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Humble tea warms up for a turnaround
Posted on 2008-08-15 Source: Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
marTEA's blogment: 2008 has been a good year for India's tea industry. This is a detailed article explaining the ups and downs of India's tea trade.

Theanine – The Ideal Relaxant?
Posted on 2008-08-15 Source: American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
marTEA's blogment: Julian Tai does an excellent job explaining theanine. What makes theanine (an amino acid) so interesting is the fact that tea is one of the only known plants to contain the amino acid.

Make tea directly in the cup with BoilingPoint
Posted on 2008-08-11 Source: CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
marTEA's blogment: This is pretty cool. BoilingPoint eliminates the kettle.

Strike hits output of India's Darjeeling teas
Posted on 2008-08-11 Source: Reuters India - Mumbai,India
marTEA's blogment: Strike causes a disruption with Darjeeling tea production. If demands are not met, the strike will continue.

Tea booms, tourism poor in Aitken Spence June quarter
Posted on 2008-08-10 Source: Sunday Times.lk - Columbo,Sri Lanka
marTEA's blogment: This story is not as in-depth as I expected, but it shows that when tea sales are at their highest (hitting a billion), that many of the tea producing countries still have struggles.

Assam firm to open tea bars at Metro stations
Posted on 2008-08-10 Source: Times of India - India
marTEA's blogment: I can only imagine how good this will be. Camellia Tea Bar will offer a wide variety of teas - all sound excellent.

Tea producers seek cheaper fuel as oil prices soar
Posted on 2008-08-04 Source: Business Daily Africa - Nairobi,Kenya
marTEA's blogment: It is a problem for everyone...

Workers 'take over' tea factories, resume operations
Posted on 2008-08-02 Source: Kantipur Online - Kathmandu,Nepal
marTEA's blogment: Great tea comes from great tea workers. It also takes experienced management with modern equipment. It is a shame when the two cannot get along.

Tea-producing nations to set up global body
Posted on 2008-07-27 Source: Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
marTEA's blogment: This is very important news for the tea industry...

Tea house bubbling with waku-waku
Posted on 2008-07-27 Source: Windsor Star - Ontario, Canada
marTEA's blogment: Bubble tea... This story details the Waku Waku tea shop (Canada) and gives some background on bubble tea.

Honest Tea to get wider distribution through Coke
Posted on 2008-07-24 Source: Forbes - NY,USA
marTEA's blogment: Coke is set to bring Honest Tea to the masses...starting on the west coast.

Sri Lanka tea output grows by over 18 percent
Posted on 2008-07-24 Source: Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
marTEA's blogment: Sri Lanka keeps on rolling...Ceylon sells.

Iced tea increases risk of kidney stones
Posted on 2008-07-22 Source: United Press International - USA
marTEA's blogment: Say what? Read the comment at the end of the article.

Rishi puts Milwaukee on the world's tea map
Posted on 2008-07-21 Source: OnMilwaukee.com - Milwaukee,USA
marTEA's blogment: Milwaukee's Best...tea:Rishi Tea? Milwaukee's Rishi Tea collected several awards at this year's World Tea Expo.

Orthodox leafy tea fetches premium price
Posted on 2008-07-20 Source: Sunday Observer - Columbo,Sri Lanka
marTEA's blogment: Sri Lanka keeps a good thing going - Ceylon tea. Currently, Sri Lanka produces 14 grades of orthodox tea in 36 different growing regions.

Bigelow Tea Listens and Reacts!
Posted on 2008-07-16 Source: MarketWatch - USA
marTEA's blogment: Bigelow tea lovers...fruit and almond is back...

New Videos Promoting World Peace Through Tea Released Today by Samovar Tea Lounge
Posted on 2008-07-14 Source: istockAnalyst.com - Salem,OR,USA
marTEA's blogment: Our planet, our tea: Samovar is offering educational videos encouraging world peace using tea as an enabler.

West Asian oil price boom provides major impetus to tea demand
Posted on 2008-07-13 Source: Sunday Times.lk - Columbo,Sri Lanka
marTEA's blogment: Economically, this is a very interesting angle on oil prices. It is amazing how following tea trends helps you to fully appreciate the global economy.

Oil spill miffs tea students
Posted on 2008-07-11 Source: Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
marTEA's blogment: Assam students are looking out for their own.

Govt cracks whip on bad-tea exports
Posted on 2008-07-08 Source: Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
marTEA's blogment: It is important for India to protect their reputation. Exporting low quality tea is a problem that is currently being addressed.

High-tech emblem to certify genuine tea from Alishan
Posted on 2008-07-06 Source: Taipei Times - Taiwan
marTEA's blogment: Check this out. It is an interesting idea to help protect the consumer and supplier.

Green Tea: Is it Heart Healthy?
Posted on 2008-07-06 Source: HealthNews - Carslbad,CA,USA
marTEA's blogment: Read the whole story, but think about the last sentence.

Bengal bug bites Assam tea
Posted on 2008-07-03 Source: Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
marTEA's blogment: Helopeltis (tea mosquito) is causing some major problems with tea plants in Upper Assam. Weather is being blamed for the bug population this year.

All In This Tea Movie Review
Posted on 2008-07-03 Source: NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA
marTEA's blogment: The review is not glowing, but anyone interested in tea above and beyond casual sipping should watch this - just for fact.

Pop Culture: More bottled Tetley iced tea drinks
Posted on 2008-07-02 Source: Georgia Straight - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
marTEA's blogment: Here is a review of Tetley iced teas.

The benefits of green tea in reducing an important risk factor for heart disease
Posted on 2008-07-01 Source: News-Medical.net - Sydney,Australia
marTEA's blogment: The study was performed by Dr Nikolaos Alexopoulos and colleagues at the 1st Cardiology Department, Athens Medical School in Greece.

Darjeeling tea crop down 30%
Posted on 2008-06-28 Source: Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
marTEA's blogment: Blame it on the weather. One key element to tea - good weather

33 Health Benefits of Drinking Tea
Posted on 2008-06-26 Source: NursingDegree.net - USA
marTEA's blogment: This blog entry outlines several (33) possible health benefits known from drinking tea.

Sweet Leaf Tea Announces New Products
Posted on 2008-06-25 Source: QSR magazine - Durham,NC,USA
marTEA's blogment: Sweet Leaf keeps getting sweeter. This is a very fun company that sells great all natrual products...any company selling a product in a mason jar is a favorite of mine - go granny go go.

Sri Lanka tea board to tighten laws on exports
Posted on 2008-06-23 Source: Lanka Business Online - Sri Lanka
marTEA's blogment: Understanding the importance of quality for continued success, the Sri Lanka Tea Board pushes for all tea exported from Sri Lanka to meet ISO 3720 the standard.