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STiR tea & coffee industry international 65 Emerson Leonard Sales Director What's the STiR in the next issue... • Packaging adds the greatest value to tea and is essential to preserving coffee. • STiR reviews innovations in earth-friendly packaging including compostable and biodegradable options. • Filter paper is undergoing a renaissance with new materials, designs and cleverly marketed disappearing inks. • Read also about Sri Lanka, Australian coffee culture, sorting equipment, RTD growth in Asia, trucking concerns in America, and warehousing and modern offloading at European ports. Jane Pettigrew Tea Correspondent Jane is a London-based tea specialist, writer, and consultant who has authored several books. Contributors Seattle-based Jenny chases stories on wellness and business with an interest in sustainability. Jenny Neill Coffee Correspondent Bangkok-based veteran journalist Thomas Schmid reports on coffee and tea in the Asia-Pacific region. Thomas Schmid US-based Emerson is director of sales at October Multimedia representing STiR Tea & Coffee and COTECA (Coffee Tea Cocoa/ Global Industry Expo). Boonthin is director of October Inter Co. Ltd. and the liaison with STiR's Bangkok service providers. Helen is a China tea specialist, author, and member of the Shanghai Tea Institute, living in Singapore. Glenn Anthony John has many years of experience as editor and publisher at international trade magazines, including those for the tea and coffee industry. He founded Tea & Coffee Asia in 1999, and in 2012 he founded STiR Tea & Coffee. Dan edited Specialty Coffee Retailer and was publisher of Tea Magazine and World Tea News before joining STiR. He is a consultant, frequent speaker, and blogs at Tea-Biz.com. He and lives in Winnipeg, Canada. Art director Somjet Thitasomboon beautifully puts together in STiR Tea & Coffee, from sunny California. S T A F F Boonthin Tubsongkroh Director Dan Bolton Managing Editor Glenn Anthony John Publisher Helen Xu Fei Correspondent and Translator Somjet Thitasomboon Art Director Kelly Stein Kelly Stein is STiR's Latin American correpondent based in São Paulo, Brazil.