Black-owned Tea Businesses Build Community
Monday, Feb 02, 2009In honor of Black History Month, World Tea News Contributing Editor Lindsey Goodwin took a look at a few prominent black-owned tea businesses in the U.S. She spoke with owners about their companies, community impact, growth and goals for the next four to eight years. Here’s what they had to share.
Tea and Health, Questions and Answers
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009Many tea businesses are taking advantage of January’s status as National Hot Tea Month to remind consumers of tea’s health benefits. But with so many claims about tea out there, it’s hard to keep up with what’s established and what’s hearsay.
To help sort it out, World Tea News Contributing Editor Lindsey Goodwin asked Doug Balentine, director of nutrition sciences for Lipton/Unilever, some of the questions tearoom owners are frequently asked. Balentine has been involved with tea and health research for the last 15 years and is the co-author of 25-plus papers on the subject.
Some Living Dream of American Tea Production
Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009During WTN’s recent San Francisco Industry Roundtable, Roy Fong (co-founder of Imperial Tea Court) discussed the possibility of growing tea near San Francisco. He isn’t the first to do so – the idea dates back to a Gold-Rush-era agribusiness boom. With the sustainability movement revving up, the dollar fluctuating and food safety concerns and shipping costs on the rise, is the notion of American-grown tea finally ready to fly?
The Year in Tea (2008)
Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008A look back at the year in tea, from corporate buyouts and grocery chains to hypermodern cooking and spa tea treatments.
Industry Roundtable: Beyond the Bay
Monday, Dec 22, 2008World Tea News continues Contributing Editor Lindsey "Vee" Goodwin’s roundtable discussion with leaders in the San Francisco-area tea business. In this installment, participants ruminate on the global economy’s effect on the tea trade and Americans’ taste and education level relative to the rest of the world.