Kenya’s KTDA Chair Resigns Following Tea Reforms Conference | Nestle Announces Cost-Effective Sugar Reduction Technology | AriZona Unveils a 5% ABV Hard Iced Tea

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Kenya’s KTDA Chair Resigns Following Tea Reforms Conference | David Ichoho Later Filed and then Withdrew a Lawsuit Alleging His Resignation was Forced | Nestle Announces Cost-Effective Sugar Reduction Technology | AriZona Unveils a 5% ABV Hard Iced Tea – Monster is next| GUEST – Rajesh Bhuyan, Director of India's Trustea Sustainable Tea Program| FEATURE INTRO – A decade has passed since the Trustea Sustainable Tea Program established benchmarks for tea growers supplying India’s domestic tea industry. Director Rajesh Bhuyan joins South Asia Editor Aravinda Anantharaman to discuss why 65% of India’s tea now meets the trustea code.India's Home-Grown Supply Chain Sustainability Code – Rajesh Bhuyan, Director of India's Trustea Sustainable Tea Program, says, "We cover the supply chain from the fields where the tea is picked up to manufacturing and dispatch from the factory. So that is the ambit of the program. Because we look at sustainability in a holistic way, we think that environment, livelihood, and safety go hand in hand. We must have one with the other. The activities we deem sustainable, which we would like people to follow, cover these three pillars and all the operations, people, and processes in this part of the supply chain.<br/><br/>Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donations<br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands<br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy