Tea

Fast-growing matcha offers coffee shops greater profit opportunities, says Teapigs, which promotes the tea's "eye-catching" colour as social media potential.

Operators need to be offering young consumers something different than traditional tea.

Leading experts urge operators to boost their tea offering.

Laura Ashley Tea room opens sixth site...Mokador looking for UK distributor....Single Estate Teas calls for tea to be de-commoditised....Gruppo Cimbali coffee specialist elected to committee for Specialty Coffee Association...United Baristas launches Workshop...Nespresso launches pilot programme to help farmers in Columbia.

Satisfying the consumer and creating a tea strategy for a premium tea experience was the focus of the Keynote Panel discussion in the Tea Workshop Theatre, produced in association with National Tea Day.

Lincoln & York appoints new financial director to support rapid growth...Typhoo publishes tea supplier list... Nestlé Waters joins consortium to support PET recycling....Bob & Berts to open three new shops....British Coffee Association confirms coffee economy figures.

Former finalist of BBC’s apprentice launches nut milk brand....Adviso to launch hemp tea....7UP reunites with Fido Dido....Löfbergs launches cold coffee concept....WMF goes digital.

Lucy Chappell, who is managing director and head of training at the London School of Tea, talks about the sustainability of tea.

Visitor pre-registration for European Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks Expo hits record with high profile names such as Pret a Manger, EAT, Greene King, Starbucks, Compass and Dinner by Heston Blumenthal all attending.

La Cimbali adds Bunn Infusion 3 series to its range....Caffè Nero innovates to create Espresso & Tonic...Harrogate Spring unveils double-digit growth

Diaz Ayub, National Tea Day Founder and Tea Futurist, explains how consumer demands for transparency is impacting the tea sector.

Britvic appoints Russell Goldman to new role at WiseHead Productions....Brazilian government considers coffee options...The science behind the nations favourite drink.