Tea & Coffee 06/01 - Tea Drinkers Go Green (#)

„Most people I talked to have similar opinions as to the reasons for this new craze. Lipton says that it is due to “worldwide consumer trends in health and stress awareness, and the desire for a more balanced lifestyle.” Whittard of Chelsea, who offer six varieties of green teas, tells customers that “green tea is the most natural of all teas, and still contains many of the natural ‘compounds’ which make tea such a healthy drink.” Twinings, whose range includes Pure Green Tea, Jasmine, Lotus, Green Earl Grey, and Gunpowder, says, “The appeal lies not only in their light, delicate and refreshing taste, but also because of the health benefits offered. Green teas are a natural source of antioxidants which help protect the body from damage caused by free radicals and are naturally lower in caffeine than most black teas.” Fiona Hunter of Taylors told me, “We are slowly waking up to the idea in Britain that tea - especially green tea - doesn’t just refresh and revive, but offers lots of health benefits too. The real increase in the popularity of green tea has been largely fuelled by reports that it’s incredibly good for you.“

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Amazon.com: Books: The Fifth Book of Peace (#)

„The hills were burning; she unwittingly risked her life attempting to rescue her novel-in-progress, The Fourth Book of Peace. Nothing remained of the novel except a block of ash; all that remained of her possessions were intricate twinings of molten glass, blackened jade jewelry and the chimney of what was once home to her and her husband. This work retells the novel-in-progress (an autobiographical tale of Wittman Ah Sing, a poet who flees to Hawaii to evade the Vietnam draft with his white wife and young son); details Kingston's harrowing trek to find her house amid the ruins; accompanies the author on her quest to discern myths regarding the Chinese Three Lost Books of Peace and, finally, submits Kingston's remarkable call to veterans of all wars (though Vietnam plays the largest role) to help her convey a literature of peace through their and her writings. Kingston writes in a panoply of languages: American, Chinese, poetry, dreams, mythos, song, history, hallucination, meditation, tragedy-all are invoked in this complex stream-of-consciousness memoir, which questions repeatedly and intrinsically: Why war?“

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BBC News | BUSINESS | Red tape 'helping China overtake EU' (#)

„Friday, 15 December, 2000, 18:06 GMT Red tape 'helping China overtake EU' Silver Spoon: part of the Associated British Foods portfoilo The boss of one of Europe's top food firms has called on policy makers to ease the burden of red tape on businesses, or risk seeing China overtake the EU in the world economic league. It seems to me that there is once again an increasing trend for more regulation Harry Bailey, chairman, ABF Harry Bailey, chairman of the firm which owns Ryvita, Silver Spoon sugar and Twinings tea, is warning against the growth in regulation and protectionism, and urged a broader awareness of the role of free trade in boosting living standards. Firms in Europe face increasing red tape in the environmental, occupational health, employment and corporate governance areas, Mr Bailey told shareholders of Associated British Foods. He also noted a decision by the European Parliament on Wednesday to pass changes, bitterly opposed by UK businesses, which could spell the end of hostile takeovers in the EU.“

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Amazon.com: Gourmet Food: Twinings Earl Grey Tea, 50 Tea Bags, 3.53 oz (#)

„The biggest secret with this tea once given to 19th century British Prime Minister Earl Grey of Hoswick Hall by a Chinese manadarin, reportedly in gratitude after the earl saved his life, is to get just the right doseage of bergamot oil, a rather intense, tangy scent derived from the bergamot orange (which in turn is a cross between the pear lemon and the sour orange; the latter is native to South Vietnam, and its oil was probably the recipe's original ingredient). Using too much bergamot oil can easily obscure the black tea's natural flavor - but with Twinings you just can't go wrong, because the original Earl Grey turned to none other than company founder Thomas Twining for a match to the quickly dwindling supply he had received from his Chinese friend; and the original recipe is still faithfully adhered to today.“

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Amazon.com: Books: London : The Novel (#)

