All Episodes

Tea Price Report | Week 35 | Ending 28 August 2026

Spotlight | Behind the Cup

Tea News Recap | Nepal Recovers | India Maps Tea | US Grown Matcha

Ep 245 | Nepal Tea Recovers | India Maps Tea by Satellite | US-Grown Matcha

Tea Price Report | Week 32 | Ending 7 August 2026

Spotlight | A World of Tea Comes to Seattle

Tea News Recap | Floods Hit China and Assam | Argentina Tea Moves to Market

Ep 244 | Typhoon Deluges China’s Tea Lands | Assam Floods Halt 30 Gardens | Argentina Takes GI to Market

Tea Price Report | Week 27 | Ending 3 July 2026

Spotlight | Authentic Presence

Tea News Recap | Assam Matcha | Caffeine Labels | Jasmine Harvest at Risk

Ep 243 | Assam Matcha Debuts | Caffeine Labels Favor Tea | Jasmine Harvest at Risk

Tea Price Report | Week 25 | Ending 19 June 2026

Spotlight | Vietnam: Changing Perceptions

Tea News Recap | Heat Stress Test | Nepal Factories Reopen | Delivery Risk

Ep 242 | Heat Stress Test | Nepal Factories Reopen | Delivery Risk

Tea Price Report | Week 21 | Ending 22 May 2026

Spotlight | The Power of Feedback

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 19 | Ending 15 May

Spotlight | Regenerative Farming Begins by Doing Less

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

Fertilizer Crisis | Tea Day | India Auction Mandate

Tea Price Report | Week 17 | Ending 24 April 2026

Spotlight | RegenTea and the Economics of Soil

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

Ep 239 | Refund Rush, Tea Diplomacy, Tariff Reality

Tea Price Report | Week 15 | Ending 10 April 2026

Spotlight | Regen Redefining Tea Quality

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 13 | Ending 27 Month

Spotlight | World Tea Expo - A Show Transformed

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 11 | Ending 13 March 2026

Spotlight | Tea Discovery Drives Retail Growth

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 9 | Ending 06 March 2026

Spotlight | Data Integrity at Scale

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 7 | Ending 13 February 2026

Spotlight | FarmerPower.ai

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 5 | Ending 30 January 2026

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

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 3 | Ending 19 Jan 2026

Spotlight | The 2025 Leafies Awards

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 2 | Ending 9 January 2026

Spotlight | A Call for Collaboration

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 52 | Ending 31 Dec2025

Spotlight | Tea, Wellness, and the Power of Ritual

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 50 | Ending 12 Dec2025

Spotlight | Terroir Curated Tea

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 48 | Ending 28 November

Spotlight | Ditwah Deluge

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 46 | Ending 14 November

Spotlight | CuppaTrade Launches a B2B Marketplace

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 43 | Ending 25 October

Spotlight | 101 Teas to Steep Before You Die

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 40 | Ending 4 October

Spotlight | India International Tea Convention

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

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

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

Spotlight | AVPA’s Teas of the World Competition

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

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

Tea Price Report | Week 33 | Week Ending Aug 15

Spotlight | The Northwest Tea Festival

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

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

Spotlight | The Tea Studio

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

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

Spotlight | The Science of Sip

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

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

Spotlight | The Regenerative Tea Action Project

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

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

Spotlight |Translating Brand Passion into Profits

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

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

Spotlight | Relentlessly Pursuing Consistency

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

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

Spotlight | TEA: The Drink that Changed the World

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

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

Spotlight | Progressing Toward Premiumization

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

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

Spotlight | Tea and Water are Partners in Sustainability

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

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

Spotlight | An Anniversary Tea Tradition

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

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

Spotlight | Every Purchase Matters

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

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

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

Spotlight | Tea Advances from the Ground Up

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

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

Spotlight | On the Floor at World Tea Expo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Spotlight | SlowTEA’s New Certification Program

