Railways starts new train, Vistadome Express, between Assam and Arunachal PradeshThe Naharlagun-Tinsukia Vistadome Express will run five days a week except Tuesday and Friday from Naharlagun and except Monday and Thursda...
19 Dec, 2021, 10.10 PM IST
Demand for Darjeeling tea plunges 80-90% year-on-year: RetailersWhile Darjeeling tea sells for Rs 1,000-1,200 per kg, the common black tea costs Rs 250-400. This also explains the slide in Darjeeling tea...
21 Oct, 2020, 04.50 PM IST
Tea consumption outside home rises; reaches pre-Covid levelsAbout 300 million kg of India's annual domestic tea consumption of 1100 million kg is consumed in out-of-home format.
13 Oct, 2020, 07.10 PM IST
Tea consumption in India falls 25-30% during the lockdown periodOut-of-home tea consumption accounts for nearly 40% of the total domestic sales of the beverage, said Viren Shah, chairman of the Federatio...
01 Jun, 2020, 10.45 AM IST
Assam government asks Tea board to come up with minimum price for green tea leavesTea Board will discuss the proposal in its board meeting on September 24 and proposal is likely to be implemented by next year onwards.
20 Sep, 2019, 08.10 PM IST
Tea Auction Centre has set-up a premium tea lounge at its premises in GuwahatiThis tea lounge has come up because of sustained effort of Ravi Capoor, Chairman GTAC, said Barkakoty
24 Jun, 2019, 09.48 PM IST
India's tea industry is struggling to move up the value chainThe rules of the game are changing for India's tea industry, and it's perhaps time for a fresh brew.
19 Aug, 2018, 11.42 AM IST
What a geographical indication tag means for a productIndia, which is a party to TRIPS, formulated a GI law in 1999, which came into force four years later. India has till now granted 303 GIs, ...
26 Nov, 2017, 01.13 AM IST
You say coffee, I say chaiOutlets such as Chaayos, Chai Point, Chai Story and Chai Thela are giving stiff competition to coffee biggies like Starbucks and Cafe Coffe...
06 Aug, 2017, 05.58 PM IST
How next-gen from families of traditional tea businesses are trying to give cuppa a hipper twistKolkata got its first specialty tea boutique way back in 1987 when Dolly Roy, India’s first woman tea taster and tea auctioneer, opened the...
01 May, 2016, 01.00 PM IST
Wagh Bakri to purchase ten tea gardens in AssamInto tea blending and packaging, it dominates the Gujarat packet tea market with a share of 65 per cent and also operates in other markets.
11 Aug, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
Andrew Yule set to expand its branded tea offeringsThe company wants to sell 25% of its total production of 12 million kg of tea in branded form within the next two to three years.
25 Dec, 2014, 04.26 AM IST
Rain check! Enjoy your monsoonHere is a list of vantage points that allow you to enjoy the monsoon
13 Aug, 2014, 12.35 PM IST
Wagh Bakri group to enter in tea plantation business by 2015Wagh Bakri Tea Group will get into tea plantation business by 2015.
04 Dec, 2013, 04.06 PM IST
Wagh Bakri Tea eyes 10% sales growth at Rs 800 cr in FY14Packaged tea firm Wagh Bakri is targeting 10 per cent growth in revenue at Rs 800 crore this fiscal, a top company official said.
10 Nov, 2013, 12.11 PM IST
Wagh Bakri eyes big buys, to enter coffee, juice bizWagh Bakri Tea Group is going to buy four to six big tea gardens in Assam or West Bengal with a war chest of Rs 800 crore this year.
29 Jun, 2013, 04.29 PM IST
- A lot can happen over a cuppa: Wagh Bakri brew gets stronger
Wagh Bakri, the Rs 400-crore brand synonymous with tea in Gujarat, decided to take a plunge in the national arena to compete with heavyweig...
10 Feb, 2010, 01.38 AM IST