Tea and Coffee Scandal Hits Australia’s Largest Supermarket Chain
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 Posted in Intl Tea Trade, Tea in the News | No Comments »Top executive sacked as Australian police uncover alleged kickback scam at Woolworths. Woolworth executive, Bill Harvey, was held by police at the company’s headquarters last month amid an investigation into a “promotional surcharges” scheme which involved 15-20% surcharges being paid by ...
Tea Prices Fall as Strike Action Halts Distribution
Friday, February 19th, 2010 Posted in Africa, Intl Tea Trade, Tea in the News | 1 Comment »A strike over pay, last week, saw African tea prices fall as shipments were disrupted by workers picketing warehouses. Workers from tea warehouses in Mombasa staged a strike which lasted for four days, effectively shutting down the tea distribution network in ...
Kenya Tea Packers Announce Growth Strategy Into New Products
Friday, February 12th, 2010 Posted in Tea in the News | 1 Comment »Kenya Tea Packers (KETEPA), the country's largest tea blending and packaging company, has announced an aggressive growth strategy which includes a dynamic move into new product categories. As part of its growth strategy, KETEPA is gearing up to introduce a new ...
Tanzania Predicts 9.4% increase in Crop Output
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in Tea Places, Tea in the News | No Comments »Africa’s fourth largest tea producer predicts a 9.4% increase in crop yield as estate management improves within the country. The Tea Board of Tanzania reported this week that the production of tea may increase to 35,000 metric tons in the twelve months through ...
Another Fall in Tea Prices, Mombasa Auction Report
Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Intl Tea Trade, Tea in the News | No Comments »As expected, tea prices fell for a third consecutive week at the last Mombasa Tea auctions, the world’s biggest tea auction and a global indicator for prices around the world. The auction, which was held on the 18th and 19th of ...
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 ...
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 ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Shareholders go to Polls to Elect Directors
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 Posted in Tea in the News | 1 Comment »[caption id="attachment_1912" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Shareholders to elect factory directors"][/caption] More than 150,000 shareholders of the 54 tea factory companies in Kenya, managed by the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), go to the polls today to elect directors for their factory companies. According ...
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 ...
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 ...
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