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                  Loose Leaf tea vs Tea
                     Loose leaf teas allow for
                    greater transparency and
                    traceability compared to
                    teabags which are often                   Loose leaf teas allow
                    blended. You can learn about                      for greater
                    origin, growing conditions

                    and processing methods of                   transparency and
                    tea, all of which contribute to                   traceability
                    the taste and flavour as well
                    as enjoyment.                                   compared to
                                                                teabags which are

                                                                   often blended.
                      Paper teabags undermine
                     the flavour within. This
                     compromises the taste and
                     clarity of the infusion, and is
                     why loose-leaf pyramid bag                    It still amazes me when customers express
                     manufacturers like ourselves                 their amazement at the vast difference in
                     opt for a different shape and                taste. There is a whole world of amazing
                     material. For example, we                    tasting loose leaf teas, waiting for you to
                     use a pyramid teabag which                   discover it…You just need to try it.
                     replicates the steeping of

                     leaves in a teapot.                           Ditch your cheap teabag in search of
                                                                  something far better, loose-leaf tea!


                                                                   This article was written by Allan Piret of
                      Whilst loose leaf tea is clearly            Novus Tea on behalf of Speciality Tea
                     the superior option, it is                   Association of Europe.
                     worth noting that teabags
                     represent a large part of the
                     overall market. Significantly
                     larger than loose leaf, despite
                     recent growth and changes of
                     attitude. With food service

                     leading the way in quality
                     whilst retail lags behind                                                                      JANUARY/FEBRUARY. 2024 | ISSUE 34
                     choosing to sell cheaper                      Daily Grind Imports, Bradwell Hall,
                     inferior options. A recent                    Bradwell-on-Sea, Southminster CM0 7HX
                     survey by Allegra found 62%                   Phone: 01625 776179
                     of consumers wanted
                     premium loose leaf tea.                       Email: allan@dailygrindimports.com






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