TEA BIZ Presents Behind the Headlines with Dan Bolton

Markets today are volatile and confusing – more so due to the pandemic and changing consumer behavior. The best way to respond locally is to keep the big picture in mind. Knowing the underlying trends behind the daily headlines helps tea professionals better interpret the news of the day. This overview is one in a series of 15-minute talks on the business of tea. The presentation is accompanied by a series of in-depth reports and podcast interviews available free on the Tea Journey and Tea Biz websites. Do these headlines seem familiar? Repetitious? While specifics vary week to week in every land and in every language the underlying trends remain the same. Reacting to daily events leads listeners to think that news events shape trends. In fact, only a few underlying trends shape the news. In this talk, Dan describes two trends that are reflections of consumer behavior. The third is a changing climate.