The Baby Leopard – a planter’s tale
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Quirky, Tea History | No Comments »This story from the early 1990s concerns a young Assistant Manager in Meenglas Tea Estate belonging to the Goodricke Group, located in the Dooars region of North Bengal, India. Let the gentleman, who is now a dignified mid-career planter, remain ...
Fertilizer reaches Kenyan tea farmers
Friday, June 26th, 2009 Posted in Intl Tea Trade | 1 Comment »[caption id="attachment_981" align="alignleft" width="197" caption="The fertilizer arrived at Mombasa"][/caption] The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has imported 57,000 metric tons of fertilizer for its small scale farmers countrywide. The fertilizer consignment was imported in two batches of 28,500 metric tons ...
Green tea linked to prostate cancer reduction
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 Posted in Health | 5 Comments »[caption id="attachment_966" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The research was conducted in Baton Rouge, Louisiana"][/caption] An American cancer centre has concluded that drinking the equivalent of 12 cups of green tea could help fight prostate cancer. The Feist-Weiller Cancer Centre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said ...
Dubai tea expo raises recovery hopes
Thursday, June 18th, 2009 Posted in Indian Tea Industry, Intl Tea Trade | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_948" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Dubai will be the scene of a major tea expo"][/caption] The Indian Tea Association (ITA) is set to try to boost flagging tea exports with an expo bringing together producers and exporters under one roof for the ...
Men’s Health Week – time for a cup of tea!
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 Posted in Health | 5 Comments »You men are not exactly renowned for being the healthiest lot. And with Men's Health week now upon us, too many of you are still couch potatoes and do not exercise enough! So guess what Tea News's suggestion is for men ...
The rise of nettle tea
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 Posted in Health, Herbal Teas | No Comments »Stinging nettles make great tea The annual nettle eating contest in West Dorset may be a peculiarly English piece of whimsy, but the link between health and the “stinger” is well-known. In the Dorset competition around 50 challengers ...
Puer gold for makers of Posh’s weight-loss tea as China outlaws copycats.
Monday, June 15th, 2009 Posted in Chinese Tea, Health, Weight Loss | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_878" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Yunnan province"][/caption] As Champagne can only come from that region of France so Puer Tea will soon only be able to come from Yunnan Province in China. The decision is as controversial as the Champagne ruling and according ...
Largest Plantation Company seeks expansion in Vietnam
Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in Indian Tea Industry, Intl Tea Trade | No Comments »The world's largest tea plantation company is asking the Vietnamese Government for more land. McLeod Russel wants to plant an extra 1,000 hectares with tea to satisfy demand. The Indo-Asian News Service reported that if successful this would allow the company ...
Tata Tea restructures to challenge Coca-Cola
Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in Intl Tea Trade | No Comments »The Tata Tea group is set to integrate its global and domestic operations to take on international drinks companies such as the Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. The $1 billion (Rs4,740 crore) beverage group, part of the Tata group conglomerate, said ...
Tata tea profits fall
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 Posted in Indian Tea Industry, Intl Tea Trade | No Comments »Tata Tea, which owns the Tetley Tea brand, has seen its full-year profits plummet by 56%. The Kolkata-based company posted net profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 831.90 crore from Rs 1,905.88 crore (= Rs 190,588m = £ 2.42bn) year. Consolidated total ...
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