How To Use a Teapot
Friday, January 29th, 2010 Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea | No Comments »We all drink Tea and we all use Teapots on a regular basis; so much so that we rarely think about its origins or the proper way to use a teapot. The origins of the Teapot, as with all tea, starts ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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