Category Archives: Fair Trade

First Flush In Demand Today

By Anupa | Published: May 18, 2010
We filled a lot of first flush orders today.  I guess our customers are keeping up with our news!  We have just put it on the web, will take it to the Tea Room tomorrow and I guess we’re in business.  We had several back orders for customers in the U.S. and overseas and we [...]
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Where do my Fair Trade dollars go?

By Anupa | Published: October 31, 2009
Last week, two of our large wholesale customers asked us to provide some detail on what happened to their Fair Trade dollars.  Yesterday was the 3rd quarter 2009 reporting date for Fair Trade and that may have triggered this question.  One company was planning to share the information at their annual company meeting starting tomorrow.   [...]
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Today’s Specialty Food Consumer

By Anupa | Published: October 21, 2009
In the October issue of Specialty Food Magazine, 2009 survey results were published on today’s specialty food consumer.  Tea – the kind we offer- is considered a specialty food.  Here were some interesting findings: General findings: 56% of all specialty food consumers purchased Coffee 50% purchased Cheese.  Same percentage for Chocolate. 33% purchased Tea 77% [...]
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Chocolates

By Anupa | Published: October 11, 2009
No question, we love chocolates.  But not any chocolates.  For the Tea Room, we look for smaller bars, organic if possible, fair trade when available and a lower fat or calorie content in at least some of the selections.  For taste, we look for depth, purity and smoothness.  Over the years, we have perfected our [...]
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Makaibari 2009 now available

By Silver Tips | Published: August 14, 2009
How auspicious that the first chests we will open at our new office & warehouse today will be the 2009 Makaibari 1st and 2nd flush.  We will be opening the season with lot DJ 14/09 which is the first flush and DJ 110/09 which will be the second flush. In Darjeeling, each day’s manufacture is [...]
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