever Sells Indonesia’s SariWangi Tea

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Ep 231 | India-linked Tea Risk Rising | Chagee Brand Expands | Unilever Sells Indonesia’s SariWangi Tea

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Tea Price Report | Week 52 | Ending 31 Dec2025

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Spotlight | Tea, Wellness, and the Power of Ritual

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Tea News Recap | India Codifies Tea Standard | Global Tea Industry Forecast Now Live | Asia Siyaka Certified ZeroCarbon

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Ep 230 | India Codifies Tea Standard | Global Tea Industry Forecast Now Live | Asia Siyaka Certified ZeroCarbon

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Tea Price Report | Week 50 | Ending 12 Dec2025

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Spotlight | Terroir Curated Tea

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Tea News Recap | Shabnam Weber to Preside Over Both US and Canada Tea Associations | Mombasa Auction 70th Anniversary Celebration | Senna Leaf Recall

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Ep 229 | Shabnam Weber to Preside Over Both US and Canada Tea Associations | Mombasa Auction 70th Anniversary Celebration | Senna Leaf Recall

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Tea Price Report | Week 48 | Ending 28 November

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Spotlight | Ditwah Deluge

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Tea News Recap | Sri Lanka Survives Catastrophic Cyclone | Assam Pivots to Innovation | AVPA Awards 161 Medals

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Ep 228 | Sri Lanka Survives Catastrophic Cyclone | Assam Pivots to Innovation | AVPA Awards 161 Medals

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Tea Price Report | Week 46 | Ending 14 November

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Spotlight | CuppaTrade Launches a B2B Marketplace

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Tea News Recap | Tariffs Ease, Prices Don’t | Growing European Tea Market Shuns Sugary Drinks | UK Trade Partnership Benefits Sri Lanka’s SereneTea

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Ep 227 | Tariffs Ease, Prices Don’t | Growing European Tea Market Shuns Sugary Drinks | UK Trade Partnership Benefits Sri Lanka’s SereneTea

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Tea Price Report | Week 43 | Ending 25 October

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Spotlight | 101 Teas to Steep Before You Die

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Tea News Recap | Holiday Retail Outlook Dims | Asian Tea Lands Negotiate Trade Treaties | Nanoplastic Counts Likely Overstated

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Ep 226 | Holiday Retail Outlook Dims | Asian Tea Lands Negotiate Trade Treaties | Nanoplastic Counts Likely Overstated

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Tea Price Report | Week 40 | Ending 4 October

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Spotlight | India International Tea Convention

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Tea News Recap | Deluge Kills Scores in Darjeeling and Nepal | International Tea Importers Closes After 35 Years | Kenya Launches an Orthodox Tea Auction

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Ep 225 | Deluge Kills Scores in Darjeeling and Nepal | International Tea Importers Closes After 35 Years | Kenya Launches an Orthodox Tea Auction

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Tea Price Report | Week 36 | Week Ending Sep. 5

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Spotlight | AVPA’s Teas of the World Competition

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Tea News Recap | Appeals Court Finds US Tariffs Illegal | Tariffs Threaten India's US Tea Exports | Rize Tea Radiologically Safe, 30 Years After Chernobyl

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Ep 224 | Appeals Court Finds US Tariffs Illegal | Tariffs Threaten India's US Tea Exports | Rize Tea Radiologically Safe, 30 Years After Chernobyl

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Tea Price Report | Week 33 | Week Ending Aug 15

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Spotlight | The Northwest Tea Festival

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Tea News Recap | Chinese Tea Exports to US Drop Sharply | Phosphorus Diminishes Teanine | Jing Tea Inspires Scotch Whiskies

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Ep 213 | Chinese Tea Exports to US Drop Sharply | Phosphorus Diminishes Teanine | Jing Tea Inspires Scotch Whiskies

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Spotlight | The Tea Studio

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Tea News Recap | US Tariffs Crush and Tea Tea Producers | Lipton Introduces Tea Concentrates | Authentic Teas Surge in Alchol RTD Segment

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Ep 222 | US Tariffs Crush, Tear Tea Producers | Lipton Introduces Tea Concentrates | Authentic Teas Surge in Alchol RTD Segment

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Spotlight | The Science of Sip

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Tea News Recap | Trade Agreements Lock in High US Tariffs | Christmas Retail in July | Tea Vendors Halt Sales in Karnataka

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Ep 221 | Trade Agreements Lock in High US Tariffs | Christmas Retail in July | Tea Vendors Halt Sales in Karnataka

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Spotlight | The Regenerative Tea Action Project

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Tea News Recap | US Reciprocal Tariffs Increase | India Tech Brew 2025 Champions Named | Chinese Discover Yet Another Species of Tea

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Ep 220 | US Reciprocal Tariffs Increase | India Tech Brew 2025 Champions Named | Chinese Discover Yet Another Species of Tea

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Spotlight |Translating Brand Passion into Profits

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Tea News Recap | Scotland Tea Fraud Trial Ends in Conviction | India Tea Exports Resume to Iran | Will Tea Thrive in Lunar Soil?

