Why Use Loose Leaf Teas?
Friday, January 22nd, 2010 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea | No Comments »We're all tea lovers here, the simple fact that you're reading this post is a testament to that, but what if I told you that at least 96% of all tea drunk in the United Kingdom comes from a tea ...
Drought and Disease Resistant Tea Plants Introduced to Sri Lankan Tea Plantations
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 Posted in Tea in the News | No Comments »Sri Lanka's Tea Smallholding Authority introduces two new varieties of modified tea plants in order to tackle increased global demand for purity and in an attempt to put an end to the damage caused by adverse weather conditions. Tea plants belonging to ...
Tea and Dunking: A Long and Honoured Tradition and an Art Form in itself
Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Quirky | 7 Comments »As I sat at my desk this morning, absent-mindedly stirring a chocolate digestive in my hot cup of tea whilst pondering the mysteries of life I was suddenly dragged back into reality as I heard a tremendous splash - my ...
Green Tea Reduces Risk of Lung Cancer, Conference Study Report
Friday, January 15th, 2010 Posted in Health, Tea in the News | 1 Comment »The latest results, presented at the AACR-IASLC Joint Conference on Molecular Origins of Lung Cancer suggest a link between consumption of green tea and a reduced risk of developing lung cancer. The conference, held in Coronado California on the 11-14 of ...
Can Drinking Tea Really Cut the Risk of Developing Cancer?
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 Posted in Health | 1 Comment »According to a study in December’s issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology the answer is a possible yes. A recent study into the effects of green and black tea consumption on endometrial cancer, the fourth most common malignancy ...
Unilever PLC’s Lipton Ltd biggest buyer of African tea
Monday, January 11th, 2010 Posted in Intl Tea Trade, Tea in the News | 1 Comment »The latest report from African Tea Brokers Ltd reveals that Unilever PLC'S Lipton Ltd, which manufactures branded and packaged consumer goods, became the biggest buyer of African teas, specifically Kenyan produced teas, in 2009. Lipton Ltd bought almost 60 million kilograms of ...
Green Tea Reduces Pneumonia Risk
Friday, January 8th, 2010 Posted in Health | 1 Comment »The latest in a long line of studies into the beneficial properties of tea links Green Tea to a reduced risk of death from pneumonia in woman. A Japanese study, reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examined the association between the consumption ...
Indian Tea Giant Set to Secure Major Deal in Uganda
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 Posted in Indian Tea Industry, Intl Tea Trade, Tea in the News | No Comments »McLeod Russell continues its current domination of the tea industry with the purchase of James Finlay Ltd owned company, Rwenzori Tea Investments. The Ugandan company and its six tea estates sold for $30 million and is expected to have a turnover ...
Teas to Beat the Winter Blues
Monday, January 4th, 2010 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea | 1 Comment »With Christmas over, New Year's eve celebrated and the overindulgence starting to take its toll, things can start to seem a little blue during January. With the word 'detox' flying around left, right and centre and various diets coming into ...
Kenya Lobbies Pakistan Government for Reduction in Tea Import Duty
Friday, January 1st, 2010 Posted in Intl Tea Trade, Tea in the News | 1 Comment »The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) is pushing for a review into import duty charges on tea coming into Pakistan in a bid to stop smuggling via the neighbouring country of Afghanistan. Twenty percent of all black tea sold within Pakistan ...
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