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STiR tea & coffee industry international 21 Why Choose Rooibos Limited? • Preferred supplier since 1954 • Extensive product range (bulk and packed) with various certifi cations. • Rooibos Quality Guaranteed means Rooibos of the highest possible quality, produced in an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable manner. RB14.11 www.rooibosltd.co.za ROOIBOS GREEN ROOIBOS HONEYBUSH More about Rooibos Rooibos is a unique tea from the Western Cape region of South Africa that has gained in popularity the world over. Rooibos is naturally caffeine free, low in tannins, contains no oxalic acid and is rich in fl avonoids and antioxidants, making it the ideal health beverage for young and old. Rooibos Limited? International Offi ces: SOUTH AFRICA • EUROPE • CHINA / TAIWAN / HONG KONG • JAPAN • SRI LANKA• USA FLAVOURING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT BLENDING CONTRACT PACKAGING tance to the sustainability of the global tea industry. The BITC and the IGG meeting will be a perfect forum to discuss the problems and try to find solutions. The Convention will also focus on maximum pesticide residue levels, harmonization of certification, plummeting prices, and climate change. The International Tea Committee (ITC) will also hold a half-day meeting for producer-consumer members of the ITC. Learn more at www.indonesia- teaboard.org and www.fao.org/econom- ic/est/est-commodities/tea UK Illustrated Book of Tea Shops London-based Asako Steward, Japanese tea instructor, journalist and writer, has just published her new book My Favourite Tea Places in England - from London to the Countryside. The book is highly illustrated with photographs of her chosen teashops and tearooms in the UK's popular tourist regions – the Cotswolds, the Lake District, East and West Sussex, Norfolk, and London. All the London venues were opened within the last 5 years and the book offers Japanese readers a chance to discover the UK's best new tea locations. GERMANY Wollenhaupt Joins ETP Wollenhaupt Tea Trading Division is the latest German tea company to join the Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP). The company was set up in Hamburg in 1881 by the Wollenhaupt brothers August and Hermann and is managed today by another pair of brothers, Dirk and Jörg Wollenhaupt. They too are committed to the traditional principles underlying the success of their preceding generations – quality consciousness, competence and expertise, profound international market know-how and close customer contact, innovative strength, and – last but not least – passion for tea. The Wollenhaupt Tea Trading Division was founded two years ago in order to focus on original tea line supply directly to customers around the world. Wollenhaupt Tea Trading Division sources tea globally and is an active supplier to many ETP member companies. Sarah Roberts, executive director of ETP said, "Wollen- haupt's reputation and position in the international tea industry will further strengthen ETP's efforts to improve the social and environmental conditions of tea plantations and factories. It's also really pleasing that another German tea company has joined, which reflects all the good work that ETP is leading on." INDONESIA International Tea Convention The Tea Board of Indonesia and its chairman, Rachmat Badruddin, is hosting a tea convention in Bandung, West Java Province on Nov. 3-4, 2014. The 21st Session of FAO Intergov- ernmental Group (IGG) on Tea will take place in the same location immediately after the Convention on Nov. 5-7. Indonesia was appointed chair of the Working Group of International Tea Smallholder IGG/FAO at the last IGG meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka. One of the major topics for discus- sion will be smallholder tea farmers. Considering that globally 60% of tea is produced by the smallholders, covering 70% of tea planted land in 35 countries, this subject is of paramount importan-