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Ep 219 | Scotland Tea Fraud Trial Ends in Conviction | India Tea Exports Resume to Iran | Will Tea Thrive in Lunar Soil?

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Spotlight | Relentlessly Pursuing Consistency

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Tea News Recap | Tariffs Costs Mount | Cold Teas are Functional Standouts in the Wellness Beverage Movement | Paris Tea Festival Opens Saturday

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Ep 218 | Tariffs Costs Mount | Cold Teas are Functional Standouts in the Wellness Beverage Movement | Paris Tea Festival Opens Saturday

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Spotlight | TEA: The Drink that Changed the World

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Tea News Recap | A Splendid Tea Day | Tariff Wars Boost Japan Tea Exports | Lipton Tea Refreshes Brand

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Ep 217 | A Splendid Tea Day | Tariff Wars Boost Japan Tea Exports | Lipton Tea Refreshes Brand

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Spotlight | Progressing Toward Premiumization

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Tea News Recap | Tariff Relief Foretells Shipping Surge | Kenya Suspends Rainforest Alliance Audits | West Bengal Conclave Promotes Tea for Youth

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Ep 216 | Tariff Relief Foretells Shipping Surge | Kenya Suspends Rainforest Alliance Audits | West Bengal Conclave Promotes Tea for Youth

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Spotlight | Tea and Water are Partners in Sustainability

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Tea News Recap | Eliminating “de minimis” Exemption to Severely Impact eCommerce Sales | Chagee Tea Valued at $6.2 Billion after IPO | Assam’s Jalinga Organic Tea Estates Opens Berlin Subsidiary

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Ep 215 | Eliminating “de minimis” Exemption to Severely Impact eCommerce Sales | Chagee Tea Valued at $6.2 Billion after IPO | Assam’s Jalinga Organic Tea Estates Opens Berlin Subsidiary

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Spotlight | An Anniversary Tea Tradition

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Tea News Recap | Study Uncovers Vietnam’s Indigenous Tea Diversity | Chagee Announces NASDAQ IPO| Darjeeling First Flush is Promising

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Ep 214 | Study Uncovers Vietnam’s Indigenous Tea Diversity | Chagee Announces NASDAQ IPO| Darjeeling First Flush is Promising

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Spotlight | Every Purchase Matters

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India Tea News | NETA Calls For Palm Oil Cultivation | Wagh Bakri Tea Tops List of Most Trusted Tea Brands | Green Fly Infestation in Assam And Darjeeling

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Tea News Recap | US Delays the Hardest Hitting Tariffs but Raises Duties on Chinese Tea to 152.5% | Japan Adapts to a Matcha Shortfall | China Enjoys a Fine Qing Ming Tea Harvest Holiday

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Ep 213 | Hardest Hitting Tariffs Delayed | Japan’s Matcha Shortfall | China Enjoys Qing Ming Tea Harvest Holiday

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Spotlight | Tea Advances from the Ground Up

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Tea News Recap | Brutal Tariffs Disrupt Global Trade Norms | Pakistan’s Local Tea Revolution | Wagh Bakri: India’s Most Trusted Tea

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Ep 212 | Brutal Tariffs Disrupt Trade Norms | Pakistan’s Local Tea Revolution | Wagh Bakri: India’s Most Trusted Tea

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Spotlight | On the Floor at World Tea Expo

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India Tea News | India Ranks 2nd in Global Tea Exports | Assam Receives Government Support | Two Indian Teas Win Accolades at WTE

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Tea News Recap | Tea Producing Countries Top “Dirty 15” Tariff List | Global Tea Award Winners | Chagee Chooses Nasdaq IPO

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Ep 211 | Tea Producing Countries Top “Dirty 15” Tariff List | Global Tea Award Winners | Chagee Chooses Nasdaq IPO

