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6 STiR coffee and tea | 2023 Issue 4 (August / September) 22 Q|A: Romesh Walpola Partnership with Tea Smallholders Helps Ensure Quality 24 Exploring Robusta 28 Bubble Tea and Chai Chains Resume Expansion 30 'Frugal Innovation': Elevating The Bought Leaf Tea Factory 34 Coffee Capsule Conundrum: Making Sense of EU Rules 38 Less Tea, Please 40 SYNKRO Capsule Filling Machine: In Rhythm with Industry Needs 42 Ivory Coast Struggles to Rebuild Coffee Production 10 Coffee Report Portable Milk Frother NKG Buys Nordic Approach German Roasting Championship Fair Trade USA Premiums Cupping Tour Features Burundi KDP Invests in La Colombe SCA Hails Hydrogen Roaster New Robusta Varieties Catalog 16 Tea Report Scotland Court to Hear Kenyan Tea Labor Lawsuit Green Tea Compound Could Remedy Uterine Fibroids KTDA Names New Chair After Unexpected Resignation Founder of Dilmah Tea Leaves a Pioneering Legacy Australia's Golden Leaf Competition Set for December ON THE COVER © 2023 October Multimedia Co. Ltd., STiR Coffee and Tea Magazine 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 3221, 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 Magazine 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. October Multimedia Co. Ltd. ℅ October Inter Co. Ltd. Interchange 21 Bldg., Rm. 3221 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 WhatsApp/Mobile: +1 917 843 0000 or Mobile (Thailand): +66 818 299 409 gaj@octobermultimedia.com WeChat: STiRCoffeeTea Representation 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 by October Inter Co. Ltd. Published by October Multimedia Co., Ltd. Printed in Thailand High elevation plantations in Sri Lanka's famous Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province produce fine leaf for orthodox tea. The "i" in the STiR logo is Flavourtech's Spinning Cone Column, a system that uses steam to produce excellent instant coffee. www.flavourtech.com 16 16 10 10 28 28 Bubble Tea Bubble Tea and Chai Chains and Chai Chains Resume Expansion Resume Expansion