„Rutherfurd gives succinct details on landmarks such as the Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, Covents Garden, Royal Society of London, Twinings Tea Shop, Museum of London, West End, Soho, and the Big Ben. Rutherfurd uses these landmarks as backdrop to his characters. The author also deftly captures significant history of the city such as the Viking's invasion in 1088, the London Riot in 1189, the Black Death pandemic that hit all of Europe in 1348, the Peasant's Revolt in 1381, Civil War in 1649, the London's Fire in 1666, the establishment of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich in 1675, opening of Twinings Tea Shop in 1750, the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918, and Hitler's Blitzkrieg on London in 1940.“

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BBC News | BUSINESS | Fight for top division places begins (#)

„And Irish-based software firm Baltimore Technologies, which in September regained a FTSE 100 place, saw revenue more than treble to £20.1m over the quarter. Stalwart challenger Associated British Foods, which owns Silver Spoon sugar, Kingsmill bread and Twinings tea and lost premier league status in September, saw sales rise only 2% Profits gap But ABF, which reported pre-tax profits of £247m for the year to the end of September, was the only one of the three firms to stay in the black. Baltimore's losses widened to £18m over the last quarter, and Bookham's to £6.3m. The results came on the day FTSE managers set 6 December as the date of the next review of its top 100 firms, with positions in the index going to firms with the highest market capitalisation.“

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Tea & Coffee 02/02 - Tea Export and Transportation: Global Trends (#)

„Twinings sold in North America ships from the U.K., which does not grow any tea. Twinings re-export method is bifurcated, with tea retailing in tins shipped pre-packaged (tea already in the tins), and tea retailing in cardboard boxes shipped as bulk (not yet packaged for sale). Thus, Twinings headed for North America is transported in two formats to the same North Carolina hub. The Greensboro factory blends and fills for teabags, and then packages in cardboard boxes.“

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Tea & Coffee 04/03 - Modernizing Tea Promotion & Branding (#)

„Twinings now has a flavored black tea series, which they term “Aromatic” black, and also an herbal line. The Sunset Rose herbal blend is unique to the U.S., not available in other Twinings territories. The name “Sunset Rose” is certainly an intelligent brand name selection, in this case oriented towards women. These two Twinings lines are further evidence of the increasing promotional utility of flavored teas.“

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Amazon.com: Gourmet Food: Twinings - Earl Grey Tea - 6 Units / 25 bag (#)

„Twinings was founded in London, England in 1706, and has a long and respected tradition of producing only the finest of teas. Earl Grey tea was named after Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey (1764-1845), and is a mixture of black tea and oil of bergamot (a small acidic orange). It is said that Earl Grey learned the recipe of this delicious tea from a Chinese Mandarin and brought it home to England, where it has been a favorite ever since.“

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Amazon.com: Books: The Wheel of Time (Boxed Set #1) (#)

„Campbell's book. All stories are basically retellings and slightly new twinings and re-twinings of these basic elements. Once you understand the parts, it can be a fun challenge to see just how a writer gets those parts in and still does a good story. Truly, some writers do this twining and re-twining better than others, but the basic elements DO stay the same.“

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BBC - Coventry and Warwickshire Features - Appeal for flag-bearers (#)

„"Our international links are important to us and many twinings have been solidarity links with war-torn places. It would be fantastic to see Russians, Americans and Chinese all walking together proud to be representing themselves and their countries as part of the city's Godiva Festival."“

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Mr. Coffee® - Tea History (#)

„Twinings of England began to blend tea for consistency.Tea companies began to blossom in Britain by the late nineteenth century blending, branding and packaging were giving the public a wide variety of choice.“

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Adventures on the High Tea (#)

„Crystal chose the Lady Gray, Natasha had the Prince of Wales and I took the Gunpowder Green Tea. All of the available teas were Twinings brand (loose and bagged). In their menu, our teas were described thusly:“

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Tea & Coffee 07/03 - World News (#)

„Some teas were three times as acidic as juice. A spokesman for Twinings teas says saliva dilutes and neutralizes any acid in herbal teas, according to The Week magazine.“

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The Artful Teapot - An Exhibit (#)

„The exhibition is sponsored by Twinings Tea.“

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