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Spotlight | David Veal on the Future of the European Speciality Tea Association

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India Tea News | Solar Replaces Fossil Fuels In 100 Assam Factories | Longview In Darjeeling loses 120 hectares of tea to fire | India Gets Its Largest Tea Cafe Yet

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Tea News Recap | Single Rate Country Specific Tariffs | Red Sea Airstrikes Raise Risk | Children in Womb Benefit When Mothers Drink Tea

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Ep 210 | Single Rate Country Specific Tariffs | Red Sea Airstrikes Raise Risk | Children in Womb Benefit When Mothers Drink Tea

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Spotlight | SlowTEA’s New Certification Program

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Tea News Recap |Tea Now a Trade War Combatant | Kenya’s Record Earnings | Chagee Tea IPO

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Ep 209 | Tea Now a Trade War Combatant | Kenya’s Record Earnings | Chagee Tea IPO

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Spotlight | Coffee Health Status Update

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Tea News Recap | Confounding Tariff Exemptions | Secondary Sanctions | Biggest Bubble Tea IPO Ever

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Ep 208 | Confounding Tariff Exemptions | Secondary Sanctions | Biggest Bubble Tea IPO Ever

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Commentary | Ending the De Minimis Exemption on Tea is Short-Sighted

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Tea News Recap | Matcha Shortfall | Tea Leaves Filter Heavy Metals | US Caffeine Intake Rises

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Ep 207 | Matcha Shortfall | Tea Leaves Filter Heavy Metals | US Caffeine Intake Rises

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Spotlight | Salvaging USAID’s Ongoing Tea Projects

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India Tea News | Kangra Tourism | West Bengal Stakeholders Meet

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Tea News Recap | Reciprocal Tariffs | China Tea Export Value Falls

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Ep 206 | Reciprocal Tariffs Could Begin in April | China Tea Export Value Declines | Researchers Recommend Intercropping Legumes

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Spotlight | Demystifying Taiwan Oolong

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India Tea News | Darjeeling First Flush Crisis | Two Brands Raise Funding

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Tea News Recap | Reciprocal Tariffs | Bubble Tea Billionaire | Theanine Insights

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Ep 205 | US Orders Reciprocal Tariffs | Bubble Tea Billionaire | Theanine Insights

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Spotlight | UN Assesses Health & Safety of the Nepal Tea Sector

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India Tea News | Tea Budget | Tocklai Benefactors

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Tea News Recap | Punitive Trade Rules | USAID Shuttered

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Ep 204 | Putative US Trade Rules Tax Chinese Tea | USAID Shuttered | UN Push for Safe Nepal Workplaces

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Spotlight | A Frigid Toronto Tea Festival Creates Warm Ties

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India Tea News | 31 January 2025

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Tea News Recap | 31 January 2025

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Ep 203 | Sri Lanka Exports Up | EU Sustainability Report | Tea Trending in 2025

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Spotlight | Tea Firms and Fans Share Financial Success

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India Tea News | 24 January 2025

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Tea News Recap | 24 January 2025

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Ep 202 | Red Sea Shipping Attacks Pause | Carlsberg Acquires UK Bottler Britvic | Lower Mortality in Tea-Drinking Kidney Patients

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Spotlight | Lessons From Japan’s Deep Engagement with Tea

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India Tea News | 17 January 2025

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Tea News Recap | 17 January 2025

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Ep 201 | Hot Tea is Gaining Momentum | FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 in Beverages | Argentine Tea Awarded GI Status

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Spotlight | Tea and Peace

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Tea News Recap | 10 January 2025

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Ep 200 | FDA Approves Tea Health Claim | Extreme Weather Depressed 2024 Tea Yields Globally | Tea Nanoparticles Absorbed by Human Tissue

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Spotlight | Sharing Ownership to Align Supply Chain Values

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Tea News Recap | 20 December 2024

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Ep 199 | New Year Hot Beverage Trends | Nestle Switches Nestea Distribution to Keurig DrPepper, Canada

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Spotlight | The History of Tea at Christmas

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India Tea News | 13 December 2024

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Tea News Recap | 13 December 2024

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Ep 198 | Cargill Exits Mombasa Tea Auction | Tea Importers Oppose Pakistan’s Tax Scheme | Nonprofit True Pricing Releases Beverage Report

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Spotlight | Compelling Packaging

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India Tea News | 6 December 2024

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Tea News Recap | 6 December 2024

