Tea Sippers

Probably most of you who read this blog’s news are not in the business of selling tea to customers. You, like me, just like to drink it and love all the health benefits that come as a result.

However, our source today provides a great look at some tips, provided by Lilach Manheim from TeaGschwendner, on choosing a tea vendor. This would, of course, be the one that supplies the different teas to a tea shop.

The article/interview supplies tips about the quality of the teas giving us mere tea drinkers some insight into the sourcing of tea. Tea brought into the U.S., for instance, is usually not imported by the small tea vendors due to shipping cost considerations. Therefore, an importer does the job and usually works with one or more wholesalers or distributors. Manheim says it’s important to understand the supply chain of your tea product. For my taste, I would rather have a tea that was bought directly by the vendor if at all possible.

Other things were discussed such as quality controls, freshness, the experience of the tea buyer, how they keep track of their inventory to provide in demand teas or make proper substitutes, and what type of services they provide to the vendor.

As I said it was an eye opening interview/report. One I think I will tuck into my own files to be reviewed again at some other time.

Source: Selecting Your Tea Vendor

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