Blogs
Tea makes the DGAC cut!
Tea is now among the beverages prioritised for review in the 2025 DGA beverage guidelines, along with coffee and dairy.
Coffee remains the top beverage choice at breakfast
A new survey reveals that America’s favourite morning beverage is still coffee, but the preferred ‘style’ may surprise many.
Can specialty tea elevate teatime?
For National Tea Day in the UK, The Tea Group hosted a specialty tea event to showcase the experience and occasion that can be made of specialty tea.
The impact of the updates to the USDA Organic Rule for imported products
The USDA issued the biggest changes to its Organic Rule since it was first enacted more than two decades ago. Companies importing organic coffee and tea products must understand, implement and comply with the changes by March 2024.
A growing trend: plantable packaging
Plantable packaging is an emerging market that has the potential to grow quickly in the coming years due to its sustainable and eco-friendly nature.
Celebrating International Tea Day with global events and a new tea sustainability survey
The 4th International Tea Day (ITD) is on Sunday, 21 May, but many tea events around the world celebrating ITD are taking place in advance, beginning on 19 May. Coinciding with ITD, T&CTJ is launching a revised version of the 2021 tea sustainability survey.
A virtual and sustainable future at interpack 2023
interpack 2023 was a show of three interlocking parts: digitalisation, automation, and sustainability. Futuristic innovations that were developed out of necessity during Covid-19 lockdowns are now providing solutions to labour shortages and sustainability objectives.
The shift toward more sustainable packaging and a more circular packaging system continues
As consumers become increasingly aware of the environmental impact of packaging materials and consumer-packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers strive to reduce waste and emissions. A new study from PMMI and AMERIPEN finds that 75% of CPG companies continue to use plastic but are already using or are looking to use sustainable materials in their packaging.
A return to vibrancy and caffeinated excitement at the SCA Expo
With the feeling of a pre-pandemic show, the SCA Expo seemed back to ‘full strength’ as large numbers of both exhibitors and attendees from around the world converged in Portland, Oregon for the 34th annual exhibition.
Specialty Coffee is Resilient
The 2023 SCA Expo kicks off tonight with a welcome reception and runs through April 23rd (the show floor opens on the 21st). The annual event – the biggest specialty coffee show in the world – is ‘Disneyland’ for specialty coffee enthusiasts, connoisseurs and professionals, focusing on espresso, espresso-blended beverages, specialty ‘graded’ coffee, cold brew and nitro cold brew.
Scotland ditches disposable cups
Coffee shops in Stirling, Scotland to partake in Ditching Disposables Initiative from Zero Waste Scotland, to decrease the volume of single use plastic they generate.
The 2023 World Tea Expo was a strong show for the specialty tea industry
World Tea Conference + Expo 2023 expands both exhibitor and attendee participation.
Sustainable packaging’s quest for greater commercial viability
For consumer goods producers, the benefits of adopting sustainable packaging have been widely acknowledged, but mass adoption has remained elusive to date, with a lack of scale holding back a faster transition.
Heirloom recipes inspire F&B flavour innovation
Inspiration from heirloom recipes and global cuisines spur F&B flavour innovation in 2023.