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Ep 197 | Shoppers Splurge Online | TreeHouse Foods Acquires Harris Tea | UK’s Typhoo Tea Bought by Supreme Imports

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Spotlight | Frugal Innovation on the Farm

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Tea News Recap | 29 November 2024

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Ep 196 | Tariff Response Uncertain | Kenya Task Force to Eliminate Tea Surplus | COP29 Agrees to $300 Billion for Climate Mitigation

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Spotlight | Beyond the Trophy

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India Tea News | 22 November 2024

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Ep 195 | Typhoo Near Collapse | Hurry to Capture Holiday Cheer | Oriental Rise Tea IPO

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Tea News Recap | 22 November 2024

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Spotlight | Tasting Insights with Kurush Bharucha

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India Tea News | 15 November 2024

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Tea News Recap | 15 November 2024

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Ep 194 | COP29 | Argentina’s Tea Harvest Underway | FAO Reveals Rising Tea Prices

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Spotlight | Tea with the Taste of Persia

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Tea News Recap | 8 November 2024

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Ep 193 | Tea Tariffs Loom | Leafies Winners Announced | FDA Oregon Chai Recall

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Ep 192 A Merry Season for Gifting Tea Awaits | India Tea Ban Could Derail Nepal Exports | OX Delivers Tea Transport as a Service

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Tea News Recap | 1 November 2024

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SPOTLIGHT | The Republic of Tea

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Spotlight | A Global Tea Alliance

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India Tea News | 25 October 2024

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Tea News Recap | 25 October 2024

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Ep 191 Nepal Exports Surge | India’s Ambitious Export Goal | Hainan Tea Discovery

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Spotlight | Amigos do Chá

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India Tea News | 18 October 2024

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Tea News Recap | 18 October 2024

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Ep 190 | Creatively Constraining Tea Production | Luxmi Buys Sorwathe TE | TikTok Sensation Inspires Sprite+Tea

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Spotlight | Pachamama Co-op Profits from Soil to Cup

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India Tea News | 11 October 2024

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Tea News Recap | 11 October 2024

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Ep 189 | Rajpal Obeyesekere Named Tea Board Chair | Kenya Abandons Tea Price Minimums | Tetley Factory Walkouts Continue

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Spotlight | Precision Agriculture Launches a Tea Transformation

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India Tea News | 4 October 2024

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Tea News Recap | 4 October 2024

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Ep 188 US Dockworkers End Strike | Nepal Growers Spared in Record Flash Floods | Researchers Affirm Tea Reduces Risk of Stroke

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Spotlight | Ashok and Rohan Kuriyan, Balanoor Plantations, South India

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India Tea News | 27 September 2024

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Tea News Recap | 27 September 2024

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Ep 187 | NATC Conference Attendees Discuss the Power of Collaboration | Kenya's Big Plans to Celebrate its Tea Centenary | S&P Downgrades Lipton Parent Company CVC Capital Partners

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Spotlight | Samovar Tea at Sunset

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Tea News Recap | 20 September 2024

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Ep 186 | Kenya’s Annual Tea Bonus Brings Strife | Sri Lanka Reinstates Minimum Daily Wage Challenged in High Court | Lipton CEO Nathalie Roos Resigns

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"Spotlight | Tapping into the Global Well-Being Opportunity "

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India Tea News | 13 September 2024

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Tea News Recap | 13 September 2024

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Ep 185 | Private Label Tea Triumphs | Bigelow’s $70M Production Facility | Kenya Resumes Criminal Investigation of KTDA Finances

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SPOTLIGHT | Yerba Mate’s Meticulous Chronicler

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India Tea News | 6 September 2024

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Tea News Recap | 6 September 2024

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Ep 184 | China Discourages Tea Speculators | Ceylon Export Revenue Rises | Pretty Tasty Receives Accolades for its Collagen Beauty Tea

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SPOTLIGHT | The Relevance of Outcry Auctions

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India Tea News | 30 August 2024

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Tea News Recap | 30 August 2024

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Ep 183 | Bangladesh Tea Stays Calm and Carries On Through Regime Change | Tea Bubble Investors Cautiously Await a Parade of Six IPOs | Tourism Rebounds in Sri Lanka

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Spotlight | Northwest Tea Festival Nears

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India Tea News | 23 August 2024

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Tea News Recap | 23 August 2024

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

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Spotlight | AVPA Teas of the World Contest

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When Tea Became Chai

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Tea News Recap | 16 August 2024

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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

