| China's tea exports hit record USD 547 mn in 2006 | | Posted Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:50:39 PM by Blog57 Team | | Beijing, Feb 1: China, the world's second largest tea producer after India, achieved record exports last year at USD 547 million, up 12.98 per cent year-on-year, a report said here today.China's green tea exports surged 6.1 per cent to 219,000 tonnes worth USD 390 million, a rise of 18 per cent year-on-year, according to the China Chamber of Commerce for the Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal By-Products (CFNA).Exports included 21,000 tonnes of oolong tea and 31,500 tonnes of black tea, worth USD 94,330 in total. The trade volume of oolong rose by 15 per cent and black tea by 6.3 per cent over the previous year.China's tea output rose to 287,000 tonnes in 2006.China was the second largest tea producer in 2005, contributing around one quarter of the global tea production.... | |
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| | | Snapple Waves Red, White and Green for America's Tea Lovers | | Posted Tuesday, January 09, 2007 12:56:48 PM by Blog57 Team | | RYE BROOK, N.Y., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Snapple, maker of The Best Stuff on Earth, announces the national availability of Snapple Red Teas, a line of naturally caffeine-free teas that contain protective antioxidants and Vitamin C, and contribute to a healthy immune system. Made from the Rooibos plant found only in South Africa, Snapple Red Teas are the latest addition to the brand's "good for you" platform launched in 2006 with light tasting White Teas and a line of Green Teas that boost metabolism with the natural antioxidant EGCG. Snapple, the leader in the super premium tea category, is the first national brand to bring a ready-to-drink red tea to the mass market. "We've seen green and white teas explode in popularity in 2006 because of their functional benefits and antioxidant contents," says Bryan Mazur, VP of Marketing for Snapple.... | |
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| | | Major tea promotion drive this year | | Posted Friday, January 05, 2007 2:50:14 PM by Blog57 Team | | EXPORTS: Tea exports will be increased this year pouring more foreign exchange into country's economy, a Member of the Small and Medium Tea Suppliers Association M.C.M. Zarook said. "We hope to increase the supply by twenty five per cent in the European market. We are planning on expanding the market. "We export hundred percent value added tea. There will be no problem with the demand. With the strike coming to an end things will be back to normal by the end of this month," Zarook explained. He added that exporting of bulk tea is not favourable for Sri Lankan tea. "Sixty per cent of Sri Lankan tea is exported in bulk. "It is mixed with low quality tea and packed again. "It reduces the quality of Sri Lankan tea.... | |
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| | | Tea prices continue to rule easier | | Posted Monday, November 27, 2006 12:53:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | Coimbatore, Nov 27. (PTI): Despite fair to good demand, tea prices ruled lower by Re one to Rs three per kg in the Coimbatore auction held last week, trade sources said today. Though selected well made whole leaf and larger teas ruled firm to occasionally dearer, highgrown orthodox brokens quoted lower by Rs two to Rs three, while medium eased by Re one to Rs two, the sources said. Medium bolder CTC leaf grades quoted around the last level, while other medium were irregularly lower by Re.one to Rs.three and plainer sorts settled at Re.one to Rs.1.50 lower, with good to restricted demand. In the dust category, limited quantity orthodox ruled lower by Re.one to Rs.two,while best ctc sold around last level and medium and plainer sorts eased by Re.one to Rs.1.50. Clean black bolder grade met some export demand and ruled firm to dearer.... | |
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| | | Justin Doom: Williams should stick with CFL | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 6:49:01 PM by Blog57 Team | | Few things -- a strong cup of coffee, maybe some black tea -- make weekday mornings more bearable than getting an e-mail from my buddy Greg that includes a link and the words, "Seriously, Doom, tell me this story doesn't sound like it's from The Onion ..." The stories are real but borderline fantastical, which is what makes them so fantastic. This week it was about how Toronto Argonauts President Keith Pelley wants Ricky Williams to come back to the team, maybe after he flames out again in the NFL, so ... maybe mid-2007? I'm only half kidding. "I certainly gave him an open invitation to come back here when he is finished in the NFL," Pelley told the Toronto Sun, after the Argos lost to Montreal in the Canadian Football League East final. "If he plays two or three years down there, hopefully he'll come back up and end his career in the CFL.... | |
