Tea

France’s oldest teahouse, Mariage Frères, is to open its first UK emporium in London’s Covent Garden in September, while a venue mooted to be the world’s first gin and tea bar is set to open this Autumn in Cheltenham.

High Coffee at the InterContinental London Park Lane hotel.

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Teapigs dips toe into shop scene with first pop-up.

National Afternoon Tea Awards recognise London's 'finest' hotels and restaurants.

Good & Proper Tea is on a mission to spread the word on quality tea. Coffee Business World editor Kate Oppenheim reports.

Daisy Green crowdfunds to finance five year growth plan.

Healthy and speciality teas are driving growth in the out-of-home tea sector, but operators have work to do if they’re to convince consumers that drinking tea away from home is good value for money, says Allegra World Coffee Portal’s market-leading report into the out-of-home tea market.

UKHospitality, the trade body that counts Caffe Nero and Patisserie Valerie among its members, has called on the Government to ensure that employment in the UK has a modern framework that is fit for the 21st century.

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Serving a ‘cheap paper tea bag’ is like serving your coffee customers instant, says world renowned tea specialist Jane Pettigrew BEM, who predicts nitro tea is set to come to the UK.

Teapigs is proudly sporting its new Plastic-Free Trust Mark from A Plastic Planet on all its new packaging, including Meghan Markle’s favourite brew - Teapigs’ liquorice and peppermint.