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Spotlight | The World of Tea

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India Tea News | 9 August 2024

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Tea News Recap | 9 August 2024

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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

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

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India Tea News | 2 August 2024

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Tea News Recap | 2 August 2024

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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

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SPOTLIGHT | Sri Lanka’s Agro Business Transformation

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Tea News Recap | 26 July 2024

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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

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SPOTLIGHT | Relocating to Expand and Enhance Lives

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India Tea News | 19 July 2024

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Tea News Recap | 19 July 2024

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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

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SPOTLIGHT | ISO Tea Techs Convene in Sri Lanka

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Tea News Recap | 12 July 2024

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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

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SPOTLIGHT | Revitalizing Kumaon

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India Tea News | 5 July 2024

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Tea News Recap | 5 July 2024

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

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SPOTLIGHT | Purpose-Driven Marketing

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India Tea News | 28 June 2024

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Tea News Recap | 28 June 2024

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

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SPOTLIGHT | Assessing Tea Digitally

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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

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Tea News Recap | 21 June 2024

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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

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SPOTLIGHT | Locking Carbon Away

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India Tea News | 14 June 2024

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Tea News Recap | 14 June 2024

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

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SPOTLIGHT | Winners of India's Tech Brew Hackathon Announced

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India Tea News | 7 June 2024

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Tea News Recap | 7 June 2024

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

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

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Tea News Recap | 31 May 2024

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SPOTLIGHT | Sensors and Food Safety

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Snapchill™ Hot Brewed Tea

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India Tea News | First Flush is Finished | Workers Protest Decision to Close Bought Leaf Factories in Assam | North Bengal Producers Want Tea Named India's National Drink

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Tea News Recap | 24 May 2024

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Ep 169 | Global Tea Celebration | The White House Hosts Kenyan President | China Makes Tea Export Marketing Push

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The Ins and Outs of Refrigerated Organic Tea

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Tea News Recap | 10 May 2024

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Ep 168 | International Tea Day | Yogi Tea Recalls an Herbal Blend with High Levels of Pesticide Residue | Kenya President Urges Tea Sector to Add Value

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IN MEMORIAM – Dr. Francis T.P. Zee, retired Research Leader and Horticulturist with the USDA in Hawaii

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India Tea News | Bought Leaf Factories Blame India Tea Board For Non-Support of Food Safety Compliance Requirements | Weather Impacts Tea Crop in Assam's Barak Valley |

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Tea News Recap | 10 May 2024 | Lipton Sells All its Tea Gardens | Kenyan Growers Swamped by Incessant Rains | Sanctions Hamper Tea Trade

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Ep 167 | Lipton Sells All its Tea Gardens | Kenyan Growers Swamped by Incessant Rains | Sanctions Hamper Tea Trade

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Africa’s Untapped Potential in Orthodox Tea

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India Tea News | More Support For Small Tea Growers | Low Crop Volumes In Auctions This Year | IMD Predicts Light To Moderate Rain In The Coming Week

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Tea News Recap | 03 May 2024

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Ep 166 | Rising UK Tea Prices | Twisted Tea’s Surprising Surge | Roasted Tea Enhances Performance

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Palmyra: A Tea Value Chain Upgrade

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Weekly Tea News Recap

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Ep 165 | Not Much to Celebrate on Earth Day this Year | Weak IPO Signals Bubble Tea Trouble | Tea and Tea-Based Beverage Market Projections Show Strong Growth

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Coffee vs Tea

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India Tea News | Amalgamated PlantationsAPPL Head Resigns | First Flush in North India Sees Low Crop But High Quality

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Tea News Recap | Middle East Conflict Dims Tea Shipping Outlook | Bubble Tea Brands Lineup for IPOs | Police Recover Stolen Gold Matcha Bowl Valued at 10 Million Yen

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Ep 164 | Middle East Conflict Dims Tea Shipping Outlook | Bubble Tea Brands Lineup for IPOs

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Beyond Matcha

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Tea News Recap | A Swish of Black Tea Kills 99.9% of COVID-19 in Saliva | Predictions for Hot Spring follow an Extremely Hot Winter | Chinese Celebrate Virtual Qingming

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Ep 163 | A Swish of Black Tea Kills 99.9% of COVID-19 in Saliva | Predictions for Hot Spring follow an Extremely Hot Winter | Chinese Celebrate Virtual Qingming

