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STiR tea & coffee industry international 19 Why Choose Rooibos Limited? • Preferred supplier since 1954 • Extensive product range (bulk and packed) with various certifications. • Rooibos Quality Guaranteed means Rooibos of the highest possible quality, produced in an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable manner. RB15.26 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 flavonoids and antioxidants, making it the ideal health beverage for young and old. International Offices: SOUTH AFRICA • TAIWAN • JAPAN SRI LANKA• USA FLAVOURING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT BLENDING CONTRACT PACKAGING celebrations. The Ceylon Tea Expo will involve Ceylon tea producers and exporters, manufacturers, and distribu- tors of tea sector machinery and accessories, packaging and printing suppliers, and research and development industries in the tea sector. A tea festival and tea tours are also planned for international visitors. The Sri Lanka Tea Board plans to issue a series of postage stamps to mark 150 years of the Ceylon tea industry. increase plantations and add irrigation until plants are mature. We are now getting flowers and seeds." Learn more: http://noarfoundation. org/team.cfm TOGO Noar Foundation Project The Noar Foundation for Global Community Development has been growing tea in Northern Togo since 2010 to create work for local smallholder farmers and help improve standards of living. Based in the US, the Foundation runs projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, and in particular in Northern Togo and Northern Ghana. The goal is to improve the quality of life and foster overall development in small rural communities in Africa. The tea-growing conditions in Togo are harsh because of a very dry dusty period every year from November to March but local farmers have devised a way of protecting the plants with palm leaves and have established a system of regular watering. Mark Noar, m.d. and director of the foundation, said in January that, "We have managed to adapt the plans to the severe dry season, and have plans to UK Kineta Matcha Start-UP Devon-based Leane Bramhall, dedicated to helping consumers live their lives with more energy and vitality, has just launched Kineta, a luxury organic matcha tea brand designed to help coffee drinkers and caffeine addicts to discover a healthier alternative to increasing energy and focus. Bramhall sources her top quality organic matcha from a family-owned Japanese tea farm in Nishio. The tea is sold in 30-gram tins, starting at $25.50 (£17.95). Matcha delivers antioxidants, amino acids, chlorophyll, and other nutrients and vitamins to the body and can prevent cell damage, improve blood flow, lower cholesterol, stabilize sugar levels, boost focus and metabolism, and helps give sustained energy, according to Bramhall. "More and more people are turning to matcha because it's being associate with a clean energy hit," she said. "This is a caffeinated product but matcha tea releases the caffeine slowly into the blood stream: so while with coffee, you get a high and a low, Matcha provides a sustained clean boost," she said. Matcha sales have grown 30% in the latest year with no signs of slowing. "We can see huge product innovation, and development opportunities for the Kineta brand. As a business we live by the motto 'Life is short. Live it with Vitality' and this product really epito- mizes that," she said. Learn more: www. ilovematchatea.co.uk Togo tea plant Coastal Sri Lanka