Essays on Tea

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT #2 TO: FROM: RE: DATE: Karl Schmidt Jared Sessum Sustainable Tea at Unilever, Harvard Business School January 29, 2013 This memorandum addresses the following questions based on information found in the Harvard Business School case study on Unilever: Why did Unilever commit to sustainably source 100% of its tea? Has Rainforest Alliance certification…

Black tea has a rich history that goes beyond our current knowledge. This history includes the evolution of tea production methods and the cultural, political, and religious ties it established between nations. China was where tea culture originated, with the ancient Chinese considering it as a source of eternal youth and longevity. Even after black…

Tea was first introduced to Japan along with Buddhism from China in the 6thcentury, but the Emperor Shomu introduced tea drinking to the country. Duringthe Heian period (794-1185), tea was made from steamed and dried tea leavesground into a powder called macha. In the 15th century, Juro Murata introducedmany of the concepts of spirituality into…

In case you guys haven’t heard, there is a big drink craze going on right now. It’s called Boob Tea, also known as Bubble Tea or pearl Tea made of tapioca balls. Boob (Tapioca) milk tea has been very popular in Asian communities for a few years already. The term ‘Boob,” is roughly pronounced in…

Preparation of Tea Solution: We started out experiment by weighing out 5.023g of tealeaves and 2.008g of calcium carbonate powder. These two substances were mixed with 50ml of water and heated under gentle reflux in a round-bottom flask using a condenser apparatus. The hot solution was then filtered and the filtrate was collected and cooled….

When making Tea, there are two ideas to be had from it, the first is to make sure there is no moisture on the leaves and the second is to bring out the flavor during the steeping process. Each Tea plant takes about 5 years to mature. Tea originates on farms that are also known…

The text under study is the last tea by Dorothy Parker. She is well-known for her humour and witty satire. The last tea is a story that is addressed to women and deals with 2 main topics: men’s attention and loneliness. This is a bitter story written in a cruel way. The story presents an…

Lipton is one of the best known and bestselling brands of tea and has made a big splash in global market with its tea-based drinks including leaf tea, infusions, ready to drink tea and other alternatives to soft drinks. It has a wide product range which includes, Yellow Label Tea, Lipton Ice Tea and Lipton…

The passage from the first chapter of the book ‘Black Ivory – A History of British Slavery’, written by James Walvin in 1992, discusses the growing importance of coffee houses in mid-eighteenth century Great Britain and their reliance on the production and trade of tropical products. In the introduction, the author highlights that London’s coffee…

During the ass’s and ass, Ceylon tea experiences their highest peak because tea from Sir Lankan was exporting to Australia. During the early ass’s, Ceylon market share started to decrease because of price competition from a cheaper new tea source and the development of new technologies which is cut- ear-curl (CT) while Ceylon tea still…