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Selling Tea in Grocery

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India Tea News | Assam BLF Association Factories Stop Production | The Golden Leaf Competition Underway | Elections Present Darjeeling Planters an Opportunity to Seek Intervention

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Tea News Recap | Certified Organic Handlers Beware of USDA’s Tough New NOP Regulations | Register to Attend Colombo International Tea Convention | Zimbabwe Tea Yields Pressured by El Nino Drought

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Ep 162 | India Bought-Leaf Factories Resume Processing | Three World Tea Expo Takeaways | Sustainably Grown Tea is Nears a Quarter of Global Production

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It's Time for Japan's Younger Generations to Establish New Trends

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India Tea News | Bought Leaf Factories Oppose 100% Dust in Auctions | Assam Expects a Big Drop in First Flush Production | HUL Focuses on Assam to Support Tea Industry

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Tea News Recap | Certified Organic Handlers Beware of USDA’s Tough New NOP Regulations | Register to Attend Colombo International Tea Convention | Zimbabwe Tea Yields Pressured by El Nino Drought

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Ep 161 | Certified Organic Handlers Beware of USDA’s Tough New NOP Regulations | Register Now for July Colombo International Tea Convention | Zimbabwe Tea Yields Pressured by El Nino Drought

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Safeguarding the Right to a Decent Life

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NETA Opposes 100% Dust Auction | Spotlight on Safe Tea in 2024 | India to Send Trade Delegation to Iran

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World Tea Expo Names Beverage Challenge Winners | Resilient Ukraine Retains Its Taste for Russian Tea | Bogawanthalawa is Certified as the First Climate-Neutral Tea Estate

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World Tea Expo Beverage Challenge Winners | Ukraine Retains Its Taste for Russian Tea | Bogawanthalawa is the First Climate-Neutral Tea Estate

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Tea Rebellion: Anatomy of a Purpose-Driven Brand

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Indian Tea Association and Goodricke Group Name New Heads

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Why is First Flush Tea so Tasty? Metabolites | Oversupply Threatens Kenya’s Harvest Windfall | World Tea Expo Opens this Weekend

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Ep 159 | Why is First Flush Tea so Tasty? Metabolites | Oversupply Threatens Kenya’s Harvest Windfall | World Tea Expo Opens this Weekend

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#TeaPower: A Call to Collaborate

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Bihar Tea Gets Trademark

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Sailing Through the Tea Doldrums

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Sailing Through the Tea Doldrums | India Budgets Big for Tea | Japanese Crude Tea Harvest Declined in 2023 |

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Dispelling Tea Gloom and Doom

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Tea News Recap | March 1, 2024

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Tests of Indian Tea Reveals 42% Failure Rate | Kenya Tea Growers Report Double-digit Increase | Kumaon Growers Break Ground on Community-Owned Factory

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India Mandates Sale of Tea Dust at Auction

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Diets with Tea Brewed in Teabags Linked to High PFAS Levels | Microbes are at the Root of Quality Tea | Retail Tea Prices Still High as Inflation Eases

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Maritime Security Worsens in The Red Sea | Rising Operating Costs Close a Third of Uganda’s Tea Factories | Hydration Concerns Motivate Consumer Purchases

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Confederation of Smallholders Will Relocate from China to India | Iran tea Imports Plunge 62pct | Economists Predict Soft Commodity Prices Will Stabilize in 2024

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Lunar New Year Boosts Tea Travel | Nepal Past Currency Crisis | Pakistan’s Tea Imports Spike

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UN to Promote Tea Power | Tea Advice to Take with a Grain of Salt | China Tea Exports Declined in 2023

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Missile Attacks Reroute European Bound Tea | Serve Hot Tea in Dry January | Tata Buys Organic India

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A Year of Fire and Now, Ice | UC Davis Colloquium: Tea in a Changing World | SYSTM Foods Acquires HUMM Kombucha

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Holiday Retail Cheer Spreads into the New Year | Expanding Value Addition | Australian Tea Masters to Manage World Tea Academy

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Iran's $3.7 Billion Tea Embezzlers | Shipping Shock: Missle Threat Diverts Suez-bound Tea Cargo | Malawi Anticipates Steep Decline

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COP 28 Adopts Transition From Fossil Fuels | AVAP Winners Celebrate in Paris | Kenya Budgets Expansion of Tea Blending and Packing Capability

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COP28 Declaration is Good News for Tea Smallholders | Sun Garden Tea Merges with QTrade Teas | It’s Easier Now to Attend Chinese Tea Tradeshows

