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brought to you by the producers of the
World Tea Expo and the publisher of Specialty Tea Is
"Hot" Report
Issue 5 
June 22,2005
| Rooibos
Ltd. Wins Long Legal Battle against Opportunists Who
Registered the 'Rooibos' Name |
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(Clanwilliam, South Africa) After ten years and nearly $1
million in legal fees, Rooibos Ltd. has reached a settlement
agreement with Burke-Watkins and Forever Young (Pty) Limited
over the rights to the use of the generic term 'rooibos'.
Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the latter of the
two parties have voluntarily and unconditionally agreed to
cancellation of their registration of the word 'rooibos' in
the USA and various other countries in the world.
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| Revolution Tea Expands Hot Tea Line with Five New
Flavors |
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Revolution Tea is adding five new flavors to its popular
Infuser Tea Bag Line. The new blends are offered in
Revolution's innovative Infuser Bags brimming with the
freshest whole leaf teas, fruits, herbs, spices and natural
flavorings.
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| Green
tea could fight autoimmune disorders |
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Polyphenols founds in green tea may help protect the body
autoimmune disorders, believes an oral biologist who has
conducted extensive studies into their health promoting
properties.
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| No
'Simple' task: consumer magazine names top RTD
teas |
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NEW YORK--Just in time for summer, Real Simple Magazine
conducted a taste test of more than 30 ready-to-drink teas in
three categories. The results appear in the consumer
publication's June issue. Teacrest 's T42 - English Breakfast
Tea was named the ....
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| Tea
Industry Update |
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The Indian tea industry is in a consolidation phase. Most
branded tea players owning plantations have been looking at
divesting their plantation so as to focus on branding and
marketing. India continues to be the world's largest producer
and consumer of tea. Domestic production as well as exports
have been on a rise. However, due to stiff competition from
countries like Sri Lanka, Kenya, China, Bangladesh and
Indonesia, and issues of quality, realizations on Indian teas
have been witnessing a downward trend.
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| World
Tea Expo Special Report, Part Two |
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World Tea Expo (formerly the Take Me 2 Tea Expo), March
21-23 at the Las Vegas Hilton Convention Center, was a great
experience. The World Tea Expo is growing and is absolutely a
must attend event for anyone in the business of serving or
selling tea and tea related products. We are excited to report
about the following products that we have had the privilege of
sampling. This is the second of a two-part report. If you
missed Part One, please go back to our website news page.
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| 20-year
plan undertaken to boost tea production in
Bangladesh |
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Saturday June 11 2005 09:30:40 AM BDT The government has
undertaken a 20-year plan to boost tea production in the
country for raising its exports after meeting the growing
domestic demand.
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| Chemically Dyed Green Tea in Jiangsu and
Zhejiang |
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More than 700 kilograms of fake green tea was seized in
southeast China's Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. The
chemically dyed Biluochun tea contained toxic heavy metals,
according to a China Central Television's (CCTV) report on
Sunday.
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