There's a story behind every tea...
Bohea Black Tea made a big splash in American history when it was symbolically tossed overboard at the Boston Tea Party.
342 chests of tea were thrown into the harbor by revolutionaries, including Paul…
World Tea East was held in Boston this week located with Natural Products Expo East. World Tea Expo held tea classes on Wednesday and Thursday to quench the thirst of East Coast tea professionals. Sessions were held on a variety of topics like…
Day 2 at the fair went according to plan. We tasted tea the entire day. We met with current suppliers and a couple of interesting new potential suppliers. I have come across some good teas, purchased some gifts to take home and had fun trying new…
I want to take this opportunity to say "thank you" to Jamie at Tea on Tap and Jason at Walker Tea Review for their recent interview opportunities!
Check out their respective tea blogs and other tea interviewees. Tea on Tap and Walker Tea Review.
I…
I was excited to set off for the July show even if I had to arrive several days early to complete the expansion of the showroom. Thank goodness Ward Sener was in Atlanta, I could not have gotten it done without him!
We completed the floor, moved…
Teas Etc is excited to co-sponsor with Laura Schaefer author of The Tea Shop Girls a Tweens Tea Essay Contest!
A link to the press release is here for anyone who wants to share. I have also included most of the details below. We are hoping to…
With the World Tea Expo behind me, at least temporarily, the wedding is at the top of the agenda and the long anticipated day was quickly approaching. We had the resort reservation, the low down on the weekend plans and our bags were packed.
We…
Excited about the day ahead we woke up to incredible weather. Docked at the port of Ocho Rios we walked to find our excursion, a 90 ft. yacht that was taking us to Dunn River Falls.
OCHO RIO JAMAICA
I almost never drink coffee and when I do…
2008 was a whirlwind and such an incredible year for me personally and professionally! Starting with my trip to China in March/April. Traveling in the mountains, choosing exceptional teas and having the opportunity to cup with masters throughout…
Tomorrow, I am scheduled to debut the company’s Self Steeping Brew Mug on QVC, one of the world’s largest multimedia retailers, between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. EST.
The presentation of the unique, all-in-one Self Steeping Brew Mug Gift Set, packaged…
The World Tea Expo rocked again this year in Las Vegas!
Group Strategy Opening Day!
I had a great time visiting with attendees over the 3 day tea trade show and was ignited by the energy and enthusiasm on the show floor. The response to our booth…
The New Business Boot Camp, at the 2008 World Tea Expo, was a great success!
Attendees, primarily from the US and Canada, attended this 2 day, 16 hour, intensive tea business training learning from 8 speakers on various aspects of opening a tea…
With the schedule I have been keeping since arriving home this is the first opportunity I have had to publish more of my pictures from my China trip.
Enjoy the post and images and keep an eye out for pictures of the new office as well as pre 2008…
After visiting East Mountain we were invited to join our hosts along with the Chairman of the Shanghai Tea Council, Mr. Chen (yes another Mr. Chen) for lunch at the renowned, historic Suzhou restaurant, De Yue Lou. Dating back to the Qing Dynasty…
Well I have landed in Shanghai and am looking forward to spending a couple of days here in the city. Like every city I have ever visited it is full of people and traffic. Interestingly my hotel is across the street from an IKEA! I am staying at a…
I am getting ready to leave for China and while this was an unexpected trip I kind of like the last minute nature of it, not a lot of time to think! It also helps me really get organized, necessitating numerous decisions bringing projects to…
I can't believe it, nine years, it seems like yesterday that I began my "tea" journey.
I could have never imagined what was ahead when I started Teas Etc. I did not understand how it would enrich my life, the friendships I would gain and how many…
Teas Etc booth
World Tea Expo, Atlanta June 2007
The show floor, Teas Etc booth is on the right in the 700 aisle. Great lighting Barb!
Mr. Liao joined us from Taiwan, white shirt center back. Ankit was in town from India and stopped by for a…