World Tea Academy Awards Brian Keating Gratitude Scholarship
The World Tea Academy has awarded its inaugural Brian Keating Gratitude Scholarship to Elsa Carette.
Tea & Tisanes
Oregon Chai Founder Utilizes All-Natural Expertise to Launch New Beverage Company
Heather Howitt, one of the industry leaders credited for popularizing chai in the United States, is back in the beverage game. This time she’s utilizing her know-how for natural, high-quality ingredients and applying those practices to Thai tea.
The 2019 Los Angeles Tea Festival
With over 40 exhibitors and a comprehensive program of classes, workshops, and performances, the festival engaged and connected purists to casual tea drinkers with tea companies from California and beyond.
Chiques Creek Hemp Tea Release
While Pennsylvania-grown may seem like a strange title to promote hemp, one tea company is proud to continue a centuries-long tradition.
Kenya’s Low Tea Exports Lead to Weakened Shilling
Drought, lower tea prices, and economic sanctions against Iran have led to lower tea exports for the world’s largest black tea producing country, affecting the entire nation’s economy.
World Tea Expo 2019 Recap
From classes, lectures, and day-long workshops to tableside conversations at an exhibitor’s booth, the World Tea Expo is a unique forum that brings together experts, business leaders, and fledgling entrepreneurs throughout the tea industry under one roof.
Taiwan’s Influence on Tea Trends
First, it was boba tea, a milk tea served with tapioca pearls. Then came cheese tea, a tea drink topped with a fluffy concoction of condensed milk and cheese foam or cheese cream. But why does Taiwan have such an influence on beverage trends? And what’s the next big one?
Trending: Cold Brew Tea
On the heels of cold brew coffee, cold brew tea takes its place in the market.
Oat-of-this-World Pop-Up Comes to Portland
Folks can discover just how out-of-this-world good oat milk is at the upcoming Plan-Oat-Tarium pop-up experiences in Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles.
A Wee Problem: Scottish Tea Steeped in Scandal
Scottish farmer Tam O’Braan, also known as the self-styled “Mr. Tea,” became a fixture of the global tea community in 2015 after he claimed to have won gold at the prestigious Salon de Thé awards for his Scotland-grown teas. A little (wee, if you will) problem: No one can seem to find any evidence that the awards ever existed.