Massive global beverage brands such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi continue to account for the lion’s share of global soft drink sales. However, in recent years, a new contender has appeared offering the strongest growth of any category in many global markets. This growth has come from relatively high-value, low-volume sectors such as ready-to-drink (RTD) tea, […]
A group of Chinese reporters came up with a novel idea to test how greedy local hospitals were — pass off tea as urine samples and submit the drink for tests.
The results: six out of 10 hospitals in Hangzhou, the capital of the rich coastal province of Zhejiang, visited by the reporters over a two-day […]
granted, a little off topic for the tea blog, but nice packaging none the less! -jake
EcoPods are environmentally friendly coffins made from recycled paper. Whether you’re worried about the state of the planet, or just want to be sure that you’ll have an easy climb back out of the grave, should the zombiism take […]
Drinking a nice warm cup of green tea has long been touted for its healthful benefits, both real and anecdotal. But now researchers have found that a component of green tea, combined with low doses of a COX-2 inhibitor, could slow the spread of human prostate cancer.
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In the March 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, […]
The Japanese custom of serving tea is getting futuristic in University of Tokyo research about how robots and other technology can support and blend with human life.
In a demonstration this week, a humanoid with camera eyes made by Japanese machinery maker Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup.
Then another robot on […]
LONDON - Helen Mirren, who won the best actress Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth II in “The Queen,” may be invited to tea, Buckingham Palace said Monday.
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