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6 STiR coffee and tea / Issue 6, 2019 (December / January 2020) ON THE COVER *The "i" in STiR is the Flavourtech Spinning Cone Column that extracts and recovers volatile compounds using steam in a vacuum. [www.flavourtech.com] 1 Teepack's Perfecta New Generation outputs 420 bags per minute [www.teepack.com] 2 Tea pickers working on a Thai Tea Suwirun plantation in northern Thailand [Thai Tea Suwirun Co. Ltd.] © 2019-2020 October Multimedia Co. Ltd., STiR coffee and tea is published bi-monthly in February, April, June, August, October, and December by October Multimedia Co. Ltd. Printing and distribution overseen by October Inter Co., Ltd., Interchange 21 Bldg. Fl 32, Rm 3225, 399 Sukhumvit Road, North Klong Toey, Wattana, Bangkok, 10110 THAILAND. Tel +66 2 660 3789. E-mail: info@octobermultimedia.com www.octobermultimedia.com. All rights reserved. By-lined or initialed articles represent the opinion of the author. All articles published in STiR coffee and tea or www.stir-tea-coffee.com are copyrighted. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission. 16 Q|A Anil Kumar Bhandari The only thing that will drive sustainability is more consumption 26 Holding Back Coffee Surplus prompts Vietnamese growers to withhold harvest 28 The Real Panama Highs and lows in an exceptional coffee terroir 32 Coffee Rides Private Label Wave Sales of private label coffee rose 7.6% to $1.49 billion 36 Nestea Relaunch New Age reformulates and relaunches venerable brand 37 Premium Tea in Packets Vitamin Shoppe to feature instant herbals from Cusa Tea 38 Organic Certification in China Organic coffee and tea is on the upswing in China 42 Tiny Particles Big Concerns Manufacturers reassure public that tea bags are safe 46 Adaptive Bagging Modern bagging machines are marvels of ingenuity 49 RTD Coffee Sales Double Cold brew sales are up 600% since 2015 50 Thailand's Organic Tea Mandate Thailand was an early adapter of organic tea cultivation 18 Coffee Report - Grupo Nutresa Buys Roaster - Paribas Partners with NKG - Jill McDonald New Costa C.E.O. - Nespresso Aids Puerto Rico 22 Tea Report - Vahdam Gets New Funding - Russia's Tea Market - UK Tea Premiumization - Unilever's Slave-Free Tea Published by: October Multimedia Co. Ltd. ℅ October Inter Co. Ltd. Interchange 21 Bldg., Rm. 3225 399 Sukhumvit Road 32nd Fl. Bangkok, 10110, Thailand Tel +662 660 3789 Asia I Middle East I Africa Southern & Eastern Europe Glenn Anthony John October Inter Co Ltd Bangkok, Thailand Mobile +1 917 843 0000 or +66 818 299 409 gaj@octobermultimedia.com Representation for STiR The Americas Northern Europe Emerson Leonard Cardinal Media LLC 2 Glenfield, Barrington RI 02806 United States Tel +1 917 680 1050 edl@octobermultimedia.com Printing/Distribution overseen by: October Inter Co. Ltd. Distribution by: DHL Express International Published by: October Multimedia Co., Ltd. Printed in Thailand Mobile orders gain momentum Taking tea at 10,000 feet 38 38 Organic Coffee Organic Coffee in China in China 1 2