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STiR Tea & Coffee Industry Bi-Monthly
gives readers and advertisers MORE

Market research showed us that the tea and coffee industry wants (and we think, deserves) MORE than what they are currently getting in their magazines and exhibitions, and so we at Tea & Coffee Asia decided to take that challenge and give the industry a STiR.
In March 2012, Tea & Coffee Asia becomes STiR Tea & Coffee Industry Bi-Monthly.

By Helen Xu Fei

Oolong tea is gaining in popularity as more gourmet choices are introduced to tea lovers worldwide. The semi-oxidized tea originated from Fujian province in China some 300 to 400 years ago. Over time, Fujian, Taiwan and Guangdong became leading producers boasting of distinctive gourmet origin oolongs respectively. In northern Fujian, Wuyi rock tea (wu yi yan cha) is a signature origin oolong. The tea grows in gaps and cracks of rocks on Mount Wuyi, hence the name. It is an intensely oxidized and heavily roasted dark oolong in long curly shapes with amber or reddish brown liquid.

Staff Report

Dethlefsen & Balk (D&B), the renowned trading house, tea refiner, tea accessory designer and coffee roaster, celebrated its 175th anniversary this year.
The company combines the Hanseatic tea tradition with modern business culture.

By Jane Pettigrew

Since 2000, Kenyan farmers have been running their own tea business independently from government. How did the privatisation come about and is it now benefiting the farmers? Jane Pettigrew has this update.

By Heneage Mitchell

Singaporean coffee lovers and fans of the Australian gourmet chain Toby’s Estate welcomed the opening of  the well-known artisanal java brand’s first outlet in Singapore in the picturesque enclave of Robertson Quay on 8 Rodyk Street last October 7.

By Jane Pettigrew

Tea may still be brewed at home using kettles and traditional teapots, but in the catering environment, new inventions are taking over. Jane Pettigrew discusses a few new products.

Minghuang, or ‘King of Tea’ in Chinese, is one of China’s leading tea extract producers with an annual output of 3,000 tons. Located in Longyou City in mid-western part of Zhejiang province, the company is geographically close to four of China’s leading tea producing provinces: Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian and Jiangxi.

Staff Report

Today metal cans, glass jars and rigid plastic containers dominate instant coffee packaging, all of which are recyclable but none are made from renewable resources or offer compostability.
The move to conventional flexible packaging began some time ago for many premium gourmet makers of ground coffee and coffee beans with some every day instant coffee brands mirroring this trend. Many of these lightweight packs are stand-up bags or pouches with some using vacuum packed blocks.

COTECA (Tea Coffee Cocoa/Global Industry Expo)
September 20-22, 2012 – Hamburg, Germany

COTECA (Tea Coffee Cocoa/Global Industry Expo) – the industries’ leading international trade fair – takes place in Hamburg, which is Europe’s most appealing business destination for these industries. With its wealth of tea and coffee companies, Hamburg is the gateway for much of the products that arrive in Europe for consumption or for value-added processing, blending, and re-packaging.

Staff Report

Five specialised trade shows - FoodAsia, Bakery&Pastry, HotelAsia, HospitalityStyleAsia and HospitalityTechnology - each distinctively tailored to provide industry professionals with direct access to latest products, services and technological solutions, are gearing up to present an even stronger line-up of exhibitors from April 17 to 20, 2012 at the Singapore Expo.