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

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

Spotlight | Coffee Health Status Update

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

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

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

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

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

Spotlight | Salvaging USAID’s Ongoing Tea Projects

India Tea News | Kangra Tourism | West Bengal Stakeholders Meet

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

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

Spotlight | Demystifying Taiwan Oolong

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

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

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

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

India Tea News | Tea Budget | Tocklai Benefactors

Tea News Recap | Punitive Trade Rules | USAID Shuttered

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

Spotlight | A Frigid Toronto Tea Festival Creates Warm Ties

India Tea News | 31 January 2025

Tea News Recap | 31 January 2025

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

Spotlight | Tea Firms and Fans Share Financial Success

India Tea News | 24 January 2025

Tea News Recap | 24 January 2025

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

Spotlight | Lessons From Japan’s Deep Engagement with Tea

India Tea News | 17 January 2025

Tea News Recap | 17 January 2025

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

Spotlight | Tea and Peace

Tea News Recap | 10 January 2025

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

Spotlight | Sharing Ownership to Align Supply Chain Values

Tea News Recap | 20 December 2024

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

Spotlight | The History of Tea at Christmas

India Tea News | 13 December 2024

Tea News Recap | 13 December 2024

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

Spotlight | Compelling Packaging

India Tea News | 6 December 2024

Tea News Recap | 6 December 2024

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

Spotlight | Frugal Innovation on the Farm

Tea News Recap | 29 November 2024

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

Spotlight | Beyond the Trophy

India Tea News | 22 November 2024

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

Tea News Recap | 22 November 2024

Spotlight | Tasting Insights with Kurush Bharucha

India Tea News | 15 November 2024

Tea News Recap | 15 November 2024

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

Spotlight | Tea with the Taste of Persia

Tea News Recap | 8 November 2024

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

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

Tea News Recap | 1 November 2024

SPOTLIGHT | The Republic of Tea

Spotlight | A Global Tea Alliance

India Tea News | 25 October 2024

Tea News Recap | 25 October 2024

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

Spotlight | Amigos do Chá

India Tea News | 18 October 2024

Tea News Recap | 18 October 2024

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

Spotlight | Pachamama Co-op Profits from Soil to Cup

India Tea News | 11 October 2024

Tea News Recap | 11 October 2024

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

Spotlight | Precision Agriculture Launches a Tea Transformation

India Tea News | 4 October 2024

Tea News Recap | 4 October 2024

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

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

India Tea News | 27 September 2024

Tea News Recap | 27 September 2024

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

Spotlight | Samovar Tea at Sunset

Tea News Recap | 20 September 2024

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

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

India Tea News | 13 September 2024

Tea News Recap | 13 September 2024

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

SPOTLIGHT | Yerba Mate’s Meticulous Chronicler

India Tea News | 6 September 2024

Tea News Recap | 6 September 2024

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

SPOTLIGHT | The Relevance of Outcry Auctions

India Tea News | 30 August 2024

Tea News Recap | 30 August 2024

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

Spotlight | Northwest Tea Festival Nears

India Tea News | 23 August 2024

Tea News Recap | 23 August 2024

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

Spotlight | AVPA Teas of the World Contest

When Tea Became Chai

Tea News Recap | 16 August 2024

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

Spotlight | The World of Tea

India Tea News | 9 August 2024

Tea News Recap | 9 August 2024

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

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

India Tea News | 2 August 2024

Tea News Recap | 2 August 2024

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

SPOTLIGHT | Sri Lanka’s Agro Business Transformation

Tea News Recap | 26 July 2024

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

SPOTLIGHT | Relocating to Expand and Enhance Lives

India Tea News | 19 July 2024

Tea News Recap | 19 July 2024

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

SPOTLIGHT | ISO Tea Techs Convene in Sri Lanka

Tea News Recap | 12 July 2024

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

SPOTLIGHT | Revitalizing Kumaon

India Tea News | 5 July 2024

Tea News Recap | 5 July 2024

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

SPOTLIGHT | Purpose-Driven Marketing

India Tea News | 28 June 2024

Tea News Recap | 28 June 2024

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

SPOTLIGHT | Assessing Tea Digitally

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

Tea News Recap | 21 June 2024

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

SPOTLIGHT | Locking Carbon Away

India Tea News | 14 June 2024

Tea News Recap | 14 June 2024

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

SPOTLIGHT | Winners of India's Tech Brew Hackathon Announced

India Tea News | 7 June 2024

Tea News Recap | 7 June 2024

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

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

Tea News Recap | 31 May 2024

SPOTLIGHT | Sensors and Food Safety

Snapchill™ Hot Brewed Tea

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

Tea News Recap | 24 May 2024

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

The Ins and Outs of Refrigerated Organic Tea

Tea News Recap | 10 May 2024

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

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

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 |

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

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

Africa’s Untapped Potential in Orthodox Tea

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

Tea News Recap | 03 May 2024

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

Palmyra: A Tea Value Chain Upgrade

Weekly Tea News Recap

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

Coffee vs Tea

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

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

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

Beyond Matcha

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

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

Selling Tea in Grocery

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Safeguarding the Right to a Decent Life

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

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

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

Tea Rebellion: Anatomy of a Purpose-Driven Brand

Indian Tea Association and Goodricke Group Name New Heads

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

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

#TeaPower: A Call to Collaborate

Bihar Tea Gets Trademark

Sailing Through the Tea Doldrums

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

Dispelling Tea Gloom and Doom

Tea News Recap | March 1, 2024

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

India Mandates Sale of Tea Dust at Auction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

USDA Strengthens Organics Enforcement | World Tea Conference + Expo

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

Ekaterra Rebrands as LIPTON Teas and Infusions

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

EU Bans Imports that Drive Deforestation

Iran Has Suddenly Stopped Importing Indian Tea and Rice

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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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