Tea blends
Gendered teas: a marketing strategy or women’s reprieve?
This article explores the niche but growing category of women’s wellness teas and whether or not these teas are legitimately offering women relief or are they a marketing ploy? By Kathryn Brand
Leafies entries now open with new categories and inclusions
Entries to this year’s competition are now open to tea farmers, gardens, tea makers, suppliers and retailers worldwide. The award categories this year also now include Herbal Infusions.
Brits opt for tea bags over loose-leaf teas
A new 2024 UK Tea Census Study commissioned in advance of International Tea Day 2024 reveals how the Brits take their tea, with some surprising quirks.
Clipper Tea continues US expansion with new flavours & increased distribution
The UK-based brand known for sustainable and ethical tea since 1984 has introduced spicy chai and mint teas to its US assortment, while further expanding distribution.
The Tea Group launch The Ladies Tea Collection
In celebration of UK National Tea Day 2024, The Tea Group has launched a new collection of women-inspired teas designed especially for luxury hospitality brands.
Research finds beneficial lipids in herbal teas
Researchers at Hokkaido University have now identified 341 different molecular species from five categories of lipids in samples of four types of herbal tea.
Clipper Tea: unwavering in its mission to offer quality tea
In an exclusive interview with T&CTJ, Daniel Parr and Hayley Murgett of Clipper Tea, discuss the brand’s approach to consistently delivering a quality cup of tea and driving the value back into the beverage. By Anne-Marie Hardie
Bardo Tea opens first location in Portland
Former head teamaker for Smith’s Tea, Ravi Kroesen, alongside co-founder, Veronika Vogler, has opened their first brick-and-mortar store in Portland.
Upton Tea Imports announces a quartet of anniversary tea blends
The anniversary teas will be released quarterly throughout 2024 and aim to educate and transport tea drinkers globally with each cup.
Navigating the ambiguous realm between premium and specialty tea
Unlike specialty coffee, the definition of specialty tea is far more illusive, especially when distinguishing it from premium tea. By Kathryn Brand
When tea is not a tea: non-Camellia sinensis ‘teas’
Alternative plants that live in that space between Camellia sinensis and herbals/botanicals, and brewed similarly, offer enormous potential, both revenue- and health-wise. By Vladislav Vorotnikov
Crafting sustainable beer with coffee & tea
Asahi YOU. US has found an innovative way to combine waste reduction and sustainability to produce two small batch craft beer lines: using coffee and green tea remnants or by-products. By Yumi Nakatsugawa
MOMO and Orbit collaborate on hops kombucha for third year
South London, UK -based, MOMO Kombucha, has launched its collaborative Hops Kombucha with South London neighbours, Orbit Beers.
Traditional Medicinals receives Good Housekeeping award
Traditional Medicinals has announced that Throat Coat Tea was named a winner in Good Housekeeping’s 2023 Best Kitchen Gear, Coffee & Tea Awards.