HEAR THE HEADLINES – World Tea Conference + Expo Reunites North America’s Tea Community with Contemporaries from Overseas | The World Tea Expo this week was an energized event focused on normal business concerns following three years of unprecedented disruption | Global Tea Market to Reach $266.7 Billion by 2025 | Germany’s Ronnenfeldt Tea Celebrates 200th Anniversary
| FEATURE INTRO – Conversations recorded on the floor at World Tea Expo reveal an upbeat return to normalcy as commerce concerns focus on the economy, changing consumer behavior. Join me for visits with exhibitors and attendees.
| Germany’s J. T. Ronnefeldt Tea Marks 200-Year Milestone – Ronnenfeldt Tea owner Jan-Berend Holzapfel is celebrating the firm’s 200th anniversary. The venture has long championed supplier relationships and respect for the environment, Holzafepfel explained to World Tea Conference attendees. His presentation described a broad range of initiatives, from a tea academy and training programs to compostable packaging and carbon offsets. His advice on surviving 200 years. "Number one is you need to stick to your quality and price level. And number two is stick to your niche. Once you focus on these two issues, then I think you can expand into other channels into other markets. And then you will be very successful," said Holzaphel.
Confederation of Smallholders Will Relocate from China to India | Iran tea Imports Plunge 62pct | Economists Predict Soft Commodity Prices Will Stabilize in 2024
Lunar New Year Boosts Tea Travel | Nepal Past Currency Crisis | Pakistan’s Tea Imports Spike
UN to Promote Tea Power | Tea Advice to Take with a Grain of Salt | China Tea Exports Declined in 2023
Missile Attacks Reroute European Bound Tea | Serve Hot Tea in Dry January | Tata Buys Organic India
A Year of Fire and Now, Ice | UC Davis Colloquium: Tea in a Changing World | SYSTM Foods Acquires HUMM Kombucha
Holiday Retail Cheer Spreads into the New Year | Expanding Value Addition | Australian Tea Masters to Manage World Tea Academy
Iran's $3.7 Billion Tea Embezzlers | Shipping Shock: Missle Threat Diverts Suez-bound Tea Cargo | Malawi Anticipates Steep Decline
COP 28 Adopts Transition From Fossil Fuels | AVAP Winners Celebrate in Paris | Kenya Budgets Expansion of Tea Blending and Packing Capability
COP28 Declaration is Good News for Tea Smallholders | Sun Garden Tea Merges with QTrade Teas | It’s Easier Now to Attend Chinese Tea Tradeshows
Tea Overflows Mombasa Warehouses | Black Friday Sales Set $9.8 Billion Record | Sri Lanka Welcomes Strong Harvest Finish
AVPA Announces 37 Gold Medal Winners | Coca-Cola India and Luxmi Tea Relaunch Honest Iced Tea | Sri Lanka Urges Smallholders to Increase Planting Density
Holiday Shoppers Lose Confidence | Tanzania Debuts New Digital Auction | Tea Barter: Egypt Offers Kenya a Blank Check
Starbucks Ambitious Global Expansion | Bangladesh May Break Elusive Record | Researchers Find that Adding Cream and Sugar to Tea Does Not Impact Health Outcomes
UK Tea Academy Announces Winners of The Leafies | Rooibos Red is one of Top Colors for 2024 | Indian Tea Undergoing FSSAI Safety Analysis
Middle East Unrest Heightens Tea Logistics Concerns | Just Ice Tea Raises $14 Million to Expand Distribution
Unilever Kenya Pays Tea Workers Harmed in 2007 Attacks | Tea Powers Taiwan’s Bottled Beverage Market | Big Tobacco Infuses Rooibos With Nicotine
Indian Tea Association Report Describes Acute Financial Crisis | Tea Awards Season is Underway as Judging Concludes in Major Global Competitions | Online Venture Vahdam Tea Opens its First Brick-and-M
Dark Tea Reduces the Risk of Diabetes | Consumers Feel Culpable for Climate Change | Kagoshima Benefits from Diverse Tea Exports
Retail Sales Projections are Ho-Hum for the Holidays | India Returns to English Tea Auction Rules | UC Davis Tea Institute Launches a Training Program for Tea Professionals
New Report on Gender-based Abuse in Tea | Tea Price Protests in India Continue | High Temps Lower Yields of Black Sea Tea
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