Over the Teacups

Giving Voice to the Tea Industry

Tea Prices to Hold Steady in 2010

As tea drinkers become more knowledgeable about tea’s health benefits, broad variety of appealing tastes, and tea community, the demand for tea outpaced production between 2005 and 2009 coinciding with the surge in prices due to drought in Asia and Africa.

Winter Fancy Food Show

[ January 17, 2010 to January 19, 2010. ] NASFT Winter Fancy Food Show, San Francisco, CA

Coca Cola Pilots Tea Brewing Machine

A machine that can brew at least 18 varieties of iced tea at a time is being tested by Coca-Cola. The machine, called Flex Fresh, would brew tea by the cup, pitcher or gallon, adding sweeteners and flavors.

Food & Beverage Trends Webcasts

R&I Offers Food & Beverage Trends Webcast Series – September 1
Each webcast in the series is led by RBI editors and features expert panelists as they discuss the topics and challenges faced by foodservice professionals across all segments—and how they successfully address them. September 1, 2009

King Arthur Flour – Nationwide Free Baking Demos

The Free King Arthur Flour demo classes are a unique blend of baking science, tried and true tips, and culinary theater; traveling baking instructors explain and entertain, inform and inspire. Attendees — as many as 8,000 each year — walk away with just enough baking science to understand how ingredients function in a recipe and why certain techniques are important to successful baking, while sharing the joy and tradition of baking at home.