World Tea Expo 2013: Sunday June 9 Day Three
Bloggify! I had to get up bright and early for the first core session of the day. There was no missing this one as I was on the panel! I wasn’t sure how full Room 258 would be for the 8am panel...
View ArticleCalifornia Here I Come! World Tea Expo 2014
1946 postcard - My Grandmother's era For some reason the song “California here I come, right back where I started from”, was popular in our household when I was a kid – not because we missed...
View ArticleWorld Tea Expo 2014: Day One, May 29th
Current Trends and Future Outlook for Tea: The first session of the morning featured a panel of leading industry market analysts. They presented their research on areas for potential growth in the tea...
View ArticleAromas, Blends & Lattes! Touring QTrade Teas and Herbs, Cerritos, California
One of the perceived advantages of holding World Tea Expo in Long Beach, California was its close proximity to importers and their businesses. The town of Cerritos is a half hour ride from Long Beach...
View ArticleGathering of the Tea Clans 2015
World Tea Expo is in its thirteenth year – this will be my sixth. When I first attended in 2010, I promised my calendar that the dates would be secured for attendance every year thereafter. Although...
View ArticleWorld Tea Expo 2015: Random reports, Pt. 1
The Flight Home Like a dream it arrived and then was over and now I’m home. I wish I could reconstruct the experience of World Tea Expo in order to give you a picture of what actually happened and...
View ArticleWorld Tea Expo: The Matcha Effect
Matcha mascot at Den's Tea Matcha seems to fit the mood of the moment. It’s electric greenness reflecting the colour that we associate with health and nature. It was seen everywhere at World Tea Expo,...
View ArticleAdvance! My Picks for World Tea Expo 2016
Advancing the Business of Tea In World Tea Expo’s 14 years, the popularity of tea has grown in North America and beyond. The market is crowded with online retailers – some with big dreams. How can...
View ArticleA Look Back at World Tea Expo 2016
As I plan and plot my path through the upcoming World Tea Expo 2017, I thought I’d have a peak at some of my experiences from last year’s expo to inspire and prepare me for this year’s show. In 2016, I...
View ArticlePortrait: Maria Uspenski
Founder, The Tea Spot and author, Cancer Hates Tea There are many reasons to attend World Tea Expo, but I’m finding that as I grow into the industry, I’m just as interested in tea people as product....
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