The Elusive Promise of Scottish-Grown Tea
When picturing a tea-producing country, Scotland is probably quite low on the list. With its northerly latitude and often harsh weather, it is not exactly well-suited...
Jun 20, 2025
Brewing Tensions: The Global Impact of 2025 Tariffs on the Coffee Industry
As dawn breaks over misty coffee farms from Colombia to Vietnam—where the future of the $460 billion global coffee industry takes root each day...
May 26, 2025
A Bright Future for Dark Tea
Chinese hei cha or ‘dark tea,’ as the term is often translated into English, is one of the six major categories of tea produced in China, along with green, yellow, white...
May 14, 2025
Tradeshows Adapt and Evolve
Spending at US-based tradeshows ($15.8 billion) exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2024, but with fewer exhibitors, fewer net square feet of exhibit space, two million...
Apr 22, 2025
Scotland’s Piping Hot Coffee and Tea Scenes
Scotland is a small country. With a population of just under 5.5 million, it has fewer residents than the American state of Wisconsin.
Apr 1, 2025
Empowering Women in Coffee
Women empowerment, more often than not, is associated with trailblazers. This story involves six women banding together to enhance the coffee industry...
Mar 12, 2025
Vietnamese Coffee: A Lesson in Portfolio Diversification
As one of the most dynamic coffee sectors in the world, Vietnam understands the importance of portfolio diversification. Its players are pragmatic problem solvers...
Feb 20, 2025
Tea Co-Packing in the US Lowers Barrier to Entry
Selling dry tea comes with a relatively high barrier to entry for many retail operators in the United States. Not only are there concerns around sourcing...
Jan 30, 2025
How Tea Became Chai
Anyone who has ever traveled by train through India, has heard the ‘chaiwala’ (tea hawker) shouting “Chai, lelo, chai! Chai, garam chai” (Have some chai, hot chai).
Jan 8, 2025
Scaling Biochar for a Circular Coffee Economy
A quiet yet significant shift is underway in the coffee-growing regions of Brazil, Colombia, and other Latin American countries.
Dec 12, 2024
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