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Tea Overflows Mombasa Warehouses | Black Friday Sales Set $9.8 Billion Record | Sri Lanka Welcomes Strong Harvest Finish

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AVPA Announces 37 Gold Medal Winners | Coca-Cola India and Luxmi Tea Relaunch Honest Iced Tea | Sri Lanka Urges Smallholders to Increase Planting Density

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Holiday Shoppers Lose Confidence | Tanzania Debuts New Digital Auction | Tea Barter: Egypt Offers Kenya a Blank Check

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Starbucks Ambitious Global Expansion | Bangladesh May Break Elusive Record | Researchers Find that Adding Cream and Sugar to Tea Does Not Impact Health Outcomes

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UK Tea Academy Announces Winners of The Leafies | Rooibos Red is one of Top Colors for 2024 | Indian Tea Undergoing FSSAI Safety Analysis

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Middle East Unrest Heightens Tea Logistics Concerns | Just Ice Tea Raises $14 Million to Expand Distribution

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Unilever Kenya Pays Tea Workers Harmed in 2007 Attacks | Tea Powers Taiwan’s Bottled Beverage Market | Big Tobacco Infuses Rooibos With Nicotine

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Indian Tea Association Report Describes Acute Financial Crisis | Tea Awards Season is Underway as Judging Concludes in Major Global Competitions | Online Venture Vahdam Tea Opens its First Brick-and-Mortar Tea Room in Delhi

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Dark Tea Reduces the Risk of Diabetes | Consumers Feel Culpable for Climate Change | Kagoshima Benefits from Diverse Tea Exports

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Retail Sales Projections are Ho-Hum for the Holidays | India Returns to English Tea Auction Rules | UC Davis Tea Institute Launches a Training Program for Tea Professionals

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New Report on Gender-based Abuse in Tea | Tea Price Protests in India Continue | High Temps Lower Yields of Black Sea Tea

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PG Tips Introduces 60-Second Tea Bag | Tea Reforms Benefit Kenya Growers | Rapid Growth of Tea Subscription Programs Slows

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Kenya Considers 4900pct Tax Increase on Tea Lands | Major Tea Producers All Report Export Declines | Green Tea Growth Accelerates

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Planting Hope Acquires Argo Tea Assets | Bangladesh Opens Panchagarh Tea Auction Center | Coffee Overtakes Tea Consumption in the UK

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India Tea Board Weighs Auditor Concerns: Additional Resources Needed to Market Tea | Overindulgence and High ABV Tea | India’s Oldest Captive Elephant Dies

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India Audit Cites Regulatory Shortfalls of Tea Board: More than a third of tea smallholders were not registered as of March 2021 | China Tea Exports Decline as Travel Restrictions Ease | Kenya Tea Production is Up, Exports are Down

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CVC Capital Partners Exploring Sale of Kericho Tea Gardens | Dunkin’ Will Soon Begin Selling Hard Tea at Select US Locations | A Study of UK Biobank Data Shows Tea May Lower the Risk of Gout

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Sustainable Practices are Correlated to Brand Loyalty | JDE Peet’s Will Halt Sales of its Best-Known Tea Brands in Russia | UN Global Peace Council Honors WomenServe Founder Nioma Narissa Sadler

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Kenya’s KTDA Chair Resigns Following Tea Reforms Conference | Nestle Announces Cost-Effective Sugar Reduction Technology | AriZona Unveils a 5% ABV Hard Iced Tea

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Unrelenting Heat is Lowering Tea Yields | Herbal Tea Market Growth is Accelerating | Dilmah Tea Founder Merrill J. Fernando Passes

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Scotland Court Will Hear Kenyan Tea Workers' Lawsuit | Market Leading Twisted Hard Tea Doubles Down on ABV

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Kenya Convenes National Tea Summit | The World Awaits the Hottest Days On Record

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Iran and Sri Lanka Restart $250 Million Tea Barter | India Exporters Expect Iran to Resume Tea Orders Halted Last November | Israel Competition Authority Declares Wissotzky Tea a Monopoly

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India Tea Board Reviews Raw Leaf Price-Sharing | Fast-food Outlets Have Yet to Rollout Boba Nationally

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Scrutiny of Tea Supply Chain Intensifies | Tea Prices Firm as Inflation Ebbs | DAVIDsTEA Adds Tea Bars

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Thirst-Quenching Cold Brewed Teas | Kenya's Costly Tea Crisis | India's Top Tea Industry Concerns

