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Are there any British out there?

Hello all the tea aficionados in this group.

I really enjoy reading your posts (some of you seem to be verrry tuned into tea)!

I have a small tea company I've been working on and off to develop since 1997. Take a look, if you like

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It looks like we'll be exhibiting in a monstrous food and drink show in London in the spring. There is so much I don't know about tea in the UK I can't even begin to tell you.

Can any of you give an opinion on these questions:

1) What are the 4 biggest-selling types of tea in the UK?

2) Is it so these days that there still is a tradition of drinking a Breakfast tea in the morning and a Darjeeling in the afternoon?

I look forward to your posts!

Best,

old west tea

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old west tea
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DATA Number 1 spot is taken by Tetley brand (Indian owned - Tata Group) - about 35% of sales. Number 2 is Brooke Bond PG Tips (UK/Dutch owned - Unilever) Number 3 spot is the combined supermarket own label brands Number 4 is Typhoo (Indian owned - Apeejay Surrendra Group) These four account for around 80% of all retail tea sales.

OPINION Vanishingly few would adhere to afternoon Darjeeling - only those that in England might be called "toffs" and few enough of them. English Breakfast is as likely to be drunk with supper as at dawn.

Good luck with your show

Nigel at Teacraft

old west tea wrote:

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Nigel

Hey now, Darjeeling at tea-time is a fixture.

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HobbesOxon

Hi,

I think your best port of call is:

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this site contains a lot of facts & stats on the state of tea drinking in the UK.

1) Blended e.g. PG Tips, Tetleys, Yorkshire etc.. 2) English breakfast 3) Earl Grey, 4) Dajeeling

On a side note, it may be of interest to you to visit the tea museam in London, check out:

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Have a great time in the UK.

Regards

James

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More links can found @

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old west tea wrote:

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James

Hi Nigel,

Thanks for the stats. It's much appreciated.

Do you think all those best-sellers are selling way more breakfast style teas than anything else?

?

old west tea

P.S. What's your favorite tea or teas?

Nigel wrote:

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old west tea

Hi HobbesOxon,

What do you think: will rooibos reign as the most popular non-black or green tea in the British world?

How much more popular is green tea than rooibos now... can you guess?

HobbesOx> Hey now, Darjeeling at tea-time is a fixture.

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old west tea

Hi James,

Thanks for your ratings of the most common teas consumed in the UK. That is the order I would have thought of also.

We blend an herb that comes from the Southwest desert, USA, that is the traditional warm beverage of the Hopi, Navajo and Pueblo Indians, with black teas. The blends are smooth and enjoyable. The Native American herb seems to cut the bitterness black teas can sometimes have.

Do you think many people in your neck of the woods (american expression, pardon) will be curious about these blends and perhaps give them a try? We plan to promote the teas as a Native American product (united with the white modern world), but also as an All Natural product (since it is). Additionally, these are also longevity teas, and a Fair Trade product.

What do you think is the order that most people out your way would rate these attributes in terms of what grabs them? E.g., I think they would be most 'piqued' by the All Natural aspect first, then maybe by the longevity tea aspect, and so forth.

Would you care to venture a guess?

I look forward to your ratings, if you're so inclined. ...And anybody else, too!

best,

old west tea

P.S. Just curious, are you involved with wanlingteahouse.com?

James wrote:

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old west tea

Don't forget Brooke Bond Red Label, or swinging by teamadness.com for that matter.

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