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Witnessing coffee history
This week I attended the 125th Session of the International Coffee Council (ICC) and witnessed leading coffee roasters and traders agree to the historic declaration on the economic sustainability of the world coffee industry.
Expanding Tea’s Messaging and Occasion
Vanessa Facenda reports on the 10th Annual North American Tea Conference (NATC) took place this week in Miami, Florida.
UK coffeehouse market remains buoyant
This month celebrates the 25th anniversary of the sitcom Friends, which took place in the local coffeehouse – Central Perk – almost as often as in the characters’ apartments.
Got milk? Is it non-dairy?
“Got milk?” was an immensely popular advertising campaign from the United States Dairy Association that featured actors, athletes and other celebrities drinking milk and wearing “milk mustaches,” which ran for many years on television and billboards across the country.
A new era of tea tariffs
Tea Is the latest “victim” of the trade war between the United States and China.
WCPF and AVANCE – A Perspective
Last month, over 1,500 coffee people gathered together in Campinas, Brazil for the II World Coffee Producers Forum (WCPF) – arguably the most important coffee industry gathering organized by (and mainly for) producing countries.
Experiencing Vietnam’s famed egg coffee
I was invited by the Vietnam Tea Association (VITAS) to visit tea gardens and factories in several northern provinces in Vietnam to assess the country’s efforts to improve the quality and reputation of their tea, both black and green.
The women behind Vietnamese tea
Earlier this week I returned from Vietnam where I had been visiting green, black and shan tea gardens and factories in the Son La and Phu Tho provinces.
Navigating the emerging market of CBD-infused beverages
On 25 July, San Francisco, California hosted the first cannabis drink expo bringing together drink producers, manufacturers, distributers and breweries to discuss both the potential and challenges with this emerging market.
International Coffee Congress offers sustainability initiatives at work
In June, prior to the Specialty Coffee Association’s (SCA) World of Coffee, the German Coffee Association (GCA) held an International Coffee Congress (ICC) on Sustainability.
Re-energizing Britain’s passion for tea
The United Kingdom played the United States in the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer/football semi-final on Tuesday (2 July).
Can coffee help fight obesity?
Scientists from the University of Nottingham have discovered that drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate what is known as ‘brown fat’, the body’s internal fat fighters, which could be the key to battling obesity and diabetes.
The power of branded packaging
It has been said that a “picture is worth a thousand words.” But what about a logo?
Make it a tea, but ice it…
World Tea Expo kicked off this week (12-14 June) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event, which focuses on specialty tea, is the largest B2B tea event in the United States.