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Tea is Experiencing a Melancholy Midyear | Demand for Darjeeling is Down | Harvest Blessing in Badulla, Sri Lanka

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Kenya Protests Force Halt to Tea Operations | China Anticipates Massive COVID Wave

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International Tea Day Events | Receding La Niña Expected to Boost Summer Temps

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The Cost of Shipping Tea is Near the Pre-Pandemic Normal and Falling | Fast-Growth Nitrogen-Infused Tea

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Finlays Sells its Kenya Tea Operations to Sri Lanka-based Browns Investments

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The Global Dubai Tea Forum Makes a Splendid Return | South India Planters Name Golden Tea Leaf India Award Winners | The Indian Tea Association Presses for a Tea Price Floor Indexed to Rising Production Costs

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A Billion People Participate in Earth Day Activities | Iran Sets Tea Import Record | Long-Running Drought in Kenya Depresses Tea Yields

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Tean Remains Resilient in Murkey Economy | DAVIDsTEA Delists from Nasdaq | Teahouse Technology at World Tea Expo

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Kenya and Sri Lanka tea exports topped 1 billion in 2022 | Tea and coffee may protect against multiple sclerosis | An unusually hot summer is predicted for India

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Global Tea Market to Reach $266.7 Billion by 2025 | World Tea Conference + Expo Reunites North America’s Tea Community with Contemporaries from Overseas

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Global Tea Harvest Gets Early Start | First Certified Biodegradable Tea Wrapper | Public Natural Products Database Verifies Efficacy of Brands

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Resort and Hotel Developers Submit 16 Proposals to Expand Tea Tourism in Northwest India | TeaTeaMe Launches Beta Version of its Tea Tourists App | Rohit Jawa Named HUL Managing Director and CEO

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World Tea Conference + Expo Names Best of Award Finalists | Teaware Manufacturers Adopt C2M | EGCG Therapy for Alzheimer's

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Pakistan’s Economic Crisis Threatens African Tea Trade | Asahi Launches SOU its First New Tea Brand in Decades

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BBC Airs Sexual Abuse Allegations Involving Kenya Tea Workers | Tea Imports are Piling Up in Pakistan

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Resilient Turkish Tea Culture Offers Comfort | Pukka Tea Joins Canopy’s Pack4Good Initiative

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Tea Growing Regions Spared in Twin Turkish Quakes | T2 Tea Closes UK and US Retail Locations

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Tea Lies Safely Dormant as Temperatures Plummet to Record Lows | The FDA Refuses to Regulate CBD

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USDA Strengthens Organics Enforcement | World Tea Conference + Expo

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Two-thirds of Top Economists Predict Weak Economies in 2023 | Tea News Year in Review

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Ekaterra Rebrands as LIPTON Teas and Infusions

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Easing COVID Restrictions, Global Tea Initiative, and Grace Farms make the News

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EU Bans Imports that Drive Deforestation

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Iran Has Suddenly Stopped Importing Indian Tea and Rice

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Tea Biz News and Insight - December 2, 2022

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Tea Biz News and Insight - November 25, 2022

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Tea Biz News and Insight - October 28, 2022

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Tea Biz News and Insight - August 19, 2022

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Tea Biz News and Insight - April 29, 2022

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Tea Biz News and Insight - April 15, 2022

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Tea Biz News and Insight - April 1, 2022

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Tea Biz News and Insight - March 25, 2022

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Tea Biz News and Insight - February 25, 2022

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Tea Biz News and Insight - January 28, 2022

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Tea News and Biz Insights - December 31, 2021

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Tea News and Biz Insights - November 25, 2021

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Tea News and Biz Insights - November 19, 2021

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Tea News and Biz Insights - November 12, 2021

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Tea News and Biz Insight - October 15, 2021

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Tea News and Biz Insight - October 1, 2021

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Tea News and Biz Insight - September 24, 2021

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Advent International to Bid $4 Billion for Unilever | India May Halt Imports of Nepal Tea | The Physics of Tea Scum

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Tea News and Biz Insight - September 10, 2021

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Tea News and Biz Insight - September 3, 2021

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Tea News and Biz Insight - August 26, 2021

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Tea News and Biz Insight - August 20, 2021

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Tea History Collection | Commodities Logjam | THIRST Human Rights | Q|A Aasha Bhandari

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Tea News and Biz Insight - May 21, 2021

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Interview with Kulhad Anantharaman

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Interview with Lisa See