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| | | American Girl tea party | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 6:52:51 AM by Blog57 Team | | TOWNSEND -- The Townsend United Methodist Church is presenting the annual American Girl Holiday Tea Party on Saturday, Dec. 2, from noon to 2 p.m. The featured doll is Kirsten Larson. Children can dress up in American Girl clothing. The afternoon will conclude with a craft time in the style of 1854. Cost is $15 per person; children must be accompanied by an adult. For reservations, call (978) 597-2486 by Nov. 25. The church is at 265 Main St., at the corner of routes 13 and 119. Carbon-monoxide alarms GROTON -- The Groton Fire Department has received a distribution of carbon-monoxide alarms through the generosity of North Middlesex Savings Bank and Moison's Hardware. As of March 31, Massachusetts passed a law for compliance with "Nicole's Law, which requires carbon-monoxide alarms in all residences with potential sources of carbon monoxide.... | |
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| | | First Presbyterian women host Annual Invitational Tea | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 6:53:27 PM by Blog57 Team | | The women of First Presbyterian Church in Douglas held their Annual Interdenominational Invitational Tea on Thursday, November 2, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. This event was suggested 18 years ago by Roz Fogleman. Invitations are delivered to women of churches in Douglas and the surrounding areas. Over the years attendance has grown. 66 women attended, representing more than 12 churches including McNeal, Elfrida, Benson, Bisbee, Double Adobe, and churches here in Douglas. Officers of Presbyterian Women of Presbytery de Cristo came from Tucson. The program included Meghan Brown, speaking about her work as a volunteer with the Presbyterian Border Ministry, Frontera de Cristo. Also a sound effect role play of the Creation Story "The Garden of Eden" was led by Carole Denham. The Fellowship Hall was decorated to represent the Garden and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil along with the serpent.... | |
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| | | The Endless Benefits Of Tea | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 6:55:03 AM by Blog57 Team | | Tea is proving to be a super food for our generation. The benefits appear to be endless. This fragrant liquid is calorie-free, chock-full of antioxidants and considered part of our daily fluid requirement. Tea has been linked to heart health, cancer protection and even included in multiple beauty remedies. .... | |
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| | | KPA demands increase in subsidy for replanting tea | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 12:57:28 PM by Blog57 Team | | AT THE MEET: (From left) KPA vice-chairman Jeffry J.S. Rebello, UPASI president J.K. Thomas and KPA chairman S.P. Muthuraman at the Karnataka Planters Association's 48th annual conference in Bangalore on Wednesday. ? Photo: K. Gopinathan BANGALORE: Karnataka Planters Association chairman S.P. Muthuraman on Wednesday urged Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh to raise the tea replanting subsidy to 40 per cent under the Special Purpose Tea Fund (SPTF). Addressing the 48th annual conference of the association here, Mr. Muthuraman said that the Union Government had initially proposed a 40 per cent subsidy for those who opted for the scheme. However, it had brought this down to 30 per cent after an intervention by the Planning Commission. The association had learnt that this had been further brought down to 25 per cent, which would be of little use for tea development.... | |
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| | | $19 million later, Russian Tea Room open for 3rd time | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 2:49:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | It was amid the crimson-green-and-gold splendor of the Russian Tea Room that Dustin Hoffman, dressed as a dowdy, middle-aged woman in "Tootsie," sidled up to his apoplectic agent, played by a sputtering Sydney Pollack.Madonna once worked the coat check there. And boldface names such as Michael Douglas, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Barbara Walters, Woody Allen and Henry Kissinger went to the restaurant for their tete-a-tetes and trysts. It was the ultimate power meal, spiced with romance, until it closed in 1995. Then reopened. Then closed again. On Friday, the Russian Tea Room opens yet again, after a more than $19 million takeover and makeover. The new owner is real estate developer Gerald Lieblich.No one knows how this third reincarnation of an iconic meeting place will do, but one thing is for sure: The name Russian Tea Room evokes New York's celebrity realm -- "an anteroom to all the glamour and gifts, sizzle and pulse, art, intelligence and determination of New York," as singer Judy Collins, a Tea Room regular, described it in an essay after its 2002 closing.Today, the town house is filled with decor that mimics early 20th-century Russia, with 28 antique samovars, crimson leather banquettes and vivid green walls.... | |
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