UK spending on private_label products will leap by 24% in the next four years, according to a study published today (18 April).
Industry analysts Datamonitor said UK expenditure on such products will reach GBP52bn (US$104bn) by 2011 - up from GBP42bn last year.
The study said spending on private label goods will exceed 40% of total consumer […]
European private label food and beverage brands are likely to increase their penetration in most markets over the next five years, says a new report, but lessons could be learned from the UK, where the potential has been most extensively exploited in recent years.
Private label brands - also known as ’store brand’ and ‘own label’ […]
I have never seen a news story like this one… how odd. -Jake
Even though previous researches have authenticated about the beneficial aspects of tea, scientists have now pointed out the dangerous side effects it poses.
Scientists have earlier shown that antioxidant properties found in green tea could help prevent coronary artery disease. They had […]
Assam tea, Darjeeling tea or Palampur-Kangra tea—we are well aware of these flavours. Ever heard of Meghalaya tea? You may soon if the efforts of the state government and daring-to-be-different farmers bear fruit…err… leaves.
Horticulture is being thought of as a viable alternative to the ecological menace of shifting cultivation (Jhum, or bun, in local parlance) […]
Golaghat: Tea plantation workers linked to separatist groups in the northeast have banded together in an extortion racket, kidnapping at least 13 senior estate managers in the last two months, officials said.
The All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) has been formed in the last six months by powerful separatist groups in Assam state as a […]
As the hostess poured a cup of tea for a middle-aged man at her party, she asked him if he took sugar. “No,” he said. “Yes,” said his wife at the same moment. Then she turned to him. “But I always put sugar in your tea!” “I know,” the man said, “I used to remind […]
Between the tea bushes on a lush mountainside more than a kilometre above China’s south-east coast, migrant worker Tao Ming Xiu shifts the weight of the infant son she is carrying on a sling on her back and stares in disbelief.
‘How much did you say?’ the 25-year-old from Guizhou province asks. ‘That can’t be right. […]
A compound found in green tea appears to reduce the inflammatory responses associated with autoimmune diseases, say researchers from the Medical College of Georgia in the journal Autoimmunity.
The researchers have been working with animals modeling primary Sjogren’s syndrome (also known as dry mouth), which damages the glands that produce tears and saliva. While around 30 […]
HANOI — Police blocked dissidents’ wives from attending a tea at the U.S. ambassador’s house, creating a scene that he feared “was at risk of spiraling out of control,” the diplomat said yesterday.
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Black tea has existed in Thailand since before anyone even thought of green tea.
And after three golden years for green tea, the market for it suffered a downturn last year. Could this be a chance for black tea to emerge once again as the dominant force?
Last year, the slump in green-tea sales saw the overall […]
Volunteers are being sought by Stafford’s hospice to serve refreshments at two of their fundraising tea bars.
The voluntary services department at Katharine House Hospice is appealing for helpers to serve cups of tea and light refreshments at both Stafford and Cannock Magistrates Courts.
The tea bars generate £6,000 a year for the Weston Road based charity […]
no idea who this is, but here you go- jake
Beirut-born singer Mika refuses to travel anywhere without his favourite brand of tea because only he can brew up a perfect cup.
The Grace Kelly singer, who was brought up in England, is very particular about his Earl Grey tea - and hates what is served […]
nice article… -jake
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I’ve been enjoying the snarky articles at Slate.com recently focusing on the commoditization of Eastern traditions, such as yoga. As someone who purchases but never uses yoga clothing, mats, and accessories, I can truly appreciate the hypocrisy in the American tendency to turn something that is supposed to be purifying and healthy into […]