Green tea business grows in India amid health awareness

Green tea business grows in India amid health awareness

Article on the health benifits of one of my favorite drinks, Green Tea. Click on the link at the bottom of the post to read the entire article.

Mithun Dasgupta | 27 Feb, 2012
More and more tea makers are adding green tea in their portfolio as consumers in India are developing a taste for the beverage for its many health-promoting effects.

Green tea consumption in India is rising at a rate of more than 10 percent annually. According to J Thomas & Company, the world's largest tea auctioneer, consumption of green tea, considered very urbane and sophisticated, is rising from a very tiny base.

"From a small consumption base, demand for green tea is increasing. There will be growth in consumption. Traditionally, people here drink black tea with sugar and milk. But green tea consumption will grow in the future because of its health benefits and awareness," said Krishan Katyal, J Thomas & Co director.

Katyal said India, the world's second biggest producer of tea, on an average produces 9-11 million kg of green tea annually and half of that was currently being consumed domestically.

"It (consumption) will grow. I, however, do not think that it will grow by leaps and bounds," he observed.....

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http://www.smetimes.in/smetimes/news/industry/2012/Feb/27/green-tea-business-grows-India-amid-health-awareness70615.html