If you have been looking for a prepared bottled ready-to-drink sweetened tea that doesn’t have tons of sugar in it, you are now in luck.
FoodBusinessNews.net announced here that Honest Tea now has a variety of beverage that is sweetened with stevia. It took them a long time to get it all together.
One reason why this was so surprised me. The FDA (them again) didn’t allow stevia to be an ingredient in beverages. Why for pity’s sake?! I’ve been using it for years in my tea.
The next problem was getting the formula just right so that the new tea tasted like they wanted it to and would be OK with consumers. Right now it does not appear to be available on their own website.
Personally, if I see some I will try it but I’m not too fond of the idea of a Passion Fruit Green Tea with Maqui Berry. Seems to be over doing things a bit with all that flavor.
Filed under Tea by on Aug 10th, 2010. 1 Comment. 
Twinings Tea with New Spokesperson?
Word from England has it that Twinings Tea is in talks with Lady Gaga’s people concerning her endorsing their product. Twinings Tea has been around for quite a while – since about 1706 and is one of the first companies to bring the new drink to England. Amazing how fast it became the national drink.
This is what may make it seem old hat though our next news item would suggest this is not so. However, in order to market their tea to a new generation, they began talks with Lady Gaga. Apparently she has a thing for tea and teacups. In fact, the source of our news here has a picture of her with a very lovely teacup and saucer. I have to say her outfit isn’t the most outrageous I’ve seen her in either.
Do you think if Twinings Tea succeeds in having her as their new spokesperson, it will bring in a new group of customers? Well, maybe if that doesn’t work, the health benefits of tea will.
Tea Making a Comeback in the U.S.?
As tea lovers we know that tea is a great drink. Now many Americans are joining the tea sippers. Sales of tea are up to $7,300,000,000 as of 2009 and the number of tea rooms and specialty stores have grown from 240 to 2400. That’s a big leap over the last ten years.
Our source for this news, the Orlando Sentinel, cites the health benefits of tea as one reason for this growing trend. They listed the findings from a UCLA study last year that drinking three or more cups of green or black tea can reduce the risk of stroke as one such health benefit.
A couple of their quotes even talk about how enjoying a cup of tea can help you relax. And we all know how reducing our stress can be beneficial to our health.
Filed under Tea by on Aug 5th, 2010.
Valentine’s Day Tea Towel Revealed
Yesterday I got a GREAT call from my tea towel recipient Bina in WA. I’m so happy that I didn’t do something stupid like “Google” Bina before I sent her the towel, turns out she is a very…
Dooars row may hit ‘first flush’ tea
The ongoing political upheaval in Dooars may soon hit the high-quality and highly valued ‘first flush’ tea trade there. Dooars
contributes over 15% to the all India tea production. “Undoubtedly, the charged environment has created uneasiness among planters here. If the trouble continues for long, the next ‘first flush’ business will be severely affected,” said …
Bigelow(R) Tea Introduces Two Love-ly New Flavors… Just in Time for Valentine’s Day!
It’s a Valentine for tea-lovers: two delicious, naturally sweet new flavors from Bigelow® Tea… an idea brewed up especially for Valentine’s Day (www.bigelowtea.com). White Chocolate Kisses blends the heavenly taste of rich, decadent chocolate with…
Tea, steeped in tradition, has new bag
Tea has started wars. Diplomats have signed peace treaties while drinking it. And now it is fighting for the consumer market since Americans have learned of all its antioxidant-rich properties.
At the recent Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, a tea purveyor set up shop on almost every row and aisle at the Moscone Center. And tea is no longer just a hot drink. It has inspired snack foods, mints, even cocktails. Here is some of what we saw at the show…
Green tea may protect against breast cancer
Regular consumption of green tea may reduce a woman’s risk of breast cancer by about 12 per cent, according to a new study from the US and China.
Writing in the Journal of Nutrition, scientists report that the “modest” reduction was observed for regular tea drinkers, compared to non-drinkers, after evaluating the diet of 3454 women with breast cancer and 3474 healthy controls aged between 20 and 74.
The study, led by Martha Shrubsole from Vanderbilt School of Medicine in Nashville, adds to the ever-growing body of science supporting the anti-cancer benefits of…
Filed under Tea by on Feb 12th, 2009.