Sri Lanka to Bid for Exclusive Rights on ‘Ceylon Tea’
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Posted in Intl Tea Trade, Tea in the News | 4 Comments »Sri Lanka looks set to secure a claim, under the current World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), for Geographical Indicators (GI) to protect the prestigious wording: ‘Ceylon Tea’. The country already has existing rights, under intellectual ...
Tea Industries Stock Prices Soar
Monday, December 28th, 2009 Posted in Indian Tea Industry, Intl Tea Trade, Tea in the News | No Comments »Windfall gains for investors as the tea industry performs well in the stock market rally. The latest report from India sees the stocks of major tea companies soaring by about 200 – 450% since March 2009. Beating the benchmark indices by ...
Christmas Afternoon Tea at The Ritz
Friday, December 25th, 2009 Posted in Tea Places | 1 Comment »A special Afternoon Tea will be served at The Ritz today and even Santa is expected to make an appearance. Tea will be served at 13.30, 15.30 and 17.30 sharp and revellers will be treated to the best champagne, finely cut ...
High Tea Prices Set to Fall
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Posted in Tea in the News | 1 Comment »Over the past year we’ve all noticed the pinch of the current financial climate. With unemployment soaring, banks on the verge of collapse and Christmas just around the corner it just seems as if nothing can go right. Well think ...
The Street of Tea: Mincing Lane
Monday, December 21st, 2009 Posted in Tea History | 1 Comment »Reaching from Fenchurch Street south to Great Tower Street, Mincing Lane was a vibrant and aromatic centre for the trading of spices, opium and most importantly tea. Deriving its name from the Anglo-Saxon for nun (minchery), Mincing Lane is a corruption ...
African Tea Prices climb 3.1%, Mombasa Auction report
Friday, December 18th, 2009 Posted in Intl Tea Trade, Tea in the News | 2 Comments »3.1% rise in African tea prices seen at this week's Mombasa tea auction, fantastic news for a country that is currently suffering from one of the worst droughts in decades. Twice a week, Monday and Tuesday to be precise, the beautiful ...
Tea Lowers Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, published study reports
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Posted in Health, Tea in the News | 2 Comments »Systematic review shows strong association between regular consumption of tea and/or coffee and a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes. A recent study, reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine's December issue, used a systematic review with meta-analysis to identify 18 ...
Afternoon Tea with Crocodiles
Monday, December 14th, 2009 Posted in Quirky | 2 Comments »A beautiful way to spend an afternoon; sipping tea surrounded by idyllic country side and, um, crocodiles. A farmer in Cambridgeshire is currently running the world's most exotic tea room. Opened in 2006, the tea room is situated along side a ...
Tea Pill for Soldiers
Friday, December 11th, 2009 Posted in Quirky | No Comments »Indian soldiers look set to become the worlds best equipped troops with the new wonder pill from the Tocklai Experimental Station (TES). Stuck at that chilly check-point or barracks, but forgot to pack the milk? Never fear, with the latest invention from ...
Kenya Tea Exports
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Tea Places, Tea in the News | 2 Comments »Kenya on course for a Sh67 billion tea income in 2009, despite suffering from severe drought and falls in production. The east-african country, the second largest tea exporter in the world behind Sri Lanka, expects to earn up to Sh67 billion from ...
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