specialty tea
Fake cake: the business of counterfeit pu’er teas
Known for their exquisite character, authentic pu’er teas can be pricey, leading to the emergence of counterfeit pu’ers. While counterfeit pu’ers is a lucrative and detrimental business in China, the impact globally is not clear. By J.W. Kaler
Nepal Tea Collective relaunches its Rose Label Reserve
Nepal Tea Collective has announced the re-launch of its limited-edition hand-plucked Rose Label Reserve.
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.
Green tea makes global share gains
The global green tea market continues to trend in a positive direction, with signs of further development. The evidence supporting green tea’s improved status can be seen in areas of production, exports, and consumption in major domestic markets. By Jason Walker
Finalists announced for Tea Tycoons competition
Questex and the World Tea Conference + Expo have announced the ten finalists in three categories for the upcoming Tea Tycoons competition taking place at the expo on 27-29 March at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
DavidsTea Introduces Mocktail Teas
DavidsTea has launched two good-for-you, tasty ready-crafted mocktail teas.
Tea Gardens of Scotland debuts teas at Bvlgari Hotel
Nine Ladies Dancing and Frisky Rascal dance their way into the Bvlgari Hotel in Knightsbridge.
The complicated task of categorising ‘specialty’ tea
In a highly complex market, the Western specialty tea stakeholders are striving to achieve a unified operational framework for ‘specialty’ tea – a high added value segment – to ensure a level playing field for the global value chain.
The brewing debate around defining specialty tea…
Who knew that specialty tea could be so heated? (Sorry, it’s a lame pun but I could not resist!) I should clarify — the brewing debate (and it’s certainly ‘brewing’) centres around the attempt to define specialty tea. There was no true or even “working” definition of “specialty tea” until last week when the European Speciality Tea Association (ESTA) offered one.
Global tea associations respond to new definition of specialty tea
Tea and Herbal Association of Canada, Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe and
the Tea Association of the USA offer a statement on the new definition of specialty tea.
European Speciality Tea Association defines specialty tea
In creating the definition of specialty tea, ESTA explained it believes certain factors can help contribute to being able to distinguish specialty teas from commodity teas.
Leading post-pandemic specialty tea industry trends in 2021 — and beyond
This year, 2021, is without question the most complex time to make forecasts and predictions since the specialty tea category emerged in North America. An analysis of the groundbreaking shifts of 2020 can, however, provide some insight into what to expect regarding trends in tea in the coming years, in a post-pandemic world.
Bigelow Tea introduces new offerings featuring recommended dose of Vitamin C
Bigelow Tea’s new Plus Vitamin C teas feature 100% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin C in just one serving.
European Speciality Tea Association and Danish Tea Association to merge
The Danish Tea Association, which has been promoting speciality tea in Denmark through education and competitions for five years, is merging with the European Speciality Tea Association.