It’s that time again, when Bret and I are headed to the biggest tea event  of the year – The World Tea Expo! This trade show is the premier business-to-business event with a focus on specialty tea. For three days, we get to explore new trends, find out how we can optimize and expand our product line, network with others in the industry and of course……sample lots of wonderful teas.

Aside from the commercial aspect, the Tea Expo offers an educational conference whith seminars, panel discussions and workshops. This year alone, there will be 55 individual sessions.

 You can participate in focused tea tastings and learn about regional differences in flavor and aroma. There’ll be teas      from China, Africa, Japan, Taiwan – and even Hawaii!

The lectures provide information on the latest research on tea and health, decaffination processes, how to source quality teas and herbals, and how to put together a successful tea tasting. 

Workshops are hands-on and participants can learn everything from tea blending techniques to  how tea can be paired with food and desserts or used as a ingredient in cooking.

You can be sure that we are signed up for several of these sessions and will return with new product, new ideas and new information on all things tea related.

If you don’t want to wait until we get back, you can accompany us on our adventures by checking our blog where we will post updates and photos daily.

See you soon!

Kerstin and Bret