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Sama launches Peace & Joy seasonal herbal tea
The adaptogenic tea brand founded by former monk, celebrity, and New York Times best-selling author, Jay Shetty and his wife, Radhi Devlukia-Shetty, is introducing a gingerbread-inspired flavour.
Peet’s celebrates festivities with limited time holiday coffee offerings
Peet’s Coffee is celebrating the festive season with its Holiday Blend along with peppermint and spiced beverages, including new plant-based Holiday Spice Cold Brew Oat Foam Latte.
Bru Coffee and Gelato seeks new franchise partners to fulfil national expansion plan
Bru Coffee and Gelato now has six stores across the UK and has big ambitions and plans for growth over the next few years.
Clipper relaunches tea advent calendar
Ahead of the festive season, natural and ethical tea brand, Clipper, has relaunched its limited edition, variety box of organic teas for tea lovers across the UK.
Dunn Brothers Coffee donates Holiday Beyond Blend proceeds to Alight
US-based Dunn Brothers Coffee has released its new Holiday Beyond Blend and is donating part of the proceeds to global humanitarian organisation Alight.
Light on a Hill Roasters wins T&CTJ Buyer’s Guide competition
US-based Light on a Hill Roasters has been chosen as the lucky winner in Tea & Coffee Trade Journal’s recently held LinkedIn competition, wining an entry into our 2022 Buyer’s Guide.
Solo Coffee launches Solo Espresso Shot
The Solo Espresso Shot comes in a 60ml shot bottle of espresso strength cold brew coffee, and is a single serve of speciality grade espresso.
Saicho introduces new rare tea collection
Premium sparkling tea brand Saicho is set to launch a new Rare Tea Collection which will build on the brand’s exciting range of gastronomic teas.
Impact wants Medellín to be the centre of specialty coffee
A group of businesses operating within the Colombian specialty coffee industry have announced the launch of Impact, an incubator and collective aimed at helping Medellín become a hub for specialty coffee.
Unilever unloads the bulk of its tea business for $5 billion
Unilever PLC announced it is selling most of its global tea business to CVC Capital Partners for €4.5 billion – approximately USD $5 billion.
LaRue 1680 launches new curated festive loose leaf teas
Luxury tea and home lifestyle brand LaRue 1680 has released a new holiday set featuring four exclusive holiday loose leaf blends in a limited edition holiday gift box.
New e-commerce marketplace gives buyers direct access to Brazilian micro lots
A marketplace for coffees vetted by Cup of Excellence National Jurists has launched for buyers in the US, Canada and the UK.
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Starbucks brings the ‘merry’ with seasonal beverage offerings
Starbucks is ringing in the festive season with returning holiday favourites, plus a new Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte.
US announces $6m for coffee leaf rust research
A new four-year, $6 million grant will support coordinated research to address the threat of coffee leaf rust for coffee farmers in Hawaii and Puerto Rico.