Finding the Future in the Past to Unleash the Potential of Chinese Tea
Words: Guy Chambers Image: Giulio Mazzarini Brits Drink A Lot Of Tea. UK Tea Consumption Is Among The World’s Highest (Roughly 2kg Per Person Per …
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Espresso Mar-tea-ni
From espresso martinis to earl grey negronis, the use of tea and coffee in cocktails is more prevalent than ever.
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2030 vision
In 2020, the world of beverages is changing faster than ever. That can make it hard to know whether each innovation is the real deal or just a flash in the pan.
Is The Cold Brew Coffee Industry and Market about to go viral across the Globe?
It’s been a busy year in the Americas. In late 2019, Finlays finalised the acquisition of aspen beverage group, and quickly moved to combine it with Finlay Extracts and Ingredients USA into one commercial Business unit – Finlays Americas – with Charley Snell at the helm.
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VIDEO: Unleash The Potential of Chinese Tea With James Finlay Guizhou
China is the world’s biggest producer of tea, where 45% of the world’s tea is grown. This is almost double the volume of the next biggest producing country.
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The Art and Science of Flavour
At Finlays, helping our customers create products with exceptional flavour is our raison d'être. But what exactly do we mean by the concept of “flavour”?
Stronger on Purpose
Thanks to the combined efforts of David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg (among others), sustainability has gone from being a fringe issue in society to being one of the dominant global issues of our time. The stakes are just as high for business also.
Family matters: Talking Tea Trends With Cindi Bigelow
A longstanding customer of Finlays, Bigelow Tea is the very definition of a family business, not just because it’s run by a family, but because …
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Working towards Gender Equality in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, Finlays is empowering women to take up traditionally male–dominated roles on tea farms. In 2019, we launched recruitment programmes which aim to …
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VIDEO: What Does Sustainability in Natural Beverages Mean To You?
At Finlays, one of our core values is “sustainable”. It’s something we strive to live and breathe each and every day. But, of course, sustainability …
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Finlays Completes Village Electrification Project in Kericho, Kenya
The five year Village Electrification Project is the first of its kind in our industry, and its completion in December 2019 is a highlight of last year’s work …
Villan – a Finlays hero
AFTER 10 YEARS WORKING IN THE FIELDS AT ARGENTE TEA FIELD, SEBASTIAN VILLAN SET OUT TO ACHIEVE HIS DREAM OF A DIFFERENT FUTURE FOR HIMSELF …
What are Coffee Waves?
Each day, we consume around 2.5 billion cups of coffee and the positive impact that the economics of coffee has had can be evidenced by …
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Good Mood Foods
Good mood foods are set to be one of the trends of the next decade. “Better for you” is giving way to “better for me” as consumers look for options that feed mental wellbeing and personal satisfaction in addition to physical health.
How Chinese teaware helped make tea a British icon
Despite originating in China, porcelain teaware remains inextricably entwined with British culture. Colin Sheaf, Chairman of the Sir Percival David foundation of Chinese art, and deputy Chairman at Bonhams auction house, is a world-renowned expert in Asian art, including teaware.
How Cold Brew Coffee is Taking Over the UK and Europe
Finlays might be mostly famous as a tea business, but in fact we have over a century of experience in roasting, grinding, extracting and packing coffee.
Shaun Galligan named in 40 Under Forty
Finlays is proud to announce that Shaun Galligan, Head of Environmental Health and Safety for the Americas, is a recipient of this years “40 Under …
Tea-volution: A History of Tea Production at Finlays
Duncan Gilmour explains how Finlays became a key player in response to the ever-increasing demand for tea. Taking Tea Global Finlays’ early involvement with China …
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Made in China – Finlay’s Tea Sourcing from China
We investigate how Finlays’ connection with humanity through natural beverages goes deeper than you might first imagine. Quietly, and increasingly at speed, a revolution is …
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Boston Tea Party
Tea has become increasingly important to the craft beer industry, in many surprising ways. We profile Finlays’ relationship with the Boston beer company. In the …
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